Kicking off Saturday night at Bully’s Studios was the quartet NOBODY. With no online presence, they very much are nobody but still tasty as fuck.
An offering full of straightforward metal riffs, with yelling/screaming vocals leading the way. They had all the immense energy and a gravelly growl coming at us strongly.
The lead guitarist had them murderous solos to squiggle the fuck out to, just letting loose all over the place. It was a fucking treat to move to all their noises. Beautiful shit.
Big thumping drums had me moving all over the place, and as the set went on, they ramped up, and the whole band tightened the screws as more people got in on the flailing.
Next, TED BUNDY offered us hardcore/metal face-smashing. Musically, they were fantastic. Tight and hard, good vocals, killer pace, and all sorts of great shit to bounce around to.
Unfortunately, the lead singer is a total ass hat douche and kills the entire vibe they had going. Right away, they were showing mad disrespect towards the sound tech. Derogatory remarks about the tech’s age, being a shit bag about the volume, and thanking everyone except the tech even though they knew their name.
The ONLY way a band member speaks to a sound tech is with respect. Period. They are there to make your music not make our ears bleed, and not for much money. Even if you have a problem with a tech, you keep that shit till it’s private. Fucking dirtbag lead singer.
Finally, the band that brought me here, BLOATED PIG, who I have been stoked to see again after a murderous offering last year. I found them right after they released their album, which is absolutely killer, so finally, getting to see them after pouring over that album for months is perfect.
Another hardcore/meta offering with all the thickness for my waiting earholes. Absolutely killer bass lines, tight as fuck with those vast drums, and so many bouncy riffs. It’s the growly singing that really gets me going on this offering. Already stoked to see them again.
Once again, it was dancing at Fox Cabaret till 2 a.m., closing out another offering for Him