I first heard about Skeletonwitch when they were added to the lineup of the Scion Rock Fest in February. Skeletonwitch play fun, straightforward blackened thrash metal. I say fun not to diminish the heaviness of their music. The riffs are punishing, and frontman Chance Garnette commands the stage with his black metal inspired growls. You can't take yourself too seriously in the world of metal or you are doomed to become a joke trying too hard to be hard. I fall firmly on the side of GWAR and Iron Maiden on the metal theatrics argument.
These guys were nice to talk to, and you could tell they had a blast playing. Before playing one song, Chance told the crowd, "This one's about Sataaaaaaaan!" before guitarists Nate and Scott launched into a twin axe attack as smoke billowed out from the back of the stage. That is what metal is about.
Skeletonwitch has Beyond the Permafrost out on Prosthetic Records which I picked up at the show. They are working on their new album and recording in Seattle. Here's a live video of them in Brooklyn to give you idea of their live show though the sound isn't too great.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Skeletonwitch - Spokane, WA (6/12/2009)
Sunday, November 16, 2008
GWAR - Spokane, WA (11/15/2008)
GWAR brought their brutal stage show to the Knitting Factory in Spokane on the Electile Dysfunction tour. There were gallons of fake blood and many celebrity decapitations. Toxic Holocaust and Kingdom of Sorrow were the openers.
Toxic Holocaust
GWAR
Flickr, Last.fm
Setlist
1. Battle Lust
2. The Salamanizer
3. Go To Hell!
4. Bring Back the Bomb
5. Bonesnapper (The Faces of the Slain)
6. Murderer's Muse
7. Crack in the Egg
8. A Short History of the End of the World (Part VII(The Final Chapter(abbr.)))
9. Crush Kill Destroy
10. Ham on the Bone
11. Krosstika
12. War Is All We Know
13. JCSS
14. Destructo Song
15. U Ain't Shit
16. Rock & Roll Never Felt So Good
17. Eighth Lock
18. Slaughterama
19. Sick of You
Tracks 2, 18, 19 - from Scumdogs of the Universe
Track 15 - from Hell-O
Tracks 7, 10, 16 - from America Must Be Destroyed
Track 9 - from RagNaRok
Tracks 4, 5, 11 from War Party
Tracks 3, 6, 12, 17 - from Beyond Hell
Track 8 - from We Kill Everything
Track 1 - from Violence Has Arrived
Tracks 13, 14 - ?
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