Another Halloween weekend concert is now official for the Sault area, and it will feature Sault Michigan hard rockers Powerslug headlining at The Merchant's Bar! The band formerly known as River Witch will headline the "Halloween Bash at The Merch" on October 29th (exactly three weeks from today) in what should be another quality addition to the usually stacked Halloween concert lineup in the twin Saults! Aside from Powerslug's hard rocking set, there will also be drink special and a costume contest for $100, so make note of those special elements for this Halloween concert! The Facebook event page lists a 7:00 PM start time (which is very early, I expect the music won't start until 10:00 PM), there's no cover charge listed, and you must be 21 to attend. Check the above links for more details! Nice to hear about this show in advance for a change, as The Merch doesn't usually announce live bands more than a few days out, so we have lots of advance word for Powerslug at the end of the month! Of course, they haven't updated their Facebook page in months, but Powerslug are frequent sights at The Merchant's Bar, and they'll rock on the 29th, so keep them in mind for your Halloween weekend plans, and stay tuned for more as I hear it!
Next up, here's some new videos from young Sault Michigan hard rockers Abstract, courtesy of frontman Jacob Hotlen's YouTube channel! These are new finds for me, despite the fact that Jacob's had a channel since May 2009, but thanks to the band's new Google Sites page, I now know about them! Two Abstract videos are posted on his channel, both uploaded on April 26th of this year, though they both are from older shows. The first one is of Abstract playing on the main stage at last August's Kewadin Casino 25th Anniversary Summer Festival on July 24th, 2010 (opening for Meat Loaf, Clownsack, and others.) I thought they were on the second stage only? No matter, this is even better for them! The video features Abstract covering The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army", Weezer's "Beverly Hills", and the beginning of Wolfmother's "Woman" before the video cuts out, and they do a good job on all three! It's odd seeing Ethan Twardy using Clownsack's drumkit for their set, but overall, they did great on the big stage! Click here to see Abstract from last year's Kewadin Festival, but the one I'm embedding here is even longer and heavier!The second video is from Abstract's 1st place winning performance at the Sault Area Middle School talent show on March 25th of this year, which is surely another highlight for this talented young band! In the video, they covered Metallica's "Enter Sandman", AC/DC's "Back In Black", and "Woman" again, though it was caught in full this time. The video's further away and a bit darker, but the audio quality's good and the songs are longer and heavier, so I definitely recommend this video as well! Check the above links for more, and here's (part of?) Abstract's talent show winning set below! (For the record, Jacob's YouTube channel & Abstract's Google Site don't have much else for new band relevant stuff yet.)
Also new for videos are two new solo jam videos from former Bring The Fallen and AtrophiA guitarist Dan Souliere, who posted these onto his YouTube channel yesterday. Roughly two minutes each, they're basically rhythm guitar riffs by themselves, and his skill is clear in them, but it would definitely be interesting to hear these with more instruments accompanying them. Good quality though! Check out the second jam video by clicking here, but I've embedded the first one below, so give it a look!
And finally, here's three assorted shorter news stories from the last little while. As usual, these are in alphabetical order by band or venue name:
- If you've been wondering where Lion Ride have been over the past few months, they've been forced into a break, as guitarist Marky Lion broke a knuckle on his left hand in August. As a result, he's been unable to play guitar since, which has stalled band activity. He posted the update onto the band's Facebook page last Saturday. Get well soon Marky, hopefully your knuckle heals up soon!
- Following their closure last month, The Vibe Lounge on Goulais Avenue closed their Facebook page. I saw it coming, but no worries, as I've replaced their link on the SMS's "Other Local Metal Links" with their still-online Facebook group. It hasn't been updated in a month, but a less-used link is better than nothing!
- A review of Woods of Ypres' "Home" vinyl single by Ryan Grant was posted onto the metal website Here To DESTROY last month, where he briefly (but glowingly) reviewed it and shared his love for "Woods IV" as well. Good read, and it has some purchasing links too, so check it out at the above links!
That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news soon and our Defunct Local Band Profile on Detroit on Monday! Thanks everyone!
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