Regional music scenes and opposing genres will collide and compete at Punk vs. Metal Night at the Brewery, 233 E. Beaver Ave.

Metal band Monstruo and punk quartet The Whatleys from State College will square off against Drain the Sorrow and The Scraps, their respective genre counterparts representing Altoona.

Meredith Rebar, Cherry Darling Productions promoter, has hosted theme nights each month this semester and decided to experiment with her first concert/competition.

"Very rarely do you see two genres equally represented in one show," Rebar said.

Three or four people will serve as judges of whose genre and music scene is better based on their own expertise and the levels of audience applause, Rebar said.

She added the panel of judges will include a music promoter from Altoona and a few random attendees selected tonight.

The Scraps, the Altoona punk band, specializes in fast in-your-face songs that last sometimes no more than 30 seconds, Rebar said.

Pete Knepp, guitarist for the metal band Monstruo, briefly stepped in as the bassist for The Scraps, but the band found a full-time bass player a couple months ago. He said the transition between genres was smooth.

"The tempos and intensity are unifying themes in metal and punk," Knepp said. "I took part one of the style to the other, adding more virtuoso-style bass playing to straight-up punk songs."

Steve Porter, bass player and backup vocalist for The Whatleys, said punk is more accessible and deals with day-to-day events, while metal is much darker.

"Metal seems more like a style thing," Porter said. "Punk is like, 'do what you want.' Pick up your instrument and play loud and fast."

Having headlined every metal-themed night so far this semester, Monstruo has been spearheading the metal movement in State College and attempting to build interest for the lesser-known metal outfits that open the shows.

"It's been good to use this opportunity to help bands that are in the exact position we are," Knepp said.

Monstruo has been recording an EP that is nearing completion. Knepp said the band has only played new songs for the past month, but people seem impressed by the bigger, more evolved sound.

Rebar said the audience turnout for the show should be technically double a normal theme night because two factions of music aficionados are invited.

"I really hope it goes well," Rebar said. "If it goes well, we'll continue to do them."