With an unusually warm February, Silver Talon came to El Paso and turned up the heat with the “Hard As Iron Tour 2026.” In each city, they pull in local talent as the openers. Three bands come to the stage and show off their talent: Spell Breaker, Mighty Demolitious, and Genocide Junkies.
The local bands really gave the headliner a good example of the metal bands we have in El Paso; all three had their own style. From the street punk of Genocide Junkies to the Mighty Demolitious with their death-thrash, and Spell Breakers brought us progressive power metal. I was very proud of what the local bands brought to the table. I feel we should always recognize our local talent and celebrate their creativity. I feel we have a very solid metal scene here, and are lucky to have the venues for them to show off their hard work.
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Silver Talon, a dark power metal band from Portland, Oregon, has brought us their style since 2017. The band was formed after Portland band Spellcaster disassembled, bringing an aggressively heavier sound than Spellcaster. Guitarist Bryce VanHoosen and vocalist Wyatt Howell formed the band, and by 2018, they released their first album, Becoming A Demon. By 2019, Walter Hartzell joined as bassist, Devon Miller on guitar, and then in 2025 Nick Van Dusen joined them as their drummer. Surviving the pandemic, the band has continued to show its strength in the heavy metal scene. They released their second album, Decadence and Decay, in 2021. Then, in 2022, they released Bloodflow, and they made their fans wait until their newest single, which is the reason for the tour name, “Iron.”
Between their Albuquerque and El Paso show, they took a break, stopping in Truth and Consequences, New Mexico, to enjoy the hot springs. They jumped on stage, relaxed and ready to entertain the crowd. They opened their show with their latest released single “Iron,” followed by “Deceiver I Am” from their Decadence and Delay album, and “The Sanctifyre.” They ended their set with “Will to Survive” (Pantera cover). Throughout their performance, the crowd was dancing with fists in the air and lots of horns. Before the night was over, the crowd started a mosh pit.
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