CMoore Evil is a rock & metal music media personality who currently hosts WDHA's All Request Saturday Night & co-hosts WDHA's Metal Mania, and interviews bands. This blog encapsulates that which is deemed “brutal!”
1/29 -Sun- Tool Susquehanna Bank Center Camden, NJ
1/29 -Sun- Lionheart 92nd Street Y New York, NY
1/29 -Sun- Children Of Bodom, Eluveitie Reverb Reading, PA
1/30 -Mon- Dark Funeral The Gramercy Theatre New York, NY
1/30 -Mon- A Day To Remember Civic Center Poughkeepsie, NY
1/31 -Tue- Tomorrows Bad Seeds The Gramercy Theatre New York, NY
1/31 -Tue- Skrillex Webster Hall New York, NY
1/31 -Tue- Dark Funeral The Trocadero Philadelphia, PA
1/31 -Tue- Anvil Sellersville Theater 1894 Sellersville, PA
2/1 -Wed- Tool IZOD Center East Rutherford, NJ
2/1 -Wed- Decoder Studio at Webster Hall New York, NY
2/1 -Wed- Skrillex Pacha New York, NY
2/1 -Wed- Iced Earth, Symphony X, Warbringer Trocadero Philadelphia, PA
2/1 -Wed- Emancipator The Blockley Philadelphia, PA
2/2 -Thu- Tomorrows Bad Seeds Asbury Lanes Asbury Park, NJ
2/2 -Thu- Emancipator Highline Ballroom New York, NY
2/2 -Thu- Machine Head, Suicide Silence Trocadero Philadelphia, PA
2/3 -Fri- Iced Earth, Symphony X Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ
2/3 -Fri- Machine Head, Suicide Silence Best Buy Theater New York, NY
2/3 -Fri- Skrillex Roseland Ballroom New York, NY
2/3 -Fri- A Day To Remember, Rise Against Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY
2/4 -Sat- Rise Against, A Day To Remember Susquehanna Camden, NJ
2/4 -Sat- The Darkness Irving Plaza New York, NY
2/4 -Sat- Skrillex Terminal 5 New York, NY
2/6 -Mon- The Darkness Irving Plaza New York, NY
2/6 -Mon- Death Angel, Anthrax, Testament Crocodile Rock Allentown, PA
2/7 -Tue- Black Stone Cherry Crocodile Rock Allentown, PA
2/7 -Tue- The Darkness The Trocadero Philadelphia, PA
Aborted - Global Flatline (Century Media) - Death Metal/Death Grind
Behold The Monolith - Defender, Redeemist (Self) - Stoner/Doom Metal
Beyond The Bridge - The Old Man & The Spirit (Frontiers) - Progressive
Dead Icons - Condemned (Bullet Tooth) - Hardcore
The Dead Lay Waiting - Almost Heaven (Rising) - Death/Metalcore
Dodecahedron - Dodecahedron (Season Of Mist) - Avant-Garde Black Metal
Kells - Anachromie (Season Of Mist) – Symphonic/Nu Metal
Lacuna Coil - Dark Adrenaline (Century Media) - Alternative Goth Metal
Lamb Of God - Resolution (Epic) - Groove Metal/Metalcore
Racebannon - Six Sik Sisters (Tizona) - Noise Punk
THE BRUTAL TRUTH
Enter Shikari - A Flash Flood of Colour
At first glance of Enter Shikari, I didn’t think much of their style or sound from the first two albums. It was never anything bad, but it didn’t strike me as downright brutal either, leaving me in a “take it or leave it” state of mind where I was able to easily walk away from it without regret. They came across as another British electronicore with no redeeming qualities of sound that made them unique. This is why I was so amazed by their 2012 release of A Flash Flood of Colour.
Writing a solid album both musically & lyrically, their electronic post-hardcore sounds have tapped in the dubstep crowds interest with seizure inducing breakdowns that just skim the surface of dubstep, leaving you with just a taste of it on your ear palette, enough to seduce you into the sound without over homogenizing its altered sound effects that just becoming droned out & lifeless. They’ve also taken a very arousing & a poetically-political-punk approach lyrically that captures the burning passion inside of you for change in the world around you as it is today. While they’ve always had some political notions within their writings before, this time around, a level of eloquent reflection & accepted wisdom to the natures of which they speak, spewing profound ideas of solidarity & imagination that invigorates your emotional sensations.
With the three year gap from their last album, I believe time is what made this album different, allowing for Enter Shikari to really tap into their artistic side, experimenting with a few new creative approaches to their sound & finding something they truly stand behind without conviction. From the beginning, this album will capture your auditory sensations & given the proper allowance, create beautiful tapestries of reverberation within your minds. Check it out for yourself on Spotify for free; touring Europe for now, but have open dates in the summer for a possible US tour appearance. Until then, enjoy their latest single, Arguing With Thermometers.
INTO THE PIT
01/24 - Tue - Lamb of God, The Acacia Strain Irving Plaza New York, NY
01/24 - Tue - Stray From the Path The Barbary Philadelphia, PA
01/25 - Wed - Psychostick Webster Hall New York, NY
01/25 - Wed - D.R.U.G.S. The Trocadero Philadelphia, PA
01/26 - Thu - Megadeth, Motorhead Susquehanna Center Camden, NJ
01/26 - Thu - Lamb of God, Acacia Strain The Trocadero Philadelphia, PA
01/26 - Thu - Psychostick Starlight Ballroom Philadelphia, PA
01/27 - Fri - Fuel Paramount Theatre Huntington, NY
01/28 - Sat - Anvil Ollie’s Point Amityville, NY
01/28 - Sat - Megadeth, Motorhead Theater @ MSG New York, NY
01/28 - Sat - Lenny Kravitz Radio City Music Hall New York, NY
01/29 - Sun - Tool Susquehanna Bank Center Camden, NJ
01/29 - Sun - Lionheart 92nd Street Y New York, NY
01/29 - Sun - Children Of Bodom, Eluveitie Reverb Reading, PA
01/30 - Mon - Dark Funeral The Gramercy Theatre New York, NY
01/30 - Mon - A Day To Remember Civic Center Poughkeepsie, NY
01/31 - Tue - Tomorrows Bad Seeds Gramercy Theatre New York, NY
01/31 - Tue - Skrillex Webster Hall New York, NY
01/31 - Tue - Dark Funeral The Trocadero Philadelphia, PA
01/31 - Tue - Anvil Sellersville Theater 1894 Sellersville, PA
Harking back to a day when Kerry had hair, War Ensemble kicked off one of the most brutal Slayer albums of all time, Seasons in the Abyss. With tracks like Blood Red, Expendable Youth, & Dead Skin Mask, it was easy to see why parents did not approve, but since when have parents ever approved of anything good. A life altering album for most & one that truly shows the speed that Slayer was able to sustain through the years like no others. Jeff & Kerry both brought the top of their game to this album & didn’t hesitate for a second. Lombardo brought a rhythm beat as though Satan himself learned to play a badass instrument & threw the fiddle to the hounds of hell. And next time you’re throwing fists in the pit, remember this song & it will grant you immunity from pain!
BadAss Guitar
Guitar sculpture created by Chris Chappell. Check this out and others on his Etsy.
Bamboozle 2012
GPS & cashless wristbands; rides & raves; rental shuttles & trains; meet & greet ride alongs; lectures & lines. This year is going to be either the coolest event you’ve ever been to or a nightmare of what the future may hold for concert goers. If you’re ready to party for the future, this is something you don’t want to miss but if you fear change & technology, you better avoid this one like the plague & plan your next few years of life under a large rock.
