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I Still Buy CDsYeah I'm writing this a pretty long time after it happened, but whatever, suck my ass.
It was a break in the several weeks of rain that we have been getting in the Northeast USA, for once. A perfect day for a roadtrip and black metal show, I guess. After meeting my friend, we hopped into my 1997 Honda CRV with 224,000 miles on it and hit the road into the mysterious land known only as Connecticut.
After a relatively uneventful trip we arrived at Redscroll Records whereabouts I ended up spending $103.88 on records (according to my bank statement). It's just to bad I can't even remember what I bought exactly. I can remember a few: stuff by Moss, Sissy Spacek, Satanic Threat, Boyd Rice & Friends, Infernal Stronghold, Striborg, Down in Flames, Assspatula, Agathocles, SMG, Black Pus and a ton more that I can't think of. Oh well.
After SUPPORTING THE SCENE BRO! we went to the show, only to find out it wasn't going to start for another couple of hours. Awesome. We went and ate at McDonalds, and then hung around until the show started.
The first band was some two piece black/death metal band from Long Island that I didn't catch the name of. I probably wouldn't be able to pronounce it anyway, so I didn't bother asking anyone. They were alright, A bit to wanky for my tastes. I'm sure in a few years they will be huge.
After them local D-Beat band Iron Hand played. THey were pretty sick, for a D-Beat band. They sounded a lot like World Burns to Death. I can never get sick of D-Beat, no matter how many bands i've seen that play in that style. They all sound exactly the same and I love it.
Up next was Ashdautas. They were one of the touring bands. You could tell they were all fucking stoned out of their minds. It was like they were all playing different parts in their own worlds were through the thick fog of pot smoke they decided to play as fast and intricately as possible. The vocalist was wearing a stupid robe and had a reverb effect on his vocals, which were pretty sick, but i couldn't see past the dumb ass robe. The drummer was just blasting away and the guitarist had an almost clean tone an was playing psychedelic chords slowly, but everything seemed to make sense even though everyone was in there own world. It was great. I really wish I bought their album.
Bone Awl was next. Honestly, their production really adds a lot to their songs. Seeing them play live was a huge letdown. While they were enjoyable, I had to keep telling myself that this was Bone Awl and not some really terrible local punk band. The vocals sounded nothing like they do on the records and while the guitar tone was harsh it didn't translate well to the live setting. The bassist didn't move at all and had his back to the audience the whole time. The drummer played powerfully but his beats are so rudimentary it didn't even matter. Overall I liked their set, but I doubt I would go see them again. That didn't stop me from buying two tapes of theirs that I don't have.
Up next was Volahn. These guys were members of Ashdautas, but basically they switched around instruments. They were much more cohesive and totally sick. They had a different drummer, who was fucking insane. They reminded me of bands like Deathspell Omega or Leviathan with much less spacey parts, and all attack. Their second guitarist (who played drums in Ashdautas) was killing his guitar, playing almost exclusively downstrummed chords, and noisy feedback. they were fucking sick. I bought their LP, which I have yet to listen to. All in all a good show.
We then drove home, which it proceeded to rain en route. I got home at around 3AM and i had work at 9AM the next morning. good times.
It was a break in the several weeks of rain that we have been getting in the Northeast USA, for once. A perfect day for a roadtrip and black metal show, I guess. After meeting my friend, we hopped into my 1997 Honda CRV with 224,000 miles on it and hit the road into the mysterious land known only as Connecticut.
After a relatively uneventful trip we arrived at Redscroll Records whereabouts I ended up spending $103.88 on records (according to my bank statement). It's just to bad I can't even remember what I bought exactly. I can remember a few: stuff by Moss, Sissy Spacek, Satanic Threat, Boyd Rice & Friends, Infernal Stronghold, Striborg, Down in Flames, Assspatula, Agathocles, SMG, Black Pus and a ton more that I can't think of. Oh well.
After SUPPORTING THE SCENE BRO! we went to the show, only to find out it wasn't going to start for another couple of hours. Awesome. We went and ate at McDonalds, and then hung around until the show started.
The first band was some two piece black/death metal band from Long Island that I didn't catch the name of. I probably wouldn't be able to pronounce it anyway, so I didn't bother asking anyone. They were alright, A bit to wanky for my tastes. I'm sure in a few years they will be huge.
After them local D-Beat band Iron Hand played. THey were pretty sick, for a D-Beat band. They sounded a lot like World Burns to Death. I can never get sick of D-Beat, no matter how many bands i've seen that play in that style. They all sound exactly the same and I love it.
Up next was Ashdautas. They were one of the touring bands. You could tell they were all fucking stoned out of their minds. It was like they were all playing different parts in their own worlds were through the thick fog of pot smoke they decided to play as fast and intricately as possible. The vocalist was wearing a stupid robe and had a reverb effect on his vocals, which were pretty sick, but i couldn't see past the dumb ass robe. The drummer was just blasting away and the guitarist had an almost clean tone an was playing psychedelic chords slowly, but everything seemed to make sense even though everyone was in there own world. It was great. I really wish I bought their album.
Bone Awl was next. Honestly, their production really adds a lot to their songs. Seeing them play live was a huge letdown. While they were enjoyable, I had to keep telling myself that this was Bone Awl and not some really terrible local punk band. The vocals sounded nothing like they do on the records and while the guitar tone was harsh it didn't translate well to the live setting. The bassist didn't move at all and had his back to the audience the whole time. The drummer played powerfully but his beats are so rudimentary it didn't even matter. Overall I liked their set, but I doubt I would go see them again. That didn't stop me from buying two tapes of theirs that I don't have.
Up next was Volahn. These guys were members of Ashdautas, but basically they switched around instruments. They were much more cohesive and totally sick. They had a different drummer, who was fucking insane. They reminded me of bands like Deathspell Omega or Leviathan with much less spacey parts, and all attack. Their second guitarist (who played drums in Ashdautas) was killing his guitar, playing almost exclusively downstrummed chords, and noisy feedback. they were fucking sick. I bought their LP, which I have yet to listen to. All in all a good show.
We then drove home, which it proceeded to rain en route. I got home at around 3AM and i had work at 9AM the next morning. good times.
