Snuffed on Sight & Hardcore’s Newest Proving Ground

There are shows that arrive with a press cycle, and there are shows that arrive because the challenge demands them. On April 9, 2026, Snuffed On Sight comes to San Antonio under the second category. No reframing, no softened edges—just a bill built for people who already understand the exchange between Central Texas and it’s undying metal community.

Snuffed On Sight’s rise hasn’t followed a traditional arc. Instead of expanding outward, their momentum has folded inward—toward tighter rooms, shorter distances, and shows where the crowd’s role is the scaffold. This approach reflects a larger shift happening inside hardcore right now: less emphasis on polish, more focus on what survives when the room stops accommodating you. The San Antonio date sits squarely in that moment.

Support reinforces the intent rather than diluting it. Bayway brings a disciplined, East Coast-informed severity, while Hold My Own operates with blunt efficiency; it’s a narrow, blacksmithed and designed to sustain a single temperature from doors to close.

That choice matters in a venue like Vibes Underground. The room has become a reliable stop for heavy tours that prefer contact over comfort —bands operating at this level flock to San Antonio because it’s become a proving ground where audiences respond in real time, not hindsight. The rite of passage has become the Alamo city and Snuffed on sight has entered the Hunt.

LINEUP

Snuffed On Sight

Bayway

Hold My Own

VENUE

The Rock Box (Underground Stage)