I know I just posted flyers for upcoming shows, but there’s more concerts in summer than is humanly possible to actually attend. During my most recent excursion to Albu-tweakers, I noticed tons of Metal flyers posted on the neighboring venues. Jesus Christ, if you’re in New Mexico this month and somehow bored, you have to be deliberately trying not to have fun. Check this out, starting with The Sunshine Theater:
At first I was skeptical about Born Of Osiris, due to their flourish-y logo. I was expecting something a lot less heavy than they actually are. However, upon giving them a chance, I was pleasantly surprised by heavy screams and intricate melodies. I love extreme music, but I also appreciate virtuosity. The rest of the line up looks pretty decent, but the flyer is missing one thing: HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?!
Still no ticket prices on the flyers, huh? Well, to see The Acacia Strain, I’m willing to pay up to $20. I’m not insulting their talent, but I’m not made of money and there are other shows I could see on July 21st. This is part of the Scream It Like You Mean It tour, which seems pretty legit. My only problem is that one of the headliners is We Came As Romans, who are totally high-pitched emo whiners. Seriously, why didn’t the extremely loud and talented Impending Doom get a better slot?! Oh well, the line up is still pretty killer.
Demon Hunter is pretty damn awesome. Not as caustic as most Metal, but brutal enough to keep me interested. Cancer Bats are far more psychotic, and since I’ve never seen them in concert, maybe I’ll give this one a shot. Maybe I’d be even more willing to go if I knew how much it cost. *cough cough*
So much for Sunshine. Let’s see what Launchpad has in store for us now.
The first thing on this flyer is “FREE SHOW” in huge letters, so I like it already. Torture Victim and Left To Rot have played Bloody Ear Fest before, so I already know that they are nothing short of ferocious. Plus, the logo for Torture Victim looks like it would make an excellent tramp stamp. But remember: This show is for the 21+ crowd only. I hope you ancient fossils know how much I resent you.
Gorilla Music is kind of sketch, but Worm-Hole is Metal as fuck. I honestly don’t know about any of the other bands, but judging from names such as “Purple Venom” and “Night Must Fall”, I’m assuming there will be enough heavy music to make it all worth it. $8 if you buy tickets from the bands, or pay $10 at the door. All ages, 4 PM on June 10.
I got excited when I saw Sex For Admission, but it turns out that’s just the name of a band. In reality, it’s $4 for admission, but maybe you’ll get lucky. In all seriousness, Diverside is pretty righteous, so try to make it to this concert. If you’re at least 21 years old, that is.
This flyer is a blast from the past. It looks just like a T-shirt from the ’95 tour of underground Metal festival. Like most launchpad shows, I assume it’s about $10 and for people old enough to drink. I’m gonna try to go anyway.
Futilitarian freaking rocks. Same is true of Bear The Nightmare. This show is only $5, doors open at 7 PM. Oh, and it’s the day before my birthday, so I will literally be ONE DAY TOO YOUNG to actually go. Son of a fucking bitch.
Ok… Is everyone still with me? I know this is a gargantuan post, but there’s so many shows that I’m trying to give them all publicity in somewhat manage-able chunks. Here’s what’s happening at Amped Performance Center:
Whattaya know, it’s Futilitarian again. This time I can legally see them. Not to mention my homies from Destroy To Recreate and Scarless, both amazing bands. Thank Metal it’s Friday, indeed.
Meanwhile, this very Wednesday, dont miss Gaza at the all ages venue, Gasworks. If you don’t thrash so hard that you give yourself an aneurism, I’ll be kind of disappointed. No joke.
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