Sunday, February 05, 2012

2nd Annual Bull City Metal Fest

The 2nd Annual Bull City Metal Fest was this weekend at The Casbah in Durham, and I went to hear some great bands and take photos. First off, I haven't been to downtown Durham since I was 18 and interning at Merge Records, and it's really different now. I kept doing the whole "HEY, that wasn't there/as fancy 6 years ago!" thing all night. This was my first Casbah experience too, and I thought it was a cool venue: they have great sound, my favorite beer is on draft (Bell's Two Hearted!), and I liked the hilarious contrast of persian rugs and a roomful of metal guys dressed in all black.

I couldn't make it out on Friday night, which was when two of my new favorite local bands played: Bitter Resolve and Ruscha. Lauren Fitzpatrick, formerly of The Curtains of Night, is the drummer for Bitter Resolve, and I'm really happy that she is making music again because The Curtains of Night was/is a favorite band of mine. Ruscha is totally brutal, and I mean that in the best possible way.

Here's what I saw on Saturday night:

Widow (Raleigh "traditional metal"):




These guys are glamorous in the way that metal can be so glamorous. I mean, there is just so much hair, and it's swooshing around. I spent a lot of their set getting freaked out thinking about their hair getting stuck in their guitars. Anything can happen when you shred.

M/\KE (Carrboro pysch-sludge metal):




Scott is the enigmatic one.


Spencer is the one with the most hair on his head.



Matt (right) is the shirtless one.

M/\KE is so good! And they are really nice, too. Please don't hate me for giving you boyband nicknames in this review.

Braveyoung (Greensboro instrumental post-rock):

The palate cleanser of the night. They played a really pretty set.



They brought their own lighting...







...Which made everything look moody and cool.

The Body (Providence, RI sludge duo):




If I had to howl like Chip King for a whole hour, my vocal chords would probably disintegrate and then I'd have to use one of those creepy voice boxes to talk for the rest of my life.

The Body/Braveyoung Collaboration:




After The Body played a set, Braveyoung jumped on stage to join them. They complimented each other so perfectly.

All in all, an awesome line-up and a fun night. Click on the links above to discover more about the artists I've mentioned. And while we're here talking about metal... here's a recording of when Systems (Carrboro metal/post-rock) played a set on The Backyard Barbecue on January 22:

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