together PANGEA

I was scrolling through my Facebook one day, and the regional weekly news had posted about this band that was coming to town called together PANGEA. And I thought to myself, "that's a weird name, I'll check it out." and I watched the music video for "Snakedog" and found myself bobbing along to it, until the first guitar solo came in and I was hooked INSTANTLY.

Formed in 2005, the LA band has released their third full-length album titled Badillac and Jesus "Crab Fishing" Christ is it a good album.

They tour and play shows like goddamn machines, and its probably only a matter of time until they release another album (fuck)

But they just released the music video for the title track "Badillac"

You just know they were obliterated the whole time, and that's perfectly fine with me just keep on doing stuff like this.

And that will do for now.

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/togetherpangea/timeline

Snakedog music video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4rrp2iNanU

AN ESCAPE FOR LOUIE

I'm going to do something different that I'm hopefully going to keep going, and that is posting covers that bands do that I like. And I really like this cover.

This first one is coming from Cros De Cagnes, France, and they are An Escape for Louie with a fantastic cover of Britney Spears' "Toxic" that is just like I said, fantastic.

If you're expecting to listen to one of those "pop goes punk" style tracks then prepare to be disappointed because this almost sounds like they wrote the track themselves it is that well done. The band's motto is "Play it loud for best result" and the results of this track are loud, heavy, and with the best results possible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzcVGkRFijI&feature=youtu.be

I hope to review other tracks by this band, and the band of the Vocalist that was featured in the track Of Aimless Glory sometime soon. 

Thanks for letting me review this, I wish you all the best.

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/anescapeforlouie/timeline

Bandcamp:

http://anescapeforlouie.bandcamp.com/track/toxic-britney-spears-cover-ft-antho-as-aimless-glory

Fake Messiah

I was expecting this to be one of those metal bands that has a female vocalist and they try to be Arch Enemy or something and add all of the clean singing and still be metal.

I did not get what I was expecting, this girl can scream, growl, and she can do it damn well. The band is called Fake Messiah, they are from Switzerland, and they are releasing new material and a new album very soon.

The song is pretty good, I am just blown away at how good this vocalist sounds, I recommend listening to this when you have a moment (or two)

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/fakemessiah.band/info?ref=page_internal

Bandcamp:

http://fakemessiah1.bandcamp.com/

Centinex

WARNING: This band is HEAVY. Seriously, if you suck and can't handle the heavy shit, get out while you still can.

With a name like Centinex, I was expecting something heavy, and alien sounding. I was NOT disappointed in the least. Something about a fast riff, and gang vocals really lifts my spirits.

The Swedish band is preparing to release the comeback album "Redeeming Filth" November 21st in Europe and December 9th here in North America. They have been a band since 1990, disbanded in 2006 and are now relaunching themselves at audiences everywhere!!

Upcoming shows:

25.10 2014 CZE - Pilsen - Phantoms of Pilsen Festival
26.06 2015 GER - Protzen - Protzen Open Air

I'm listening to the track "When Bodies are Deformed" from the upcoming record over and over, it sounds like Cannibal Corpse and Slayer had a baby. And I'm glad to have met this amazing offspring.

Listen here:

https://www.facebook.com/Centinexofficial/timeline

Check out Centinex and be sure to order the album "Redeeming Filth" available soon in Europe and the United States in just around a month now!

UPDATE: New tracks have been released, and I am getting stoked for the release of this album!

Lever Interview

This Chicago band is making new music and trying to get their EP "Brainwashed" out as soon as possible for you to hear!

Here is their Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/LeverBand

And you can access their music here!

http://www.reverbnation.com/LeverBand

They are Lever, and they are a very 90's sounding band.

Here is an interview I did with them:

What is your most memorable moment on stage or at one of your shows?

Jeff - I would say when we did an acoustic open mic at The Drunken Donut in Joliet, IL. It was our first time stepping foot in the place and we didn't know what to expect. We figured that no one would be there, but there was a good amount of people that showed up. We played one of our songs called "Best For Last" and people were singing along to it. I couldn't believe it. I thought I was hearing things.

What was the best show you have played so far?

 Jeff - I can't speak for everyone, but we played a show in Chicago earlier this summer for this house party called Shanleypalooza. The energy and the reaction from the people watching was amazing. Everyone was really into it. It was probably the most memorable show to me personally.

If you got the chance to go back in time and play ANY show, festival, or event, ever, what would it be?

Jeff - Opening for Nirvana at the Metro either in 1989 or 1991 would be awesome

Jon - Woodstock 1969

Ariel - Ramones live at CBGB

Mike - opening for Nirvana during their In Utero tour

Describe the weirdest person you have met at one of your shows.

Jeff - That's a tough one because we're usually the weirdest ones.

What kind of vehicle/equipment do you tour with?

Jeff - If we can, we'll use Ariel's green van. It fits all of our equipment and all of us with room to spare. If for whatever reason we can't use the van, then we'll use my GMC Jimmy SUV and one other car to fit all of the gear, but it's a pain in the ass to take 2 separate cars. A band should travel together in 1 vehicle.

What is your favorite song to play live?

Jon - "Who Cares"

Jeff - "Who Cares"

Ariel - "Identity Crisis"

Mike - "McFly"

Do you have any pre-show rituals?

Jeff - Hopscotch, and jumping jacks. If we're really nervous we'll do the hand-jive. 

If you could change one thing about the music scene, what would it be and how would someone do it?

Jeff - Well, Joliet has a great music scene going on. They have a place called The Joliet Bakery (Aka The Drunken Donut) and that place is always packed when bands/artists/comedians perform. It's a hot spot for local music and it's growing thanks to the help of Angie Morrison, Sean Senffner, Corey "Moondog" Myers, and Katie Dulny. We're not from Joliet, but more places should be like that. A lot of talented musicians are coming out of that area. I wish Chicago had a scene like that. Fans and musicians support each other and they have a sincere love for music. It's hard to find places like that. When it comes to music in general, I think people need to be more open minded and try to seek out music that doesn't just play on the radio. Too many people are close-minded when it comes to music.

Which one of you has the best, and the worst day jobs?

Jeff - I would say that Jon has the best day job. He's a student video technician at NIU. Our drummer, Mike used to work at Chuck E Cheese and that job didn't sound too fun.

What foreign country do you want to play at the most?

Jeff - I can't speak for everyone, but anywhere in The United Kingdom would be pretty cool.

What is your main goal right now?

Jeff - We want to get our EP "Brainwashed" out to as many people as we can. We want this band to go as far as we can take it. It would be cool to eventually make a living from this band. We'd like to tour and just keep this going, because this is what we love to do. We take it very seriously.

So you sit down to record, and you somehow manage to go to youtube or reddit or whatever, what are you watching or reading while procrastinating? 

Jeff - We're either watching music/concert videos or stupid/comedic videos like Tim and Eric or Key and Peele. We have a weird sense of humor.

Do you guys prefer cats or dogs?

Jeff - Cats.

Jon - Dogs

Ariel - Cats

Mike - Cats