Crimson Mustache, 13 Day Mission, Bury Me Breathing, Escape from Rushmore, Forever May Die @ Swayzes - 02-09-08
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Crimson Mustache
13 Day Mission
Bury Me Breathing
Escape from Rushmore
Forever May Die
Yet another heavy night at Swayzes with a crew of local bands doing it as hard as they can do it, at least when they are on stage.
Crimson Mustache was up first, this is the first time I've gotten to see them play. This guitar/drum duo has a cool style, but is lacking some depth...and not mentally or musically, but in sound. This is not to say it can not be done with guitar and drums only, but a half stack just isn't enough to make up for the lack of bass. In that light, Jucifer plays metal as a two piece but the lead guitar rocks 3 full stacks at any given time, more than enough to blast some faces minus the bass's. Regardless of how it sounded, these guys are on to something and I hope they stick it out and grow their sound.
In the number two slot was 13 Day Mission. We set helped CM tear down fast and we got our gear on stage fast, everything was looking good until I tried to get some bass out of my amps, no luck. I am not sure what happened but even after I got things working, the power to my amps was cutting on and off the entire set so I was pretty distracted. Regardless I think we had a good set, there was a ton of energy on stage and I had a blast performing.
This was also my first time seeing Bury Me Breathing, they play core metal honoring extreme double bass, screams, and blasting guitar and bass. These guys are solid musicians and have a ton of stage presence. It was really nice to hear them tone it down occasionally with some smooth riffs before blasting us again with the metal. You can definitely tell they have played those songs together many times. They brought their own lighting which was a nice addition to the show as well.
We have played along side Escape from Rushmore before at one of their first shows together. Since then they are down one guitarist but definitely a lot tighter as a whole, their presence and energy is excellent. Every one of these guys has talent but again this is typical metal without much variation. Once in a while they will lay down some shit that is definitely of their own style and I am really excited to hear their new material which will hopefully showcase that. These dudes have a lot of potential if they can take a step back away from what they already know and create something brand new.
Headlining was Forever May Die. These guys take the typical metal and bend it, stretch it, then spit it right back out. They are all over the stage and throwing instrument trickery at you throughout the show. It is not too far off to say that these guys are a minimalist metal group, I only say this because quite a few times there would only be one or maybe two instruments being played at any given time with just vocals over the top.
The whole night was a good time, there was a decent turnout and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. I look forward to seeing what these bands have in store for the future.
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