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Holy.... Wha the-- You mean I'm actually contributing to the blog?! For the first time in 8 months?!? Egad.
Well, you would too if you had a kick ass time with kick ass people at the Flotsam and Jetsam show on March 27th past. We tribute you, the listeners, in this here blog. Kudos, M2347892F2348rs. That's cussing without the Shift key, in case you were curious.
First of all, megafuckinghella-THANKS to Tony from Mosh Pit Army. Behold the legend...
Here we go!!!
First [and later], pictures of the set, courtesy of Chrystal and crew. Thanks, Chrystal. All persons viewing this page are required to save one of these to your desktop now:
Thanks, again to all who played, to Tony from Mosh Pit Army, to the Venue of Scottsdale, and you listeners, and I must say the Hellven crowd outdid all other crowd members in the audience. So give yourself a Honey Brown, because I said so. Pics, please...
Steve N, Toby, and Greg. Yeah! Count the horns! Six! Six! Six horns! HA, HA HA HA HA HA....
Kim hangs with Eric from Razer. Cheers, guys.
Matt from Era of Genocide gives us his best GQ. If GQ did beanie shots and Batman T-shirts.
Anne [responsible for these fine shots you are seeing] hangs with Kim.
Aphrodite shows her team colours. The blouse matches the window sticker. Look out.
Our blessed Nan joins the festivities.
The immortal Ronzilla with [Rooby, rooby, ROOOO!!!!] Greg. Ron has good taste in beer.
Roadkill gives his best GQ.
Dutch gives his best GQ.
Eric the Red from Cathexis gives his best GQ.
Steve S. gives his best GQ.
Crazy George gives his best GQ.
Steve and Tony from 13Down give their best GQ. Matt from Era of Genocide is tired of this already.
Leslie and Andi [brother to Dutch, and therefore heir to the Hellven frontman throne] give their best Vanity Fair.
Connie gives her best Vanity Fair.
Chris from Anihilist gives his best GQ.
Metal Knight gives his best GQ.
Lynda gives her best GQ, er, Vanity Fair.
Joe Dunn [former 12-Ton Sledge] gives, well, you know.
Randy from Body of Scars would be giving his best Metal Maniacs, but Eric the Red from Cathexis is there to intercept the magic of his metalness.
FYI, Cory B has the GQ down, G. Put him on TV.
Andi, Leslie and Brian W. hang out. Only 2 horns this time.
Mike V. and Greg. Uh, 4 horns? 5?
Gabby and Terence. Hell yeah. GQ, or Vanity Fair, or something. 2 horns.
Chrystal has arrived. She and Tanya [not pictured] are responsible for these band pics that follow [by the way, keep scrolling. There are more pics of you fine folk, too]:
Aw, yeah. Thanks again Chrystal. See our myspace site for more.
Rrrrrick! You rule dude.
Greg gets kicked into the pit, allegedly by Brian W, [right]
Chris from Anihilist joins Dutch for a drink, of water, because he just got done with the set. Simma down, now.
Great shot of the group, Anne. From left to right, as best I can remember [just kidding]: Greg, Tony from 13Down, Eric from Razer, Steve from 13Down, Kim, Mike V, Shelley, and Dave Garcia Later, or, as I call him, Dave Garcia at Band Practice.
Sara, Eve, and Lynda at the after party. Crazy Women. That's redundant, I know.
...and where crazy women are, Dave Garcia is sure to follow. Just kidding, Dave. Actually, I'm not.
Brian W. flanked by Shelley and Leslie. Oh, What a Night.... late December, er, March, back in...
Ray. You can call him Rayray. Or you can call him Jay. Or you can call him Johnson....
Reed and Dave from the AZ/DZ tribute band hang with Dutch. These guys are remnants of the old band, Torso from back in the day. How nostalgic.
Dan the man. Yeah, boy.
Dutch does his impression of Anne doing her impression of Dutch. Thanks again for the pics, Anne.
Joe Dunn and Metal Knights' horns give their best GQ . 4 horns. 2 per metalhead. Awesome.
Eric the Red from Cathexis is sick of the GQ references.
Wrapping up the Joe Dunn after-party with [clockwise from the top], Metal Knight, Dan, André, and Anne.
Thanks to all again.
Dutch is googly-eyed. In case you were wondering, Eric smeared Dutch's ass on the pool table. Big surprise.
Metal Knight is googly-eyed. He didn't play pool, but still looks kick-ass in these shades.
Joe Dunn and Lynda have this statue. 'Tis merely a flesh wound.
...and now, the following Sunday during Bike week at the Steel Horse Saloon, Phoenix, AZ. This is Sunday after the show, and they had been going 3 days straight since the Hellven show, so you will understand, then, why Brian W. [aka Cindy Brady] is riding piggy-back on Lynda.
...and then, so does Dutch [aka Jan Brady]. Why are people riding people riding piggy-back on Lynda? Because we can.
Cheers, yo. See you soon.
Wow. What a promotion. Many good memories. Many good shows. Got a good CD out there, I think. What more can I say to our dear listeners but thank you. Thanks for making our 2008 a success. We appreciate it. If you're 21, we'll buy you a beer. If not, we'll buy you a beer when you turn 21. Thanks again. Really. No, really. Really, dammit.
Rock and Dutch in a nutshell. This picture says it all, and if you know Dutch and Rock, you'll know what that means. Both of them in their natural habitat. Thanks, Rock!
-Dutch
What the...?
Wow. Annefest turned out great. So good, in fact, that pictures are minimal, because I was having such a good time. PICTURES, PLEASE!
The notorious Koama Kompound. Witness now the death of my blogger camera, as the lens has been shattered. D'oh! The haze you see in the photo is the 130 degree heat on that day.
Eve did a wonderful job helping to set up. Here she is fully enjoying the acts.
...And here's the woman of the day, our Queen, Anne. Whoa! watch where you put that scepter!
A big thanks to our co-host, Tommy Gibbons of Koama. Soon coming to a Motive near you. Great pic, Tommy. Just be glad I didn't make you say Robert Goulet.
Anne seems to be losing her patience with the bands at this point. They were, after all, supposed to play at least one Ozzy cover. So what went awry, bands?! The only bands to oblige Anne in this request were Rising Pain [Sweet Leaf], Hellven [Children of the Grave], Talk to Sheep [Children of the Grave], and I Don't Know [Gee, pick one]. All the rest of you bands reading this have an ass-kicking coming your way from Anne.
Queen Anne knights Mike from EOG. "I henceforth knight thee in the name of the Queen. Rise, Sir Michael Area of Genitals!!"
Ah. This time Anne christens herself with a Bud Light, as our friend Tony C looks on in bewilderment.
A portion of the new lineup for Destructured. Lee [drums], Jared [bass] and Billy [vox]. Not pictured is Tim [guitar], who I think was getting his hair done at the time of this photo.
Save this one to your hard drive, blow it up, print it, and paste it to your wall. This is Dutch with our benevolent hosts, Tom and Tommy Gibbons. We really appreciate it, guys. We'll do it again next year.
Dave "Sugar Britches" Garcia. Man, put some clothes on, you streaker!
Ah! There's Tim. Apparently, the cowboy hat worked better.
Brian from Sectas takes a moment to impersonate Anne. He's even texting! How authentic. Whatever you do, Brian, don't let Rock mistake you for Anne and try to give you a lap dance.
Again, a big thanks to all who showed. Vids of some footage will soon be posted. Peace for now!
I could think of no better way to segueway into Annefest than to show you wonderful updates to the Hellven profile, as inspired by my latest trip with Eve to our trip to Victoria...
Ladies and Gentlemen, we present to you... Hellven.
Hellven are:
Dutch Rosenberg - zither
Roadkill - pool chemicals
Dave Terry - glockenspiel
Clifford Shorb - Player Piano with interchangeable song cartridges
OK, everyone, check out the latest review of Divine Dichotomy, as published by Mad Mike from Metal Storm Magazine:
Hellven "Divine Dichotomy"
Hellven
Divine Dichotomy
2008
Independent release
If you were to take Wrathchild America, strip away the jazzy parts, then add some old AC/DC, old Black Sabbath, Crowbar, Corrosion of Conformity, some other grittier Rock and Metal bands, and added a shitload of sarcastic humor you would have Glendale, Arizona’s Hellven!! Up for review is their third CD “Divine Dichotomy”!
Right off the bat this band doesn’t waste anytime they get right to the point with the first song “Bless It” A catchy, raucous goof on life after death then goes right into “Punish the Poor”. The lyrics on this album will have you going back to the CD player to back track a bit to make sure you heard the lyrics right, and then laugh manically when you hear it again.
This isn’t super high speed stuff, but then again, that isn’t a bad thing either, nor is the kind of Rock tinged Metal like Glam. This is gritty, raw, catchy, and well structured.
The vocals fit and don’t stray from the path the song is going from, lyrics that are to the point, satirical, and sarcastic, even parts of the music are pretty sarcastic if you know what to listen for. The guitars are just solid, leads not too boring nor over extended, the bass just laying a good foundation, and the drums are just keeping the rhythms solid and together.
Some parts kind of remind me of the more groove Rock type of stuff that Cathedral has done, but not being a clone of that band or completely copying that style.
Three tracks stand out are “Bless It”, “Punish the Poor”, “Headless Beauty”, and the awesome, blast as loud as possible track “You Kicked My Ass”. How can you even argue with a song title like that?!
Bug this band for copies of “Divine Dichotomy”, you will not be disappointed! If they’re playing near you check them out! Highly recommended!
Added: April 25th 2008
Reviewer:
Mad Mike
It's good to get a breather. Eve and I just escaped last weekend to Lake Pleasant, AZ.
Here you can see our tranquil island with our lone companion, our dog Cody. Now immortalized in history for all Hellven crowd, and the world, to see.
We're getting psyched up for the Koama CD release party alright! May 16th in Litchfield Park, AZ! You need to click shows to check it out. Peace brothers and sisters.
-Dutch
Since I went a long time during our promotion without blogging, I thought it best to give you kids a taste of some worthwhile pictures out of my stash from springtime...
Here we have Tony Toledo of the Mosh Pit Army doing what he does best, which is auditioning for the new Misfits roadie. Just kidding, he's moshing. My word, what else would you have him do?
World, meet Lynda, Rock from Kult of Thorn, and Dave from Hellven. Folks, meet the world.
This looks like a job for Larry from Cell Phone Cowboys. We have a pool going as to what Larry is up to in the picture. Is he undressing? Is he hammered? Both? Does he have a strange woman in the room? Does he have a mosquito bite? We report, you decide.
Now that February and March are over, it looks like we have more time to waste, since most of our shows are done for this promotion. SO!! Fear not, we shall embarrass the living hell out of you again this summer, as my camera and I get set to capture more games of 3man and drunken madness! I could be talking of none other than Annefest! Trust me, you'll hear a lot about it in the weeks to come. For now, stay tuned for Hellven opening for Koama at their CD release! Go to shows now and you'll see..
Okay, kids, the first in a series of installments in our "Three Man" series to get you all in the mood for Annefest! Here goes...
3 man for starters...
I've got three doubles...!
The Monster Mash...
Twisted Sister....?
...and just who is 'Sugar Britches,' anyway....?
Happy St. Patrick's day all. You guys bring out the green in me. More photos still pending, I mean, what would you have me do, sit here at the computer all day writing useless dribble, or actually performing in Hellven? I thought so.
Thanks to all who joined us at the Metal on the Rocks show in Prescott! Get ready for Friday, March 21st, as we open for the one, the only, Talk to Sheep!
Click here to get details for that show! Pics coming soon, I don't promise!
-Dutch
Ok, y'all, you've noticed. I haven't blogged in a while. Let me just say that February was hella. and busy. Really busy. In the coming weeks I'll try to publish some of our latest vids and pics, but be patient with us for now.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE all who showed for both our Feb 29th show at the Sets, and our Mar 1st show at the Cell Block. It was a gas. We'll see you all in Prescott at the Metal on the Rocks Festival. Late!
-Dutch
Back from Vegas. Wow. Wednesdays in Vegas are cool, but we, of all people, did not savour much of the action. Dave from Hellven may have though, you'll have to ask him next time you run into him. Pictures of our sojourn to sin city...
Any road trip demands a starter visit for some food, specifically McDonalds. Here we have Roadkill [right] pictured with my write in vote for president in 2008. America, I give to you...Shannon from Avenger of Blood! So when you get your ballot in November, remember to write it in: □ Hillary Clinton □ Barack Obama □ John McCain x Shannon from Avenger of Blood. I really want to see the nightly news when they tally all votes to tell me that Shannon from Avenger of Blood received one popular vote. I can't wait.
Dutch and Cliff need to eat too. Here we are at McDonalds. They don't sell bottles of beer there, in case you're wondering why I'm not pictured drinking. Damn.
Dave didn't make the journey with us, but he did on his own, here he is outside the venue babysitting the gear.
Cliff at the gig.
Dutch at the gig.
Roadkill at the merch booth...
...which didn't get too much exposure. Too dark, I guess.
So, while we waited for the show to start, it was time to let off a little steam. Here, Roadkill shows the world his impressive rack.
Some folks made it all the way from Phoenix to catch us, like this duo: Rick and Dave's cousin Steve. Thanks a million, fellas.
Tina, Anne, and Terence also made it out. See their editorial...
We even had some Vegas showgoers. From the left, Chris [cheers, dude], Anne, Ronald [cheers again] and Tina. Chris and Ronald were there for the good part of the show checking out all bands, and we appreciate the support guys. See you soon!
Roadkill has big guns.
Lastly, a final salute from Shannon of Avenger of Blood. He thinks you're number one. Peace y'all.
All of you kick ass. Thanks for supporting, man, we mean it. Check out our music page, we've got some videos posted of our Project Independent show on Nov 15th, 2007. SOME OF YOU MAY FIND YOURSELVES ON THERE! For now, though, I've got some nice and funky pix of the weekend of our CD release. Here you go, kids!....
Look closely in the darkness, is that Dutch? No, it's Brian W impersonating Dutch! Also pictured of course, is Dave from Hellven. What the hell are you guys doing?!? Oh, it's another 3-man game. I see by the count of beers on the table that they are well prepared to play.
Wha-- is this Dutch again? Dammit, no! It's Dave Garcia [ex-Stricken, The Furnace] impersonating Brian W! He must have started a trend or something.
A closer look at Dave Terry of Hellven. Check out his myspace page! By the way, all of these photos are from the 4-day long party we had surrounding the CD release.
....and here we have the person responsible for all the merriment, our gracious host, Eve. She really outdid herself making food and hospitality for everyone, so no wonder she looks tired. Thanks, sugar! We appreciate it.
Our good friends Jason, Anne and Terence. Yeah, baby.
Our good buddy Matt came all the way out from Indiana to see us. Thanks, Matt! He immediately started drinking, so his eye contact in the following photos will be minimal. Here he his with Jacquie.
...and here you can see why. 3-man [as is the party itself at this point] is in full swing. Randy V from Perpetual Death Mode battles Matt to see who, indeed, is a dirty rotten whore.
...and we see who won that battle.
The incomparable Metal Knight [I've said that before, somewhere], with his offspring, Ashley K [bottom left], and our good friend Tony.
After graciously conceding defeat in 3-man, Randy V is all love to all people [mainly because he's drunk at this stage] Here he is with our friend Pam.
We also had the privilege of getting to know Rick as well. Different Rick. We call him Cherry Bomb Rick, or Tat2Rik, he's got a few names. Witness his wardrobe changes throughout the 4 day party, and his gradual descent into unconsciousness, ready? One...
...two...
...three. Done. Nice shirt.
No Hellven party is complete without the Ronzilla experience.
And, definitely, no party is complete without Steve N there. See earlier in the blog [scroll down] for his antics with Rock from Kult of Thorn and Fuzzy from Here Lies Treachery.
Until next time!
Okay, now I'm at the point where I can address the world again.
Thanks. Everyone thanks. For making our CD release kick major ass.
Now that I'm back in town, I'm back with my blogger camera, too. So watch out for me. We've got pix and vids in development right now that we can show you all as they become available. So just sit tight. I'll send a message to all when available. Peace, fuckers!
Paul Stafford, a former writer for Metalstorm magazine, and now freelance journalist and strong supporter of the Phoenix metal scene, has this to say about Hellven's forthcoming CD, Divine Dichotomy:
Happy New Year, folk! OK, kids, this was just a hell of a weekend. Not only was Anne's New Year's Party killer [which it was, see below], but we also had the privelege of catching Howitzer as they released their new CD, Rise to Power, on December 28th at the Sets.
Here we see Howitzer's Moody along with Dutch and Eve. Hmm.... what's wrong with this picture?
Chewy from Chewy Productions hangs with Metal Knight and Dutch. Ah, that's more like it, Dutch.
Byron from Pelvic Meatloaf and Jeremy from Howitzer and Dutch hang during the show. The other pic we got of this bunch was way too provocative. Never let Jeremy recommend to take a 'gay' picture. I imagine I'll use that pic at a later date to blackmail him. Just kidding, Jeremy!
Friends Sam and April hang with Eve. In case you're wondering why I chose this 'National Enquirer' style photo based on the look on their faces, just remember... when you see me out with my camera, I won't ask you to say "cheese," but instead I'll ask you to sing like Robert Goulet. Consider yourself warned.
At the show, Tom from Metal Thunder Productions, Metal Knight, Randy V from Perpetual Death Mode, Ali and Eve
Dutch with Mikey and Michelle. Cheeries!
Eve with Steve N and Metal Scene Magazine's Adrian and Valerie
Dammit, Jim, I'm a kazoo player, not a photographer! Welp, a little blurry but still dramatic. Maybe Howitzer could use it as an album cover in the future or something. Howitzer fucking slayed by the way. Also on the bill were Perpetual Death Mode [featuring a cameo by some loser in Hellven], Pelvic Meatloaf, Fracture Point, Talk to Sheep, and Here Lies Treachery.
Dutch with 98KUPD's ambassador to the local Phoenix Metal Scene, one Marcus Meng. Thanks, Marcus, for supporting and representing. On behalf of everyone in the scene, we appreciate it.
OK. That was an awesome night, but we're not done! That's right, it's time to take those of you with and interest in the Phoenix scene to take a glimpse at Anne's New Year's Eve Party! Live bands were featured, but not necessarily pictured here.
Lockdown's new vocalist, Jake, also from Ace Tattoo, and our longtime friend, George. We call him Crazy George. We just met Jake, so we don't have his nickname, yet.
Joe and Tim from Destructured. I enjoyed their half of a set. We had noise disturbances on this evening, so Lockdown and Destructured got kind of dissed. [Luckily, they played anyway!]
Eve and Dutch with the immortal Ronzilla. See him get kicked out of a country karaoke bar near you.
OK, I relent. Here's a pic of Lockdown getting it on at the party. You win.
...and Lockdown after their set. Can you make them out? This pic was hard to develop, but I was insistent on getting it on here for some stupid reason. I would call everyone out, but, of course, I can't see them.
A portion of Terence and the full version of Ed [Edvis, I also call him Regular Ed, not to be confused with Big Ed] It's been a while since we'd seen Ed, so this was a great time to catch up.
Dutch with Joe Dunn of 12 Ton Sledge
Joe Noyes from Destructured, Matt from EOG, Jesse from Destructured, and Dutch
Anne, our gracious host, hangs with Dave from Hellven.
Ok, goyls, pout for da camera! From the left, Martha, Eve, Anne, Amy, and Kelsey
Whoa! Look who else hung out at the party, it's Keda and Cliff from Hellven!
Christian Vasquez from Sectas kicks it with Dutch. Too bad they didn't play. Darn.
Matt from EOG shows us the tattoo prize he got in his last box of Cracker Jacks.
Oh, and Connie hung out with us too. I don't think her worser half, Mike V, got into any of these pix however.
Eric the Red from 12 Ton Sledge and Dutch. Where's the rest of the group, fellas? And when the hell are you playing again, for the love of Pete?
Dutch with a guy we hadn't seen in a while, Steve H. Happy New Year, dude. Steve is a metal vocalist looking for a band. Any takers?
Whew, good. I indeed have a picture of myself with Anne. Thanks, Anne, for a killer party! We'll do it again at Annefest 2.0!
Dutch with Damian. I think he's saying, "Ro-bert, Gou-laaaaayyy!!"
At the party, Raven, Eve, Runaway from Sectas, Dave Garcia from Stricken, and Lynda
Lynda and Dave Garcia again. Are they breast feeding? The party was unpredictable.
Ah! I see Garcia has been weaned. Here he is with DMac and Casey.
Dutch with Brian the Navy Guy. That's his handle. Get used to it. That's how I am able to differentiate him from the 895 other 'Brians' that I know. Cheers and good to meet you, dude.
Clockwise from the left, Anne, Brian W, Brian the Navy guy, Lynda, Ray, Damian, and Sanya. Again, it's not "cheese" guys, it's "Robert Goulet,"
Dutch with David from Belgium. DISCLAIMER: It is not pronounced like the American David. You see David is from Belgium, so it's kind of pronounced, "DAH-vid." Here we both are in our natural pose.
Brian W and Anne are winding....down....
Soon to be married, Nez and David think you're number one.
...and our last photo, of DMac, exemplifies just how drunk everyone became. You simply had to see our rant to understand. Happy New Year, everybody!
So, we had a rip-snortin time over the holiday weekend! Hope everyone else did, too. Wow, did I drink. I mean, I really drank. Let's start with Thursday...
No, this is not Osama Bin Laden. It is one particular guitarist from a particular Phoenix Act who I will be joining onstage this Friday for the Howitzer CD release. Please do NOT alert authorities! No threat is imminent! Unless, of course, you're talking about the threat of this longhaired freak getting frighteningly drunk like me on Thursday. Cheers, Randy V.
On Friday, it became necessary to recuperate from my drunken tirade. We also on this weekend supported Kult of Thorn [once again] at the Big Fish Pub. Pictured above are Hellven's own Roadkill at the show with his wife, Crystal, and the incomparable Metal Knight. Whoa! Nice shirt, Roadkill. A little shameless self-promotion never killed anyone.
Also supporting were Dave and Gino from Strickn, with Gino's [wife, girlfriend, fiancee...? I don't know. Fill in the blank] Beth.
...and, just so I could say I got my picture with someone famous, Dutch schmoozes with the Nialelord from Kult of Thorn. See Rock Rollain for proper pronunciation.
OK, that's it for now, kids. The rest of the Xmas photos are family only,
and not listener related. Or, they are just too juicy for the internet.
He, he, he.... Coming up, however, is the NEW YEARS EVE PARTY at our dear
friend Anne's featuring 4 live
bands including
.
We will see you there.
Click here if you need more information about the
party. Peace til then!
OK, on this past weekend of all weekends, we supported at a crazy place called Crabby Don's out in Mesa, supporting killer local acts Anihilist, The Asylum, [Sic]Monic, and Inkult.
Pictures, please...
Dutch with Randy V from Perpetual Death Mode, and Tony Toledo from Mosh Pit Army.
Zack and the boys from SicMonic. Killer show, dudes.
Other bands, do not be offended, but there was a stint during the show where Eve and I just had to get something to eat, so I didn't quite get snapshots of you all. Don't take it personally. My stomach owes you one. At any rate, after Crabby Don's we all moseyed down the road to the Cell Block to pay a visit to Vinnie and Kristen. Congrats on the great news, guys!
Eve, Randy, Kristin from the Cell Block, and Anne
Our friends Eve and Steve. Whoa! They rhyme!
After that we were cordially invited to the residence of a one Rock Rollain, who is living with a few folks for now. One of which was the singer for a Creed tribute band, who was passed out despite our ramblings.
Fuzzy from Here Lies Treachery, Rock from Kult of Thorn, and our good buddy Steve.
Don't ask, but Anne is getting jiggy with the singer from Weathered, which is a Creed tribute band of all things.
...and later. Again, don't ask.
Click to view a special message from Fuzzy and Rock [and Randy]
The next day, we celebrated our good friends Mike V and Sanya's birthday. Few of us there remember any of it, so these pix may or may not have explanations. Above pictured are Connie, Mike V [Happy, happy, dude], Anna, Ray, and Eve.
Mike from Dr. Don Buttons decided to drop by. Click him to email requests to him for killer buttons!
Metal Knight, Ashley K, Connie, Jason, Eve, and Sanya
Sanya's adorable offspring, Tesla and Jason.
The birthday hooligans: Sanya and Mike V, with Tesla.
Cheers, everyone. See you out there.
YAYYYAYYYYYYYAYYYY!!!!!!
OUR WEBSITE IS FINALLY IN BUSINESS
Do you understand how burgeoning the Phoenix Heavy Metal scene is? It's practically exploding, and it's right under your nose.
Why haven't you heard about it? It's because of the lack of media exposure. It seems the only homage paid to our outstanding metal scene is a brief hour-long thrash metal segment late Sunday night on KUPD, and then only one or two local bands. Heavy Metal, you see, is a very specific demographic. Not as many people follow it as, say, hip-hop, but nonetheless, there are literally hundreds of metal bands in Arizona just screaming [pardon the pun] to be heard. Is a one hour segment for metal all we have?
Ah, but there's so much more! Check out what else is available to get the local music you so desire…
Monsoon Radio
www.monsoonradio.com
That's right, go straight to the internet and log on now. It's a live stream direct from the website. All Metal, all the time, and more importantly, COMMERCIAL FREE. You don't even need to invest hundreds of dollars on a satellite radio hookup. It's waiting for you there, right now. Arizona metal bands are DJ Masterpeace's specialty
AZOverload.com
Again, go right to the website, or the myspace page to get full information and late happenings about the Phoenix forum.
Everyone salute Brian who is going to Iraq to represent his country like the man that he is. Brian says he's going to bring us back some dead bodies as souvenirs. Let’s see, what do we remember from the excellent time we spent with Brian Hernandez, just before he went off to serve this country of ours….it gets more and more difficult to remember much of anything the more you drink. I do remember Felipe trying to do it with the cat, and the cat almost letting him. Also everyone rooting him on. Yay! is the new thang, by the way. Be sure to imitate the soundbite you hear when you see us.
Persons present at the before party: Greg, Susan, Ashley K, Metal Knight, Anne, Randy V, Brian Williams, Brian Hernandez, Amy, Dave Hellven, Dave Garcia, Rock, Stacie, Chris, Dutch&Eve, Pam.
Cardinal rule we must all remember going forth: Thou shalt not spill thy beer! [Common Black Label Society credo] Iced tea - OK. Beer - bad.
For the record, We would also like to immortalize Ashley K's nickname, as it is another one of the more memorable points of the evening. You’re not allowed to call her Ashley, anymore. From now on it’s: Chonchly, the Chonchinator, Alligator Slayer, gonna smoke a blunt later, definitely not a shroom hater, and could totally fucking kick the Terminator.
Well, off to Bailey's we went. And from there, I don’t remember much. Video didn’t turn out that great, so no YouTube this time. As I become more experienced with my blogger camera making its debut, we’ll get better quality blogs.
In case everyone wanted to know why I had a moustache through October, it is because I'm auditioning for the part of Charles Bronson in the musical for 'Death Wish.' No actually, it's because of my upcoming Halloween costume.
Happy Birthday, Kenny!
And after all that, I didn't get any pictures of Kenny. Dammit, Beavis!
How the evening went:
It was imperative that we go support Kult of Thorn at their first show ever, so we made the jaunt down to Mesa [from Deer Valley] to go to the Cell Block off of Gilbert Rd, and saw Rock Rollain's newest outfit, which, I say, is pretty damn good.
Hello to Vinnie, Gweedo, Tad, the Gibbons', and all and any who we encountered that evening. Cell Block is awesome. See us there soon.
Couldn't stay! We had to make the jaunt back up practically to Sun City [from Mesa] to join Kenny and celebrate his birthday with him. On stage at Kenny's house: MetalForce! Ah, the 80's….
Happy B-Day, Kenman. We'll be jaunting over to see you soon again. Good party.
Heres a pic of everyone at Metal Mayhem. They're so cute...
