Emil Beaulieau

Anthrax will be in Lawrence in early August to play an old-school-heavy thrash set, but fans of all things loud and abrasive don’t have to wait that long for someone to bring the noise. Sonic assassin Emil Beaulieau, the dean of dissonance, headlines a din-tense lineup that also includes Rhode Island’s experimental trailblazer Prurient; local dance-beat destroyers Curse of Dick Wilson; and Immaculate: Grotesque, an aggressive, chaotic ensemble that recently contributed to a two-disc compilation concept album about autoerotic asphyxiation.