Thursday, May 10th, 2012
Renowned post-metal sludge practitioners Old Man Gloom (feat members of Converge, Cave In & ex-Isis), broke off a rare live performance at Philly's First Unitarian Church last Friday with solid cast of supporting acts that included Argonauts, James Plotkin, and Rosetta. Philly fans were also treated to an early offering of Old Man Gloom's forthcoming album NO, which was recently recorded with renowned engineer Kurt Ballou at his God City Studios and is slated for a June release via Hydra Head Records.
Old Man Gloom has seen a number of ...
Friday, November 18th, 2011
Chicago's premiere three piece instrumental heavy rock band, Russian Circles treated Philly fans to an intimate performance with their intricate musical movements infusing an endless labyrinth of guitar-effect-soundscapes to captivate open minds. These ambient segments segue and sit on top of dense and driving drum foundations executed with sustaining emotion and precision that peaks into explosions of heavy riffing and metal-infused bursts. The freezing November rain did not put a damper on an evening punctuated by three poignant live sets at Philly's First Unitarian Church, rounded out by San Fransisco's Deafheaven and Philadelphia's Rosetta.
Russian Circles are currently touring in support of their fourth studio album, Empros, which was released on Oct 25th via the ...