MDF day 2: Birdflesh, Bolt Thrower, Phobia, General Surgery

Day 2 of the Maryland Death Fest was amazing, and I have video to prove it. I'm sure you know that Bolt Thrower played, and dominated, but Birdflesh and General Surgery held their own and killed.

BIRDFLESH

last time I saw Birdflesh was MDF 05. They were so damn good. This performance was even better.  Definitely one of the main reasons i traveled that far.

BOLT THROWER

This is who we all came to see, and they didnt let us down

PHOBIA

was this Leon's last show with Phobia??????

GENERAL SURGERY

the Doctors delivered another smashing performance. This time with special guest Chris Reifert!

Swedish Invasion pt7: Farewell after Midnight

The last night of the tour we pulled into Olympia to these lofts to find a large room at the top of the stairs filled with grafitti from the 40's and 50's. I had never been to a show in Olympia and thought it wouldnt be that great. I was so wrong about that. The show took place at the Cherry Lofts on 5/14/09 in Olympia,WA.

MIDNIGHT

It was cool to see the Midnight and General Surgery tours intersect with one another. Midnight really got the crowd going and has somme catchy tunes. I finally picked up a record at MDF because they didnt have any at their shows.

ENGORGED

Engorged made the crowd erupt. This was their first time in Olympia and I know it wont be their last after this night. New songs kill and Sean rocked out harder than I have ever seen.

GENERAL SURGERY

Sad that this was the last night of tour. I have really grown fond of them as people which makes their music even more enjoyable. I recommend buying their newest album, as well as their old ones.

Swedish Invasion pt5: give Haight a chance

After having a nice day in the Haight, shopping for records and fanny packs, Ghoul and General Surgery played the DNA Lounge on 5/12/09 in San Francisco,CA

GHOUL

another great set and the last day of their portion of the tour

GENERAL SURGERY

General Surgery were awesome as well and we even had a return of the nurses. They ended their set with Cremator doing a sing along

Swedish Invasion pt 4: Return to the Blue Lagoon

On 5/11/09 General Surgery and Ghoul played Santa Cruz, CA at the Blue Lagoon. The show was crazy, and numbskull masks were stolen.

GENERAL SURGERY

GS played a great set and even had a guest appearance by Dr. Fairbanks of County Medical Examiners

GHOUL

Santa Cruz erupted for Ghoul, even demanding an encore. more videos of their set are up on my youtube channel

Swedish Invasion pt3: Homecoming

As some of you know I am from Phoenix,AZ. I suggested that this tour stop in my hometown, even though it was a pain in the ass. Luckily it up being rad even with the heat. The show took place at the Phix 5/10/09. Val took some great pictures you can see at NO CEILING PHOTOGRAPHY 

make sure to add her or have her take photos at your shows

SUNYATA

Sunyata are ex members of Warfair?, ETTS, Sea of Deprivation, and Conflict Resolution. They play grindcore very well

GENERAL SURGERY

some douchebag hit Erik in the nuts during their set, too bad he didnt give him a viking sized ass kicking. General Surgery owned again.

GHOUL

Phoenix has anxiously awaited the arrival of Ghoul and were not disappointed.

Swedish Invasion pt2: "I've had chlamydia like 2 times"

The second night of General Surgery's US Tour was part of the 5th annual Los Angeles Murderfest at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood,CA on 5/9/09. There were great bands and not so great bands, I was able to shoot a couple of them.

STORMCROW

Stormcrow was the first band to really get an audience reaction, as they put on a great short set.

OUTLAW ORDER

Outlaw Order is ex members of Eyehategod and definitely have a similar sound. Favorite part was when the drummer kicked the second bass drum off his riser, because no one needs 2 bass drums.

GHOUL

This guy said he was the biggest Ghoulunatic there is. Apparently he would suck all their ballls to prove it. (dont worry, video proof coming soon). This was also the 1st show with Ghoul on this tour, in which Ghoul killed a lot of people.

GENERAL SURGERY

The doctors were finally in, covered in blood with their sexy nurses. Whoever Ghoul didnt kill, the good doctors finished off.

Swedish Invasion pt1: debauchery in the desert

General Surgery kicked off their first West Coast tour with a last minute show in a small desert city outside of Los Angeles called Palmdale. This show was full of karate kicks, afros and basketball jerseys. The kids were overly violent and reminiscent of douchebag kids from well over 5 years ago. Palmdale is like the Chechnya of America, 5-10 years behind the times. The show overall was still pretty fun.

DESTROYED IN SECONDS

Destroyed in Seconds is ex members of Phobia playing a more hardcore style of punk. I think this is only their third or fourth show, but they are already fun to watch.

GENERAL SURGERY 

This is one of the only shows ever that they have played without their bloody scrubs. They sounded great, but I was a little too close to the PA.

PHOBIA

This set was all about the Bro with the Fro

slow goings

It has been a while since I have posted anything. The winter has been a little harsh this year (for us) and shows have been few and far between. In the meantime maybe i will just post some news. This may  I will be touring with General Surgery on the West Coast , so I should have some good footage from all six shows. Below are the dates and venues.

GENERAL SURGERY West Coast 2009

May 9th- LA Murderfest w/ GHOUL, + more tba @ Knitting Factory Hollywood,CA

May 10th - w/ GHOUL, SUNYATA, PULVERIZER @ the Phix Gallery Phoenix,AZ

May 11th -w/ GHOUL +more tba @ Blue Lagoon Santa Cruz,CA

May 12th - w/ GHOUL + more tba @ Your House Oakland,CA

May 13th - w/ ENGORGED, FUNEROT @ Satyricon Portland,OR

May 14th - w/ ENGORGED, FUNEROT @ tba Olympia,WA

They will also be appearing at Maryland Death Fest in Baltimore this year, which I highly recommend attending.

Hopefully I will have new videos up early next month!