Pelican, Black Cobra, Unearthly Trance @ Drunken Unicorn - 03-12-08
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Pelican
Black Cobra
Unearthly Trance
I showed up for this show with lots of promotional material for my own 13 Day Mission show happening at Drunken Unicorn later in the month. Doing so got me into the venue for free, and two big X's on the back of my hands. I missed the first two bands because I was over at Lenny's Bar checking out the HIJACKING MUSIC crew.
The headliner was Pelican, and they were pretty good. Their version of post rock meets metal with some good math in there really got me jamming. The sound was very tight, you can definitely tell they have been playing together for a long time. I was very impressed with their ability to keep the flow of a song extremely slow and somewhat quite, then blast into a massive drone of heavy riffs before I even knew what was going on. They reminded me of Explosions in the Sky but with a more metal and math edge. The show was excellent and I look forward to seeing them again.
- Bret Phillips
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