a brief intermission

over one year and no posts?

time for that to change. new shows coming soon!

the D-beat goes on

I only stuck around for Murderess, one of the best punk/metal bands around. The show was at East End in Portland,OR on 12/11/10

Murderess

They say girls aren't as good as boys, in this case they are much better.

PHX to PDX

Its always great to see Arizona bands play in Portland. It's even better when the show is packed. 12/9/10 at Artistery in Portland,OR, AZ bands reigned.

Royal Monsters

I love these guys as a band, and as people. Great set with high energy.

Andrew Jackson Jihad

I've had their records for a while and though they are from my hometown, I had never seen them play live. Glad that my introduction was in front of a ton of rabid fans.

3 continents

I can't believe I got to see Blasphemophager, and even more so I can't believe I hadn't heard Diocletion until that night. I was completely blown away. On 12/2/10 @ Plan B bar along side one PDX's most brutal bands, Weregoat.

Weregoat

These guys kill. Anyone that likes brutal, primitive death metal will likely go nuts for these guys.

Blasphemophager

For Chaos, Obscurity, and Desolation was one of my favorite records this year, so I was pretty pumped to see them leave Italy and come all the way to Portland.

Diocletion

All the way from New Zealand to crush.

Morbid Reality Fest

Sorrower was fortunate enough to play with some great bands at the Morbid Reality Fest on 11/13/10 at the BLVD in Los Angeles,CA . Plutocracy being one of them.

Plutocracy

Impreggonaut

Not much to say other than this show had one of the best local lineups I have seen in a while. GodAwfulNoise, Lago, and Impregnator are probably my 3 favorite Phoenix area bands right now. It also doesn't hurt that Intronaut killed as well. The show took place 11/4/10 at Rogue Bar in Scottsdale,AZ.

GodAwfulNoise

Ex members of Sunyata and Deadwrong. Both were good bands, but this is a great band. Stoked to hear more from these guys.

Lago

Brutal, catchy death metal. My first time catching them live and wasn't disappointed. They have a new EP out that you can get at Pale Horse Recordings

Impregnator

Currently my favorite AZ band

Intronaut

Hadn't seen them since the Void album. They have added softer vocal parts in some songs that still maintain their heaviness.

g0g hates us all

Fighting boredom and a fever (not the Bieber kind) I finally got to see Mike Bjella's (Black Hell, Wellington, Unruh) semi-solo project gOg. Most noise/drone/etc usually is tiresome to me but he keeps it interesting and luckily short. In the video below all you see is the lights from the various pedals but its almost the entire set. I'd definitely be inclined to see him again. The show took play 10/22/10 @ Am West in Phoenix,AZ.

gOg

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its my blog and I'll promote if i want to

Shameless promotion of my bands debut 7 inch. Buy it from Buried in Hell records, likely at Eastside Records in Tempe, or from us at a show.

you can listen to the entire ep below

the artwork was done by Sean McGrath who has done every shirt, and hopefully every release we do.

Brainsqueeeeeeeezed

I took the pilgrimage to Oakland to see the first of what I hope is an annual event. The Tankcrimes Brainsqueeze. Seeing Ghoul play for the umpteenth time as they played new songs and introduced new ghastly characters was the major highlight for me. I'd suggest you head over to TANKCRIMES RECORDS for some great releases.

GHOUL

I have video of the entire show up on my youtube channel, but the audio isn't the best. Kill That Cat was there doing video of the entire fest. Check out his site for tons and tons of amazing videos.

hell hits the highway

Originally, Atriarch's tour kickoff was suppose to be at Branx, but was moved to the outdoor patio to Rotture. Beyond the patio you could see the skyline of downtown Portland. Kind off a rad view. If more shows were set up there it would be awesome, if it wasn't about to be freezing cold.

Great send off for Atriarch 9/21/10 @ Rotture in Portland,OR.

Atriarch

With ex and current members of Graves at Sea, Trees, Magick Daggers, Get Hustle, etc. You know there is a good chance these guys will be great. The drumming in this band is just stellar. Go see them play your town.

old dogs, old tricks

Drunk, stoned and aged. Venomous Concept features members of Napalm Death and Brutal Truth. I caught some footage of Kill the Client as well. Show took place 9/18/10 @ Satyricon in Portland,OR.

Kill the Client

I have seen them many times over the years, and each time they rip even more.

Venomous Concept

These guys were way more entertaining live than Brutal Truth, in my opinion. They really brought it live.

We still don't give a shit about tomorrow

I love Screeching Weasel. As well as a bunch of goofy pop punk bands. It reminds me of being a kid and was the stepping stone for me to heavier independent music. This was the first time I had ever seen this band I first heard 15 years ago (maybe longer?). Ben Weasel's vocals were outstanding and the new band was completely on. The set was about 90 minutes including the encore and it felt like flew by in 15 minutes. The footage is shaky as I was up front rocking out with my friends having the time of my life. This is likely my favorite show this year.

Screeching Weasel

Arizona's brutal past

I know there are a ton of bands that aren't posted on this short list, but this is a decent start. The southwest has something to offer.

over the hump

So one of my favorite artists, zine maker, blogger, and overall rad guy Dennis Dread spins records every last Wednesday of the month at East End in Portland,OR.

If you are not familiar with him, you need crawl out from under that rock you've been hiding under, or click the above link. So now you have something to do, one day a month.

shhhhhh don't tell

These guys played a secret show at a secret place in Portland,OR 9/14/10

Deviated Instinct

Its ok to be punk when you're older

welcome to one hot orgy.....

On a 90 degree night, the venue was 130 inside. Drenched in sweat and dehydrated, but it didn't matter. Deviated Instinct finally came to Arizona on 9/8/10 and was well worth the wait.

Drone Throne

Had never seen them but really like their split LP with TOAD. I recommend picking it up

Cagematch

These guys play out a lot and I never get to catch them. Good set.

Deviated Instinct

Another reunited band that kills live.

Violently Impregnated

Everytime I come back to Phoenix, I hope there is a show at the Slurp. Easily my favorite show space/venue maybe anywhere. Violence of Humanity from Portland came through on tour and nearly got heatstroke on 9/5/10 in Tempe,AZ.

Impregnator

First time seeing these guys. One of my new favorite AZ bands

Violence of Humanity

Great set again, they managed to make it through an Arizona summer warehouse show

tour kickoff

since this is my band I won't write a long review (or any for that matter). this was our tour kickoff party at Jarrod and Mel's house. super good(drunk) times with friends. enjoy

High School Musical

Ok this is my first post thats relevant to the time I actually shot the video in a long time. Great show to start off with. Violence of Humanity is a Portland grindcore band with members of Abandon and Transient. This show was their kickoff at a little house in SE Portland that was full of veggie dogs, watermelon, and drunk teenagers. This show took place 8/29/10 at the Hobbit Hole in Portland, OR

Dr. Loomis

usually when you see a band that the age of the members are around 14-16 years old, you can expect to hear pop punk, street punk, or even worse, metalcore. Luckily, instead of worshiping the Casualties or As I lay Dying, these kids listen to Engorged and Hirax and the likes. They are definitely young and not so polished, but seeing a 15 year old kid already writing riffs that make your head move is a great sign of things to come. Also brutal teenage female vocals doesn't hurt.

Scaphism

This band has two members from Arizona, but reside in Portland. Arizona seems to be invading that city

Violence of Humanity

Fun drunk set from these guys. Will have more video of them when they play the Slurp on September 5.