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MONTHLY COLUMN by Diane Demeter METALFEST BETTER THAN EXPECTED The eagerly
anticipated Central Illinois
Metal Fest on August 16, was all it set out to be and much more. I
saw more chicks at this event than I ever had at metal shows before.
Great to see!!! Tons
of underground metal CD’s for sale and serious metal heads brought
back packs to fill up.
The atmosphere was
great, always the good vibes amongst the fans and between the bands.
I loved checking out all the t-shirts worn by the fans.
The only one I can mention is the, “Balls
So Big Should Be Considered A Sport.”
The others were shockingly gross, but most creative, actually
more graphic than any Cradle shirts.
The Canopy Club was a great choice of
venue. Plenty of room to
move around, the bathrooms weren’t trashed and as always, there were
no security problems. It was less than 15 minutes between bands, as most
used the backline gear. There
will be another fest next year, because everything went so smoothly.
Von Young, formerly of the
Death Metal band Deaden, was
in attendance and took the stage with Lividity,
for one song, for old times sake. It
had been 6 years since he last growled into a microphone.
The crowd went nuts, as there was plenty of Deaden fans around.
It was a fine surprise! It
was fitting Von was there, because he started the metal fest scene in
Champaign/Urbana, in the mid-90’s.
Fleshgrind ragged on the crowd
for not being rowdy enough, but had a good mosh pit going, for their
set. Waco
Jesus were all about fan appreciation, the singer was pouring cans
of beer into the mouths of the die-hard fans, in the pit. Sadomasochism gets
the award for having the ultimate head banging hair, in sync guitar
performance and being buff. Low Twelve tried out new material, which had a little different
flavor, but nonetheless kicked ass!
Unfortunately the
headliner Incantation’s van broke down outside Peoria, and two bands
from Michigan couldn’t make it due to the problems associated with the
black out. Nothing you can
do about it, except to move on… A BIG
Shout Out goes to Matt Bishop
of Lividity, for all the work he put into organizing the event! METAL WORLD NEWS AND DECLARATIONS… Anthems
of Rebellion is the new disc from Sweden’s Arch
Enemy, hence the “Anthems of
Rebellion Tour U.S.A. Tour 2003.”
This mini-tour started in late August and will be in Chicago on
September 3 at The Bottom Lounge. Hate
Eternal, Evergrey and Black
Dahlia Murder will be along for the ride. “Beyond
the Embrace Tour” will also be making a stop in Chicago on October
8th at the Vic Theatre. Helloween and Jag Panzer
will balance things out quite nicely.
Brooklyn boys Life
of Agony have an upcoming release, in the works, a live CD/DVD.
Keep your eyes open for that one!
Tourniquet’s, Ted
Kirkpatrick will release his first “drum solos” DVD on September
1st. You get a lot of bang
for your buck with this little treasure.
Included is 50 minutes from the original “Unreleased
Drum Solos of Ted Kirkpatrick” video, bonus footage, new
recordings, extended drum solos and some never before seen footage of
drum tracking for “Where Moth
and Rust Destroy.” The DVD is available for preorder for $20. The
1st 1,000 DVD’s will contain a special surprise. Order
at www.tourniquet.net
Nevermore has hit #1
on the CMJ Loud Rock charts, as well they should! They will be touring, this November and December with Dimmu
Borgir, Hypocrisy, and Children of
Bodom. See what all the
fuss is about at The House of Blues in Chicago on November 9th.
Falconer is set to release The
Sceptre of Deception on November 4th.
Then on November 21st will come the newest effort from Vader,
with Blood Plus Reign Forever World.
Six Feet Under’s new disc Bringer
of Blood is in stores now.
The track, “Amerika the
Brutal,” will be used as a forthcoming music video.
HEAVYCORE UPDATE… The membership totals almost 900 bands as
of this writing. The
brutality belted out by this organization is phenomenal and the momentum
keeps gaining. Heavycore’s first DVD to be
out this fall on Heavycore Records is a video compilation titled, Roasting
Posers Volume I. With
such a wide array of worldwide metal membership, it will be interesting
to see which bands will make the final cut.
One band that is definitely on the DVD is Malevolent
Creation with live footage from their recent European Tour.
Heavycore Records already has Core
Til’ Death I and II
compilations and Low Twelve’s CD, Unfit
for Human Occupancy plus the DVD, Maggot
Ridden Rotten Movie, all in one fine jewel case.
If you have not hooked
up with Heavycore already, get involved online by logging on at: www.heavycore.org Speaking of which...
The shaved-headed harbringer of Heavycore -- Pete
Altieri -- will be shaking things up in N.W. Indiana come November. Midwest BEAT is
showcasing Pete’s slammin’ band Low Twelve on November 14 at McCool’s
in South Haven. Though they have
ripped it up in Chicago in the past, this show will mark the heaviest
band in Central Illinois’ first time in the Hoosier State. The region’s cornfields will NEVER
be the same again...I promise!
Joining Low
Twelve on stage at The BEAT’s “Hard
‘N’ Heavy – No Turkeys Bash!” will
be Chicagoland favorites Cryptic
Visions (who sport a new chick singer who growls, howls and
headbangs with the best of them!) and Michigan City’s newly
reconstructed Killjoy. Closing the
show will be TERMINAL FIX!
Log on www.midwestbeat.com
to keep current on this slamfest! ‘Til next time… “ONE NATION UNDERGROUND!”
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