Shadows
It was great to see Shadows performing again. They get a little better each time I
see them, and tonight they were roaring and soaring. Highly energetic with darkness undertones, the group is
built solid with members from Submachine, Plastered Bastards, and Barren
Scepter.
Spectres
The blue lighting was fitting for the Vancouver band, while
somber but upbeat songs danced across the basement room. Spectres’ vocalist flowed with rhythm,
while entrancing the audience with vocals that soothed and cried out to the
night. I found myself getting lost
in the bass lines, which ripened the group’s sound.
Crimson Scarlet
Oakland, California’s Crimson Scarlet followed up as the
second stellar touring act. The
lack of a physical drummer worked out well and as the band played along. I honestly forgot the drummer was
evening missing since I became so fixated on the echoing guitars and the
darkened cooing of their vocalist.
Crimson Scarlet continued to glide through their set as a panther would
through a dense forest. Hopefully
Crimson Scarlet and Spectres will make another trip out to the east coast
sometime soon.
South Side - Smiling Moose
Wolvhammer were an interesting batch of black metalers from
the city of Chicago. Performing
modern black metal that was ritualistic and corroding. Would like to see more from these guys,
they give a distinct black metal sound to the Midwest.
Krieg
Krieg felt like they didn’t give a shit about the black
metal scene. They kicked it hard
with an American black metal meeting 80s anarcho-punk. The most amusing part of their set was
when Krieg’s vocalist mentioned the lack of enthusiasm from the crowd and then
offered up a cover of Amebix’s “Winter.” Fuck yes.
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