Ten bands will perform on two stages at the inaugural Beer & Metal Fest that takes place today at 5 p.m. at House of Blues. The event will feature limited one-ounce samples from PBR, the Brew Kettle, Voodoo Brewing, Latitude 42, Wild Ohio, DuClaw Brewing and Rusty Nail. The lineup includes A Killer's Confession, Impending Lies, Brothers At Arms, SYKOSIS, the Killing Of June, the Party, Fallen Empire, Alone and Waiting, Psycho Plantation and Age of Echidna. Tickets are $15. (Niesel)