Apothecary, Sound the Surrender, Attila - CCC 10-19-07
Thursday, November 1, 2007
CCC 10-19-07
Apothecary - http://www.myspace.com/apothecaryga
Sound the Surrender - http://www.myspace.com/soundthesurrenderband
Attila - http://www.myspace.com/attilaga
This evening of music was no less than most of the shows I have attended recently with one exception-- I finally got to see two of my good friends do it up with their bands Sound the Surrender and Attila. All three bands that I saw were solid with the level of captivation increasing for each band. The age of the members also increased as the night went on; I wonder if that has anything to do with it? The venue was a bit different for a metal show but the setup worked perfectly, and there were a ton of people there although most were under the legal age to buy cigarettes and quite a few were dropped off in minivans. The whole show was rocking and I felt my money was spent well that night.
First, I would like to describe the venue, Central Christian Church, which is obviously not the first place I would think of to hold a metal show, but where the music goes, people go. The crowd was comprised mostly of high school kids as well as possibly even some middle schoolers. I think it's great that they can tell their parents that they are going to "church" and see some really great metal bands while they are there. No complaints from the parents, lots of rocking out for a friday night. Anyway, the venue was just the main hall of the church with all the seats removed with the steps on the pulpit serving as the stage, leaving plenty of room to mosh and plenty of air to rip through with some serious ampage.
Apothecary are a young group of musicians playing straight-up metal-- nothing fancy or atypical. The lead guitarist and the drummer were the two main players that caught my attention; both of them seemed to be the most familiar with their instruments and loose on stage just jamming out. The whole band was pretty young, but they were all pretty skilled musicians. They played together well and all have a lot of potential to make some great music as long as they stick it out and continue to practice and learn how to coexist as musicians.
After having listened to unpolished mixes of their music for months, Sound the Surrender's performance lived up to my expectations. The guys in the band are young but clearly have some unmined talent, especially the lead guitarist, who played and sounded cleanly. The band is capable, but they are still young and need to work on their stage presence (though he played well, the drummer lacked any intensity) as well as master the art of tweaking the sound of their instruments without having to rely on a third-party sound technician. The bass did not sound quite as full as it should have, nor was the rhythm guitarist miked properly, which made it difficult to hear the harmonies he and the lead shared. Overall though, they sounded great, and I am really excited to hear the new album come together.
Attila's live performance is incomparable to the other bands' that played that night. Both guitarists sounded great; I was able to hear each of them clearly throughout the entire show. The bassist did his job and showed off his talents some by playing part of the show with the bass behind his head. The drummer also played well, but he did not drive the rhythms into territory not already traversed on the album. Chris, Attila's front man is an excellent showman. Still in high school, Fronzie (as he is known to the ladies) is fully aware of his talents as a vocalist and does well to ensure that the audience is into the show by crowd-surfing while singing. This band is full of talent, and I will be going to more of their shows.
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-Bret Phillips
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