At the Left Hand of God is at the Riot Room tonight

Kansas City has its fair share of bands with hilarious metal names – Hammerlord, Koktopus – but none approach the epic ring of At the Left Hand of God. The thrash crew’s 2012 album, Bayonets and Tourniquets, is about as bruising as its title suggests. They’re joined on this Friday-night bill by fellow brutalists Trogdolyte, Moire and Sequoia.

Friday, January 4, at the Riot Room, 9 p.m., $5-$8.