A Night at the Triple Rock with Deretla

Shortly after 5:00, Deretla’s members—vocalist Brandon, drummer Chris, guitarists Nick and Kevin, and bassist Matt—squeeze into my booth at the Triple Rock Social Club’s bar. Doors are open for Root of All Evil’s 25th anniversary show, celebrating the late Earl Root’s contributions to Minneapolis’s metal scene and spotlighting Nancy Root’s fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Let it be said that metal fans apparently do give a damn.