Local metal maestros Mushroomhead played their annual Halloween show at the Agora on Saturday night, headlining a quintet of bands that really amped up the evening’s festivities.

Starting early in the evening, The Jötunn, a melodic Ohio death metal band, played a 25-minute set that warmed up the crowd. Bittersweet Revenge was the second outfit to take the stage, followed by Nine Treasures, a folk metal five-piece from Inner Mongolia, who played traditional Mongolian and Chinese instruments alongside their amped stringed counterparts.

Well-known metal rockers Fear Factory played an hour set, dressed in Halloween costumes, prepping the crowd for the 216’s Mushroomhead, who played until the start of the witching hour.