Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Death, Thrash, Black, and who knows...

Sepultura * Belphegor * Hate * Keep Of Kalessin * Neuraxis * Bonded By Blood @ Sunshine Theater, All Ages / Bar with ID $20.

Why the hell am i writing about a 20 dollar show at the sunshine for Sepultura?  I really like two of the openers. 

Of key interest for me is Neuraxis, from Montreal, QB.  They should be playing mostly new material off of their new album 'Asylon'.   The album has had mixed reviews, but i have been digging on it as much as i did their previous release "the thin line between".  Hell, it had some guest vocals from Luc Lamay (Gorguts-  you fans of jazz should be listening to them).  Labeled as Technical Death Metal, it gives a bit of a wrong impression.  They are a lot more melodic like alot of their other French Canadian death metal contemporaries.  They are not "technical" in the sense of bands like Viraemia or say locals Vale of Miscreation, and Fields of Elysium (which if you haven't seen either you are missing out).   Here is a taste of a new one from Neuraxis:


Hate, from Poland has pretty much adopted the stylings of their countrymates Behemoth.  In a way you can call them Behemoth Jr.



Belphegor... There ain't much too say about them.  One of those bands that occasionally dumped into the "real or not" debate.  Just watch the video.  My only hope is that they are as goofy and entertaining as in this video.  Are they legit?  Who cares.  It's fucking awesome.

Sepultura - I think that i have only liked two of their songs since Max departed ways.  The first time iI saw them was 20 years ago in Gallup.  It was them, Sacred Reich, Sick of it All and NAPALM DEATH.  This will probably be the first time i'd have seen them in about fifteen years.