by Bitterboxcar
The Slippery Slope of the South (three times fast):
Begin tour story: So, lucky me, I went on a little road trip with The Fucking Wrath and Ox Vs. Thunderbird back in August of '07. They like me, I like them. It's a mutual love, kinda like sex.
Anyways, I got picked up by the dudes in "Richmond, VA" (sing it like the Avail song), and we made our merry little way down the east coast to the humid south - enter Savannah - a merry little place. I remember walking around and seeing all kinds of moss in the trees. I was told that if there was moss in the trees, it dictated that the area was a little rundown. I can't truly say if this statement is fact, but I can say that Savannah has some damn good bands coming from it, and that's what you are all reading this crap for, right?
So, to start off, we all know how much crustcake loves to gargle the metal man goo, and Baroness is definitely up on the wall of late night booty calls, but at this juncture I want to dive into some lesser known bands. Tooth is actually from Durham, North Carolina, but since I saw them play in Savannah, and they got friends there, I have co-opted them to the state of Georgia, and the state of drunkenness we all enjoyed.
Now, I wish I could find more things to post for you to check out besides their MySpace page, but 'Tooth' is a bitch of a band name to Google, and I think you could show some gumption and look it up yourselves for once. You're not babies. Babies don't listen to metal, unless their parents are rad, and only then does it give the little shit factories any cred besides being shit factories.
Next, there is Black Tusk. We stayed at the Black Tusk Manor one night. It was a freakin' awesome old Victorian house with a wrap-around porch, but does it really matter where they live? Nope. It matters that they blow doors off and melt babies just by staring. Basically, all you have to do is click one of the many videos we have provided to see that I just can't tell a lie, unless the lie just happens, or it gets me outta trouble, or if it sounds like fun. Yeah, so, I lie sometimes.
Happy side note, let's not forget Kylesa. It's their turf too. Who remembers Tuff Turf? Anyone? Come on...
Black Tusk - "Triumph of the Wolves":
Ox Vs. Thunderbird - "Divine Right of Kings":
The Fucking Wrath - "The Defeater":
April 21, 2008
Bullets with Bitterboxcar: Savannah, Georgia
March 20, 2008
Crustcake Picks - LA Shows 3/20 - 3/26
by beatmasterspeech (LA)
Ok people, I’m fucking swamped with work right now but I care about y'all (as much as passive blogger can) and I want to throw some shit out there so people can get pumped on live music.
Tonight, Relax Bar plays host to highly praised crusty blackened Atlanta outfit Withered who will be supported by local favorites The Funeral Pyre.
The Funeral Pyre - "Wounds":
Withered - "Silent Grave":
Also tonight, get your head smashed at the Key Club with Nile, The Faceless, Suicide Silence, and Nachtmystium. Nile has never let me down in terms of limitless death metal, and what else can be said about Nachmystium? You’ll find yourself humming their riffs for the rest of the week.
Download: Nile - "Lashed to The Slave Stick" [MP3]
Download: Suicide Silence - "Ending Is The Beginning" [MP3]
Saturday, you'll be at Tony’s Bar seeing Intronaut, Yakuza, and The Fucking Wrath (oh shit!!!). If you still haven’t gotten your fix of sweep arpeggios and blast beats, stop by The Whiskey and be pummeled into submission by techy grind masters Beneath The Massacre.
Download: Yakuza - "Cancer of Industry" [MP3]
Download: Beneath The Massacre - "Society’s Disposable Son" [MP3]
Oh yeah, hip hop poet Saul Williams is at The Troubadour on Saturday as well if you need to mix things up a bit.
LA show picks 3/20 - 3/26:Thursday 3/20 - Withered, Snakes Alive, The Funeral Pyre @ Relax Bar
Thursday 3/20 - Nile, Suicide Silence, The Faceless, Nachtmystium @ Key Club [tix]
Saturday 3/22 - Intronaut, Yakuza, The Fucking Wrath @ Tony’s Bar
Tuesday 3/25 - Beneath The Massacre @ The Whiskey A Go-Go [tix]
Tuesday 3/25 - Saul Williams @ The Troubadour [tix]
