Local Metal Video Showcase!!

As promised, I have another new post, as I have to get caught up from stuff I've held back during my ongoing illness. So today's post is devoted to new videos, as an occasional post theme returns today: the local metal video showcase! We haven't had a videos only post like this since the Kiss concert aftermath, so this definitely has been a long time coming! So, let's kick off this post with our first videos, going in alphabetical order by band name!

Firstly, here are the latest videos from local hard rock trio Browbeat! As we inch closer to their return to the stage this weekend at The Rosie, we can now get a preview of sorts as to how their new lineup sounds, thanks to new uploads by bassist James White! He uploaded two new Browbeat performance clips onto his YouTube channel (which also includes jam videos with former Disciples of Rock bandmates) on Wednesday, including performances of their songs "Movin' On" and "Days Gone By"! These are the first videos we've seen of the band with Dutch's former Caveman Morrison bandmate Johnny Belanger on drums, and the band as a whole have good chemistry in these videos! I like James' enthusiasm, Dutch Vanderploeg's unique singing is effectively used, and the songs sound good! "Movin' On" is the heavier of the two, but both are solid hard rock tunes, so definitely check them out and see what you think! I hope to be at The Rosie on Friday night to check out Browbeat, you guys should go too! For now, check the above links for the new Browbeat videos, and here's "Movin' On"!



Next up is a new video from Brimley, Michigan hard rockers Half A Man! The band has a healthy amount of good quality concert clips on their Facebook page, but YouTube uploads have proven more elusive. Not to worry though, we now have one, though not of the whole band. On Tuesday, temporary drummer Mikey Bishop uploaded a new video from February 3rd's I-500 Pub Crawl concert at The Bird onto his YouTube channel, and it features one of his drum solos! The video quality itself isn't great, but the red lighting adds a sort of effective ambiance to it! The audio makes up for it though, as you can hear Mikey's very proficient drum solo very well! He's definitely a talented drummer, and it shows for all 24 seconds of this video! Check it out below, and remember, for full performance videos of Half A Man songs, the links above will hook you up!



Thirdly, here's the newest video from local metal trio Sativa Rose, which is almost two weeks behind schedule for me to include on here, so my apologies for the delay! This comes from last month's Icy Metal For Aborted Therapy concert at The Oddfellows Hall, and it's actually of the same song I filmed for the SMS, that being their cover of Ratt's "Lay It Down"! Once again, the video was filmed by bassist Adam Veale's dad John and uploaded onto his YouTube channel on January 31st. As usual, the quality's great, way better than the video I got! There's zooming, clearer audio, and higher quality video in general, kudos to John for another solid video! I saw him filming a lot more than just this song though, I wonder if we'll see more from this set down the road? Muscially, I can't add much new here, having already commented on their set from this show, but it's another solid example of Sativa Rose's talent and musical abilities! Just don't judge just on singing, they're doing their best! Check it out below!



And finally, here's our latest (apologetically overdue) weekly classic video! Like our past videos, I've tied this one in to a band/artist performing in the area from the upcoming concert weekend (well, last weekend now), and this time, the featured band is That's Chester and their cover of Deep Purple's "Highway Star"! They fit for this weekly feature, and there's no videos of the band with current frontman Greg Simpson on YouTube anymore, so I'll help amend that! This week's classic video comes from one of their many concerts at Docks Riverfront Grill likely from last year (Facebook doesn't provide specific upload dates), and this was filmed and uploaded by attendee Carol Kainula. The original video can be seen at http://facebook.com/video/video.php?v=136327797552 and ALL CREDIT goes to Carol for this upload! She did all the hard work, I'm just expanding it's audience like it deserves. NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IS INTENDED!! Quality's not bad, and the band's talent is clear, though Greg doesn't attempt the falsetto parts in that range. Audio's a bit scratchy, but it's still a solid clip, and it's a nice look at That's Chester's current lineup! So here's That's Chester's cover of "Highway Star", and I should have a new classic video uploaded mid-week!



That's all for today, but I have more big news to come over the next couple days, I promise! And our monthly feature posts will be kicking in over the next little while as well, so stay tuned for those as well! Thanks everyone!