2017/08/12 @ Metro Gallery. See all the photos from this show here.
Tag Archives: doom metal
Windhand, The Pilgrim, All Of Them Witches @ the Ottobar
Windhand
The Pilgrim
All Of Them Witches
Good show at Ottobar the other day (week? slowly getting my site up to date). Really dug the chance to see Windhand, as this was the first time I had seen them in a non-festival setting. The Pilgrim is always great, one of my favorite heavy Baltimore bands.
See all the WINDHAND, THE PILGRIM, ALL OF THEM WITCHES photos here!
Two shows: Wino’s Premonition 13, Purling Hiss @ Sonar
I caught two cool shows in the same building this Sunday, Premonition 13 (the new band of doom metal legend Scott “Wino” Weinreich), and Philadelphia’s Purling Hiss. Sadly, neither show was especially well attended, but it was great to see two really incredible musicians at work… Wino is, of course, a much-heralded guitar player, and his seminal bands St Vitus and the Obsessed (along with The Hidden Hand, and his solo albums) have won him countless fans in the metal underground… but Purling Hiss’ Mike Polizze, who I don’t know much about, is also an incredible guitar player. Dana Murphy from Unregistered Nurse Booking first turned me on to this band, check them out if they play near you… really excellent.
THOU : a retrospective.
Tonight Baton Rouge doom metal band THOU is playing at Sonar/the Talking Head, along with Black Tusk and (members of Torche) Monstro. You should go, if you even have a passing interest in metal. Thou is one of the most interesting underground metal bands right now – their music is really dark yet not theatrically so, and they are very accomplished musicians that manage to make doom metal seem very fresh without adding disparate elements into it… they have consistently toured (at generally very affordable prices), made most (all?) of their music available for free on their web site, and strive to make sure all of their physical media is up to high standards of audio quality and visual fidelity. They have released albums both diy and on larger labels like Southern Lord. And tonight, they are in Baltimore! Come out!
I have been a fan for some time, above are some photos I have taken of them over the years…
THOU & Full Of Hell @ Golden West.
This weekend, I saw one of my favorite metal bands, THOU, who are on Southern Lord and a myriad of other labels, and who hail from my hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana (minus the singer Bryan Funck, who is from New Orleans). I have known Bryan for years and he is a stellar dude in the world of diy booking, touring, and all around everything… and the band is pretty incredible. Challenging modern doom that doesn’t fall into the familiar cliches of the genre… recommended. You can find out more about them, and download songs and whatnot, at their website.
Salome.
I shot promo photos/photos for Decibel magazine for the Virginia doom metal band Salome. You can view the rest of the shots we choose here.
St Vitus @ Sonar, Sunn 0))) @ Sonar
Click for the rest of the St Vitus photos. I saw St Vitus a week or so ago at Sonar – great show. It was good to see these guys back on stage. Wino is always amazing, looking forward to his new band, Shrinebuilder.
Also recently caught Sunn 0))) in that same room, and their show was, as usual, captivating. Though more like an art experience than a metal show:
