R.I.P. MAKH DANIELS

Makh Daniels vocalist for San Francisco’s thrash punks Early Graves, was killed in a van accident 8/02/10. Rust in peace Makh.

INTRONAUT @ THE MARQUIS THEATER 7/28/10 DENVER-CO

Intronaut are a progressive/experimental metal band from Los Angeles, CA. Formed in 2004 and led by Sacha Dunable (guitars & vocals), Dave Timnick (guitars & vocals), Joe Lester (bass) and Danny Walker (drums, samples); they create psychedelic brutality with harsh vocals. Their last album “Prehistoricisms” was released in 2008 and fuses indian drumming with metal creating a different sound from all the post-metal bands. “Valley Of Smoke” will be released later in 2010.

Also playing: Cynic – progressive metal from Florida and Dysrhythmia – progressive instrumental metal from Philadelphia.

THE FUNERAL PYRE @ BLAST-O-MAT 7/24/10 DENVER-CO

The Funeral Pyre are a very good blackened melodic death metal band from La Habra, CA. Their latest release “Vultures At Dawn,” is one of the best extreme metal albums this year, they been around since 2001 and improving with every release. Hail Satan!

Also playing: Early Graves – thrash/punk metal from San Francisco, Orgy For Satan – death metal/grindcore from The Mile Hi City and Belhor – a very good black metal band from Colorado.

MY LIFE WITH THE THRILL KILL KULT @ THE OGDEN THEATER 7/21/10 DENVER-CO

Satan, sex, drugs and industrial/disco what better way to spend a night. The Thrill Kill Kult will be in Denver with almost an original lineup, Groovie Mann (vocals), Buzz McCoy (keyboards, guitar), Levi Levi (bass), Otto Matix (drums) and The Bomb Gang Girlz. Being one of the 1st and best bands from the Wax Trax! Records early days, they have been mixing industrial/techno/rock/lounge/noise  and satan for years. Creators of such classics as “Gateway To Hell,” “The Devil Does Drugs,” “A Daisy Chain 4 Satan” and “A Martini Built For 2” makes them a not to be missed band. Hail Satan!

Also playing: Lords Of Acid – Acid house/industrial/techno sex addicts from Belgium, Blownload – Industrial punks from Sacto and DJ Deathwish.

BLACK COBRA @ LARIMER LOUNGE 7/20/10 DENVER-CO

Black Cobra are a two piece sludge/punk band from San Francisco that formed in 2002. Led by Jason Landrian (guitars & vocals) and Rafael Martinez (drums) they fuse punk chords with the faster parts of sludge, if you where to compare them to anybody it would be High On Fire or The Melvins. Live as a two piece band they produce a large but tight wall of fuzz, very good and loud noise. Signed to Southern Lord Records last year they released “Chronomega,” a fast and heavy lp that will satisfy any fan of sludge.

Also playing: Howl – sludge/thrash influenced metal from Rhode Island, they just released the masterpiece “Full Of Hell.” Adai – bong rippin’ labyrinth metal from Denver and East Of The Wall – progressive instrumental metal from New Jersey.

ALTAR OF PLAGUES @ BLAST-O-MAT 7/19/10 DENVER-CO

Altar of Plagues is an atmospheric black metal band from Ireland. They incorporate a lot of ambient and experimental sounds to black metal making their songs pretty long and sort of psychedelic. They have toured with such great bands as Isis and Mayhem, and all around Europe playing extreme music festivals.

Also playing: Velnias – blackened folk doom metal from Colorado and The Flight Of Sleipnir – psychedelic/experimental metal from Colorado.

NEW MUSIC

DANZIG – “Deth Red Sabaoth.” The ninth album from the legendary king of death-blues metal. Danzig’s best album since the classic Danzig 4, features Tommy Victor (Prong) on guitars and Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative) on drums, playing some of the best and classic sounds to ever be recorded by Danzig. Black magic rituals and satanic sacrifices are what this songs remind me of, “Pyre Of Souls Pt. 1 & 2” are a death-blues tour de force that start out in the chambers of hell before turning into a 7 minute metal masterpiece. “Ju Ju Bone” is a satanic blues rock anthem, “Rebel Spirits” has a vintage amp sound with deeper darker tones and with old style guitar solos. “On A Wicked Night” starts with a swirling acoustic guitar theme that releases a dark satanic melodic explotion that gives way to slow ominous power chords. The album cover is also a beutiful masterpiece done by Joe Chiodo. Overall the album is a dark and haunting piece of art with violent musical aggression that takes you to the dark side, welcome back Danzig.

HOW TO DESTROY ANGELS – “How To Destroy Angels.” New electronic project from the master Trent Reznor featuring Mariqueen Reznor, Rob Sheridan and Atticus Ross. Named after one of Coil’s best songs, this band mixes noise, electronica, industrial and trip-hop to create a beautiful ethereal soundtrack.

CURRENT 93 – “Baalstorm, Sing Omega.” Cult experimental British band led by David Tibet that mixes neo-folk/dark ambient/noise/industrial to create “Apocalyptic Folk Music.”

PATHOLOGY – “Legacy Of The Ancients.” Brutal death metal from San Diego.

PRIMORDIAL – “Spirit The Earth A Flame.” Irish folk metal?

GALLOWS END – “Nemesis Divine.” True Swedish heavy metal.

ACID BATH – “Paegan Terrorism Tactics.” Reissue from this legendary New Orleans sludge/doom metal band’s 2nd album. They used to mix grindcore/goth vocals/acoustic guitar passages/sampling/spoken word to create a special kind of metal.

GRAND MAGUS – “Hammer Of The North.” Sweden’s heavy metal riff lords.

MY LIFE WITH THE THRILL KILL KULT – “Sinister Whisperz.” 12 remixed Kult classics from the band’s early Wax Trax! years.

ZOROASTER – “Matador.” A psychedelic trip trough the swamps of Georgia. Led by Will Fiore (guitar/vocals), Dan Scanian (drums) and Brent Anderson (bass/vocals) they create a sound that mixes experimental/metal/shoegaze with OM/trance  like vocals to put you in a beautiful state of euphoria.

THE ADICTS – “Life Goes On.” Legendary English punk band.

GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT – “Age Of The Fifth Sun.” Instrumental post-rock band from Ireland.

6 FEET DOWN – “One Night In Hell.” Psychobilly metal band from France.

EARLY MAN – “Death Potion.” Thrash/punk metal from L.A.

ALLEGAEON – “Fragments Of Form & Function.” Melodic technical death metal from Fort Collins Colorado.

MOSE GIGANTICUS – “Gift Horse.” A mix of electronic/hardcore punk/metal from Pennsylvania.

NADJA & OVO – “The Life & Death Of A Wasp.” A split record from drone/doom band Nadja and noise/doom/hardcore band OVO.

WAR FROM A HARLOTS MOUTH & BURNING SKIES – Split from German mathcore band WFAHM and English deathcore band Burning Skies.

DEVIL SOLD HIS SOUL – “Blessed and Cursed.” Progressive ambient metal from England.

ROSETTA @ HI-DIVE 7/12/10 DENVER-CO

Philadelphia’s Rosetta are an experimental metal band that combines drone/punk/shoegaze/ambient/hardcore and avant-garde to create a beautiful sound much like Neur/Isis. Formed in 2003 by Michael Armine, David Grossman, Bruce McMurtrie Jr. and James M. Weed, they are touring behind their 3rd album “A Determinism Of Morality.” Their inspiration comes from astronomy and space travel calling their music “metal for astronauts.”

Also playing: City Of Ships – post-metal/avant-garde from Florida and To Be Eaten – death/grindcore metal from Denver.

STELLAR CORPSES @ MOE’S 7/03/10 ENGLEWOOD-CO

Stellar Corpses are a psychobilly/horror-punk band from Santa Cruz, CA. They also mix metal and hardcore into their sound, making them unique to the scene. Their live performances are a spectacle to see, so do not miss this show. Dead Sexy Rock n’ Roll!

Also playing: Henchmen – Psychobilly/punk from Whittier, CA. Cadillacula – Psychobilly from Denver and Captain Blood – Surf/punk from Broomfield, CO.

G.B.H. @ THE MARQUIS THEATER 7/07/10 DENVER-CO

Legendary English street punk band G.B.H. have been around since 1978 playing hardcore punk. Along with The Exploited and Discharge they cause anarchy and chaos in the UK, they have influence many punk bands through the years. These 3 bands along with Broken Bones where label the UK82. Punks not dead and they are coming to Denver!

Also playing: The Outernational – Clash influenced political rock from NYC, One Whore’s Town – Punk rock from Denver and The Other Russia – Punk rock from Boulder, CO.