COMBICHRIST @ CASSELMAN’S 8/14/11 DENVER-CO

The second night of “Until Death…” Festival promises to be full of insanely catchy beats an extremely harsh danceable noise with a touch of schizophrenic frantic techno-industrial. Here are the bands playing:

Combichrist – dark raw power noise, full of harsh violent beats, cold soundscapes, sadistic vocals, intense and abbrasive but very danceable aggrotech. Andy LaPlegua’s other band that originally started in Norway (now based in Georgia) that has released several important industrial albums like “The Joy Of Gunz” “Today We Are All Demons” and “Everybody Hates You” pure terrorizing walls of noise.

Komor Kommando – Sebastian Komor industrial/EBM project.

W.A.S.T.E. – industrial electro experimental band from L.A.

Northborne – Christian Lund electro industrial project.

Mono-amine – experimental industrial band from Holland.

Cervello Elettronico – industrial technoise from California,

Blackcell – experimental industrial from Denver.

COMBICHRIST @ THE GOTHIC THEATER 11/13/10 DENVER-CO

Combichrist is a Norwegian industrial/aggrotech band now based in Atlanta. Led by Andy LaPlegua on vocals, they play “techno body music” filled with thumping beats, menacing aggression and a torturous grind of power noise. They are touring behind their new lp “Making Monsters,” their current line-up is Joe Letz on drums, Z Marr on keyboards and Trevor Friedrich on percussions.

Also playing: Aesthetic Perfection – Electronic/industrial/aggrotech from L.A. and Ivardensphere – Canadian industrial/EBM.

NEW MUSIC

HAWKWIND TRIAD – “HARVESTMAN, MINSK, U.S. CHRISTMAS.”  Neurot Recordings compilation tribute to psychedelic/experimental rock band Hawkwind. Featuring three of the best experimental stoner/doom metal bands.

KARMA TO BURN – “Appalachian Incantation.” Instrumental stoner/desert rock from West Virginia.

BRAIN DRILL – “Quantum Catastrophe.” Grindcore/death metal from Santa Cruz, CA. Great album cover!

HOWL – “Full of Hell.” Sludge/metal from Providence, RI.

MAD SIN – “Burn & Rise.” Psychobilly from Germany.

MISERY INDEX – “Heirs to Thievery.” Grindcore/death metal from Baltimore/DC.

LACRIMAS PROFUNDERE – “The Grandiose Nowhere.” German gothic metal.

COMBICHRIST – “Scarred EP.” Industrial/aggrotech from Norway/Atlanta.

NIGHTBRINGER – “Apocalypse Sun.” Raw black metal from Colorado.

KEVIN SECONDS – “Good Luck Buttons.” Folk/punk from legendary singer of  7 seconds.

16 VOLT – “American Porn Songs Remixed.” Industrial metal from Portland.

HARVESTMAN – “Trinity.” Steve Von Till from Neurosis experimental/psychedelic folk band.

MOUTH SEWN SHUT – “2009.” Hardcore/punk/ska from Boston.

THE BREAK – “Church of the Open Sky.” Instrumental surf from Australia.

DECODED FEEDBACK – “Aftermath.” Industrial/aggrotech from Toronto.

MIKE PATTON – “Mondo Cane.” Legendary vocalist (the best in my opinion) doing cover versions of 50’s and 60’s Italian pop music with an orchestra.

ORDER OF ENNEAD – “Examination of Being.” Black/death metal from Tampa, Florida.

THE INSURGENCE – “The Insurgence.” Real punk from Seattle.

RECOIL – “Selected.” Remixed compilation album from Alan Wilder’s experimental/electronic/avant-garde project. Featuring Diamanda Galas, Douglas McCarthy (Nitzer Ebb) and Toni Hlliday (Curve).

VISION BLEAK – “Set Sail To Mystery.” German horror gothic metal.

EXODUS – “Exibit B: The Human Condition.” Legendary Bay Area thrash metal band.

CYNIC – “Re-Traced.” Progressive metal from Miami, FL.

SILENT CIVILIAN – “Ghost Stories.” Thrash metal from L.A.

JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION – “Controversial Negro.” One of the best rock/punk/soul bands live in Tucson.

IMMOLATION – “Majesty and Decay.” Death metal from Yonkers, NY.