Nashville is well known as the home of country music, and pretty soon people will be heralding Kilburn as the home of metal. OK, maybe I'm jumping the gun slightly, but if The Good Ship and The Luminaire continue to relentlessly support live music, it will at least become a well known live music hot-spot. This Wednesday The Good Ship presents a night of up-and-coming metal talent featuring the likes of Savage Messiah, Divine Chaos, Damnas and Dr Death.

If the inspired band names are not enough to hook you in, consider the motto of Dr. Death - "Thrash or be Thrashed" - and you're probably more thoroughly convinced (and scared). Savage Messiah take inspiration from bands old and new including Testament, Judas Priest, Arch Enemy, Lamb of God and many more. The line-up includes ex-Dragonforce/Marshall Law drummer, Pete Hunt.

The event is a fundraiser for The Pavilion Trust, a charity set up to raise money to build an accessible work and social space for people who have suffered severe spinal injuries. The trust was set up in honour of Tom Nabarro, who suffered severe spinal injuries following a snowboarding accident in April, but will also be of benefit to others in a similar situation.

It's just £4 on the door and even if you're not the world's greatest metal fan, it's a good deed for a Wednesday night when there's not even Eastenders on the box to entertain you. Check out the L'argent et La Rue myspace for further information.

(Disclosure - OK, yes, I'm one of the organisers)

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