VEKTOR @ THE LARIMER LOUNGE 8/23/12 DENVER-CO

“Energetic pulse rippling out from our world, an undead galactic master sleeps within a subspatial realm, Dark waves traverse the astral plane, the demonoid awakes, Nebular projections pierce the fabric of space, The anti-being breaks through”

Vektor are a thrash metal band from Arizona that formed in the early 00’s. They incorporate elements of death and black metal into their progressive and complex style of thrash. They’ve released a couple of good albums “Black Future” and “Accelerating Universe” both full of insane guitar playing, futuristic apocalyptic imagery and very aggressive.

REFUSED @ THE OGDEN THEATER 8/22/12 DENVER-CO

“In the wake of our existence, in our parades and in our dances; touch, see and behold the wisdom of the party program, Essential in our lifetime and irresistible in our touch, the great spirits proclaim that capitalism is indeed organized crime and we are all the victims”

Refused are a political punk band from Sweden that formed in the early 90’s. At the begining they released a couple of traditional hardcore albums “This Just Might Be…The Truth” and “Songs To Fan The Flames Of Discontent” they are raw and edgy full of punk ideals like anti-capitalism, overthrow the political system and the destruction of governments. Then in 1998 they went through a change and released the masterpiece “The Shape Of Punk To Come” the only way to describe it is by listening to it, it has a more complex sound, it will take you through a journey of punk rock, jazz, techno, alt-rock just to name a few. Refused Are Not Fucking Dead!

DEAD CAN DANCE @ THE TEMPLE BUELL THEATER 8/19/12 DENVER-CO

“Farewell, now, my sister, up ahead there lies your road, and your conscience walks beside you, It’s the best friend you’ll ever know, and the past is now your future, It bears witness to your soul, make sure that the love you offer up, Does not fall on barren soil”

Dead Can Dance are Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard, their music cannot be categorized into any genre, they mix dark ethereal atmospheric goth, neo-classical, Middle Eastern, African, Gregorian, Gaelic folk to create music that is entrancing, ancient, ritualistic and hypnotic that seems to come from an old burial ground. They’ve formed in Australia in the early 80’s and then moved to London and released such classics as “Dead Can Dance” “Into The Labyrinth” and their newest “Anastasis.”

WINO & CONNY OCHS @ THE LARIMER LOUNGE 8/14/12 DENVER-CO

“The sky is full of silver and gold, try to hide the sun, it can’t be done, least not for long”

Legendary and influential doom metal god Wino is joined by German blues garage rock player Conny Ochs and together they have released “Heavy Kingdom.” An album of acoustic rock, blues and a little folk, it’s melodic, lush and gorgeous but heavy, dark layered like any metal record he’s ever released.

JACK GRISHAM’S LOST SOUL @ THE LARIMER LOUNGE 8/13/12 DENVER-CO

“They wrap me up in a web of lies, meet the man who’s locked inside, I’m too many people in too many places, I’ve a split personality”

Jach Grisham is a political activist, author, punk rocker and hypnotherapist from L.A. that started one of the best punk bands from the early 80’s T.S.O.L.. He and his band of snot nose punks released a couple of masterpieces “Dance With Me” and “Beneath The Shadows,” and as an author he released the interesting story of his life “An American Demon: A Memoir.” So for an interesting night of punk rock and political views joined him but do not look into his eyes as he can hynotize you.      

THE REVEREND HORTON HEAT @ THE LARIMER LOUNGE 8/12/12 DENVER-CO

“Tiny little broncs that bust, Tiny little clowns that fuss, Tiny little cattle that ride, And sell you itsy little biddy cowhide”

Cowboys and cowgirls The Reverend is coming to Denver! for the 100th time in the past two years but this time he will be playing a much better place, a little more intimate you will be able to smell Jimbo’s ball sweat and it will leave you grinning like a opossum shitting peach seeds. So get there early cause it’s a mid-afternoon matinee of pure cowpunk and it will make you hoot and a holler!

DAX RIGGS @ THE LARIMER LOUNGE 8/11/12 DENVER-CO

“Night is the notion, Everything sleeps beneath, We are the explosion, In which lies the dream, Maybe I will, maybe I won’t, Maybe it dies or maybe baby it don’t, Night is the notion”

The dark soul from Louisiana will make his presence felt in the Mile Hi City once again, he will tell us tales of death, love, the devil, suede shoes, morbid themes and suicide, pure dark blues punk rock.

ABIGAIL WILLIAMS @ OLD CURTIS STREET BAR 8/05/12 DENVER-CO

“Dark clouds cover the sky blocking the pale illusive moonlight, A false feeling of protection from that, Which obscures the perception of reality”

Abigail Williams are a black metal band from Arizona that formed in the early 00’s, they have called it quits and this will be their last tour so show some support. Their style is atmospheric and symphonic at times, harsh and bleak like the vast desert where they come from, they’ve released three good albums “Becoming” “In The Absence Of Light” and “In The Shadow Of A Thousand Suns” pure fucking USBM!

NACHTMYSTIUM @ THE MARQUIS THEATER 7/29/12 DENVER-CO

“This is the exit, I’m always lost below, Unwashed and callous, Between unholy waves, Eyes never close, Hands are black and cracked, I choose my poison, May not see me again”

Nachtmystium is a psychedelic experimental black metal band from Illinois that formed in the late 90’s. They mix harsh, depressing USBM with psychedelic rock and industrial to create a hallucinatory trance full of misery and demons, a drone distorted existence. There albums are full of furious blast-beats, ethereal distortion, demonic anguished screams & shrieks, fuzz-tone riffs and pure bleak ambient black metal psychedelia, albums like “Addicts: Black Meddle Pt. II” “Instinct:Decay” “Assassins: Black Meddle Pt. I” and their newest masterpiece “Silencing Machine.”

Also playing: Murmur – black metal from Chicago, Krieg – black metal from New Jersey and Centimani – death metal from The Rockies.

PATHOLOGY @ THE MARQUIS THEATER 7/26/12 DENVER-CO

“The dead can live on, passing organs to the living, Sadistic criminal minds, Placed inside the dying, the once paralyzed body, Becomes a living horror, after the skull heals”

Fast riffing, gurgles & shrieks, hyperblast-beats and pure death metal brutality will hit the Mile Hi City, here are the bands playing:

Pathology from San Diego, Fallujah from San Francisco, Fit For An Autopsy from New Jersey and Enfold Darkness from Tennessee.