Metal Battle 2004 @ Sherlocks

Week 2

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General Noreaga

First up . . . General Noreaga

So i'm listening and something sounds funny. Ah. I finally figured it out. There was a female hidden in the corner singing! This addition gave depth and diversity to the overall sound. Reminded me of Black Sabbath meets Sisters Of Mercy. Most of the time though, they sounded like a cross between Soundgarden ( or that whole Seattle thing ) and The Cure. Their arrangements , while bordering on prog rock, almost had a theme feel. Like each tune was an opera or a soundtrack for a short film. Very cool.

They also made excellent use of the standard guitar - bass - drum thing.

photo by Gary Tomporowski . review by The Reviewer

Castration

Second . . . Castration

With mike in hand the vocalist says: "This next song is about a guy in the Bible . . . .

SATAN !

The forces of the netherword were thusly unleashed! This is the music you will hear when the end of the world is occuring. THUNDEROUS! Either that or this band has a weekly gig at the Holiday Inn in Hell.

Young. This band was young. I believe all were teenagers. Better they work off their frustrations this way instead of getting a job at McDonalds and murdering 100 customers. ( or maybe that would be more humanitarian than the slow method that McDonalds customers are using to murder themselves ).

They were young but seemed to have a grasp of advanced time concepts. Or the tempo / time quotient. This is a rule of physics that says "The faster the tempo - the shorter the length of song" A couple tunes were short , maybe 2 minutes total. Killer. Watch out for this gang.

photo by Gary Tomporowski . review by The Reviewer

Criminally Insane

Last . . . Criminally Insane

OK. I could just say: "Look at the photo - it's worth a million words", but in the name of the Ancient Godz of Damp Castles, I am compelled to say more.

Can anybody say "Rock On"?

I still am clueless as to what that finger jesture means .... hey give me a break! ... I'm old!

These guys can be described as "Druid Rock for Cro-Magnum Neanderthals". And rock they did! The best part about these guys is they have a sense of humor. By far the grooviest of the metalers so far. Mountains of hair and volumes of VOLUME!

Riff-Rock masters! Sir Lord Baltimore would be proud!

I'm still confused though as to why Malcom In The Middle's brother is in the band......................

.photo by Gary Tomporowski . review by The Reviewer

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