Bay Area Metal Scene » Archive for April 2010
Soundgarden Is Back!? Relax, It’s the Nineties.
Remember that expression? “Relax, it’s the nineties.” It seemed to sum-up the general well-being in America and the world at the time. Nothing was off-limits, anyone could be or have anything. The nineties. Holy shit, that sounded like the future back then. People were more accepting then, I think. Somehow we took a step back in the 2000’s. You never hear anyone say, “Relax, it’s 2010!” Or, “You can be anything!” Or, “I don’t care if … Read entire article »
Some New Annihilator Coming At You
Canadian Thrash metal legends Annhilator are releasing a new self-titled studio album on May 17th. From what I’ve heard so far, it sounds pretty bitchin’. The guitar solos are pretty over the top and, while I’ve never been a huge fan of Annihilator lyrics or vocals, they sound like an improvement. There is quite a lengthy intro on this new song, but don’t worry – it gets moving pretty quick, it almost reminds me of … Read entire article »
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Upcoming: Black Cobra, Slough Feg, The Gates of Slumber, Salvador
Upcoming: Black Cobra, Slough Feg, The Gates of Slumber, Salvador – Tuesday June 1st at Thee Parkside. … Read entire article »
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Hellbeard Envy.
Oakland-based sludge metal band, Hellbeard (I guess “Sweetbeard” was already taken). If you’re looking for a show to go to tonight, or looking for some new bands, then you’ll want to go checkout Hellbeard. Shoegaze / sludge rock is something I just kind of got into the past year or so, so pardon me if this post sounds semi-retarded, but I dig the way these guys really layer on the sludge. The vocals are probably the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Check These Guys Out
Listen to This New Early Graves Track, “Goner”
If there’s a band that can successfully combine punk, metal and death metal, then it has to be San Francisco’s Early Graves. Albeit there is definitely more metal than punk, I appreciate the rawness and speed that these guys put together. I was glad to finally see them a few weeks ago with Light This City, although I could totally see them touring with a lot of the East Coast hardcore bands that make their … Read entire article »
Alice in The Skye With Diamonds
I was seriously considering open a can of haterade upon hearing that the Deftones were playing with Alice in Chains and Mastodon. However, seeing as how I’ve never seen them perform, I will hold back judgment (well, most of my judgment) until I actually watch them live. It’s not that the Deftones are that bad, they’re just kind of…boring. Granted, their new stuff is way better than their old Nu Metal stuff, but it’s just too … Read entire article »
Poll: Does Metal Make You “Angry”?
A funny thing happened to me awhile back. I was hanging out with some folks at work, talking about music and bands and what-not. One of them just got some new album and the conversation inevitably led to her asking everyone about the different types of music that they liked. I wasn’t really paying attention that much, as they were talking about some singer I’ve never heard of (a number that grows larger by the day). … Read entire article »
LidToker Stoner metal. So very stoner. (video)
Oh my. Another day, another East Bay warehouse show! Here’s Stoner Metal band LidToker, playing at WC. The crowd starts waking up around 11 minutes, just in time for… a pillowfight? LidToker – at WC – 4.17.2010 roseman (kevin) | MySpace Video … Read entire article »
Filed under: Featured, Live Music, Sounds of the Underground, Videos
Brutal Posehn
I just picked-up the latest album by NorCal metal-head / funny man / GQ model, Brian Posehn, today. Fart and Wiener Jokes is 26 tracks of music and comedy ranging in topics from metal, pot, music, Los Angeles, metal, marriage, masturbating, metal, technology, slayer, farting, weed and nerd stuff. Posehn came to San Francisco a few weeks ago for a few stand-ups, and supposedly hit up the Black Dahlia Murder show that night. Unfortunately I was … Read entire article »
WTF: Tom Jones is Worth More than Eric Clapton?
This is what $200 million looks like. I’m not sure how this has come to be. Tom Jones is apparently among the most rich and powerful in the music business – more so than Eric Clapton. An article from some limey news site I’ve never heard of (hence the ‘pound’ notation rather than dollar) lists the top 20 richest Brits in the music business: 1. Edgar Bronfman and family (£1,640 million) 2. Clive Calder (£1,300 million) 3. Andrew Lloyd-Webber (£700 … Read entire article »
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Hooray for Summer Slaughter At the Fillmore!
Or maybe I should say, “Hooray for Summer Slaughter Not Being at The Grand Ballroom!” Check out these tour dates: 7/17-San Diego, CA @ Soma 7/18-Los Angeles, CA @ House of Blues 7/20-El Paso, TX @ Club 101 7/21-San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit 7/22-Austin, TX @ Emo’s 7/23-Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX @ Ridglea Theatre 7/24-Houston, TX @ Warsaw Ballroom 7/26-Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution 7/27-Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade 7/29-Philadelphia, PA @ TLA (Theatre of Living Arts) 7/30-Baltimore, MD @ Sonar 7/31-Worcester, MA @ The Palladium 8/01-New York, … Read entire article »
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Decrepit Birth to Cover Death on New Album
I have a feeling that this new Decrepit Birth album will be outta control! The band just posted a bulletin on myspace listing all of the tracks from their new album Polarity and, low and behold, the band covered See Through Dreams off of Death’s Human album (see video below). That’s such a good Death song, I always feel like it never got the attention it deserved, so it’s cool to see a band like … Read entire article »
Upcoming: Ludicra, Kowloon Walled City, Fell Voices
Upcoming: Ludicra, Kowloon Walled City and Fell Voices – Saturday, May 8 at Cafe Du Nord. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Tours
Embryonic Devourment Have a Reptilian Agenda
I’m digging the new tracks Militarized Reptoids and Darken Thy Fluids from Embryonic Devourment. The tracks actually came out some time ago, but apparently the final recordings just wrapped up last month and the band is ready to release them on their new album, Vivid Interpretations of the Void – as soon as they find a new label. I’m not sure how easy that endeavor will be, but looking at the big metal fests that … Read entire article »
Upcoming: Embers, Ninth Moon Black, Blackwaves(Germany), Nero Order
Upcoming: Embers, Ninth Moon Black, Blackwaves(Germany), Nero Order – Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at Thee Parkside. … Read entire article »
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Upcoming: Whitechapel, Son of Aurelius, I Declare War, Fallujah
Upcoming: Whitechapel, Son of Aurelius, I Declare War, Fallujah – Thursday, May 13th at Thee Parkside. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Tours
Album Review: Woe of Tyrants – Threnody
It’s been about a week since the new Woe of Tyrants album, Threnody came out. I don’t really know too much about the Ohio death/melodic metal band, but I figured that if they were touring with Overkill, Vader and Warbringer, then they were worth looking into. I got a hold of the album yesterday and, after giving it a few listens, I can see why they were on the bill for that tour. The band’s … Read entire article »
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Gilman’s Rent Goes up $3k / Month – Collecting Donations to Survive.
What kind of landlord raises your rent by $3,000 per month?! Shit, I thought they had rent control in Berkeley – apparently not! From the 924 Gilman Blog: On July 1, 2010 our rent will increase by nearly $3000.00 a month, jeopardizing the future of 924 Gilman. A little background… The club’s rent has been increasing every year for the last twenty three years, and up until now we’ve been able to make the adjustments needed to compensate for … Read entire article »
Meaningless Monday Poll: How Many “The Unforgivens” Are Too Many?
New footage of Metallica performing The Unforgiven 3 live in Norway just surfaced on YouTube. I posted a rant about Metallica’s song-naming convention awhile back (I think that post has since been lost), but basically I was asking why there are three Metallica songs named The Unforgiven? I can’t think of any other band that has done that with a song. Can you imagine Led Zeppelin doing Dazed and Confused 2 or Black Sabbath doing … Read entire article »
Two Bay Area Bands Join Summer Slaughter’s Amazing Line-Up
Props to All Shall Perish and Decrepit Birth for getting on this tour. I mean – Look at that line-up! I’m not sure why some folks have complained about the bands on this bill – most of these bands are friggin’ amazing! I mean, they’re mostly all super technical death metal with some deathcore thrown-in, but what do you expect from a tour called Summer Slaughter? If my memory serves me correctly, last year this … Read entire article »
Dublin Death Patrol to Cover Accept, Other Classic Metal Bands on New Album
Testament front man Chuck Billy spilled the beans in a recent interview when he said that his Bay Area Metal Super Group, Dublin Death Patrol, are working on a new album – complete with covers of songs from classic metal bands like Accept. In case you weren’t aware, Dublin Death Patrol (DDP) is composed of members from Testament, Exodus, Laaz Rockit and others. There’s not too much to report on right now but, after listening to … Read entire article »
Filed under: News
Metallica Fans Still Don’t Know Who Gojira Are.
Metallica kicked-off their European tour this week in Norway with Fear Factory and Gojira (Volbeat and High on Fire take the last half). There are a few videos on YouTube of the occasion, but this one was surprising because it seemed like no one in the audience knew who Gojira was. Now, I haven’t been to a Metallica show in like 10 years, so maybe I’m just out of the loop – but are the … Read entire article »
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Friday Fail: Godsmack’s New Video “Cryin’ Like A Bitch”.
And to think, at one point I actually liked these guys. It’s a shame too, Sully Erna has a pretty good voice but, as most of you know by now, his lyrics are on par with someone that has down syndrome. There are so many bad things about this video, but I won’t list them all – I’ll let you see them for yourself. Keep Away! Stay Away! Go Away! Yeaaahhhh! There, I just wrote a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Fail
Exodus and Heathen Schedule What Appears to be a One-Off Show at Slim’s in June
We just got a letter from Slim’s saying that Exodus and Heathen will be playing a show together in June, along with local metal bands Anvil Chorus and Passive Aggressive. I can’t find anything about this from Exodus or Heathen but, rest assured – there are tickets available for it! This is great because Heathen haven’t really scheduled any American tour dates and seeing Exodus, well, that’s just always fucking fun. In case you weren’t aware, … Read entire article »
RIP Peter Steele
You will be missed, and your contribution to the music we all love will never be forgotten. 1962-2010 Rest in Peace, Peter Steele … Read entire article »
Faith No More Make News Again, Thankfully Mike Patton’s Junk Is Not Involved.
A few months ago I posted about how I wasn’t that big of a Faith No More fan, but that I appreciated what the band had done for music. Shoot, I tried buying tickets back in February but the band already sold-out every single show in San Francisco months in advance. Now, every music outlet in the country has basically already covered this story, but seeing how this is a Bay Area … Read entire article »
Upcoming: Children of the Damned, Witchaven, Hatchet and Invection
Upcoming: Children of the Damned, Witchaven, Hatchet and Invection April 23rd at Thee Parkside. … Read entire article »
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Y&T Have a New Album, and it’s Ugly As Hell.
I was going to say something sarcastic about how old Y&T are, or about how awful the cover of their new album Facemelter is, or about how basically no one under 35 has ever heard of them, but after listening to Mean Streak for the second time today, I’ve come to realize that they’re actually still relevant. For you kids out there, you can think of Y&T as basically like an older version of White … Read entire article »
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Son of Aurelius Live Up to the Hype, But Will it Last?
The land where the forest meets the ocean sure produces some heavy-ass death metal bands. Decrepit Birth, Band of Orcs, Son of Aurelius and a ton of other independent-labeled death metal bands now call Santa Cruz home. I guess all that forest and green herb makes for a good metal-conducing atmosphere. A few big-name metal blogs have been hyping up Aurelius’ album, The Farthest Reaches, for quite some time now. I probably first heard of the band … Read entire article »
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