After three years without a single new video, former No Arrow/SBD frontman Dann Pichette returned to uploading with a vengeance on his YouTube channel, posting 42 new videos there from February 8th-13th! Between these and drummer Joe Falco's archive concert video postings last year, it's a good time to be a No Arrow fan! Only eight of these videos are proper No Arrow performances from jam sessions or concerts, and none are dated, but as far as I know, these are all new to YouTube. The jam session videos include them playing "Genocyde Revealing Pt. 1" with Harley Syrette on bass, and four videos from a jam with his replacement Brad Griffith (ex-Bizotic), includng two chunks of "Genocyde Revealing" (here and here) and "Colderside Of The Sun" similarly split in two videos (here & here). The three concert videos are all from an undated Brad-era set at the former GLOW nightclub at 119 Gore Street (I am fairly sure the venue was still called GLOW at the time.)
These three videos include performances of their originals "One On The Line", "Genocyde Revealing Pt. 2", and as embedded below, "Sikkha" from a stationary camera angle. It's great to see new videos of No Arrow in concert, especially with Brad on bass! The quality on all of these new videos isn't amazing, but given that these all date to the mid-late 2000s, I wouldn't nitpick too much. No Arrow's aggressive grunge/alternative attack is definitely missed, but you can relive the good old days above and below!
Dann's other 34 new videos are not of full band performances, and mostly feature Dann hanging out with friends and bandmates, often in the bedroom location that hosted his old webseries The Chett -n- Eshk Show. If you enjoyed that series, it looks like we have a lot of deleted scenes, if not in name! Only one is visibly of a musical performance, where Dann and Harley loosely cover The Beatles "Don't Pass Me By" on vocals and acoustic guitar, and it's a fun and loose rendition! There's a lot to cover for fans and friends of No Arrow, and with few videos having a description, I highly recommend checking out Dann's channel to see what was posted above and below!
We'll finish today with some new videos, including the third official playthrough video for local progressive metal duo Kraken Mara's upcoming EP "Press Start", which premiered on their YouTube channel on Friday! Yes, this was posted in advance to publically premiere on that day once again. Like with their "MinMaj" playthrough, this solely features guitarist Jake Valois, this time playing their song "Miscreant". I'll again hold comment pending the EP's increasingly likely release, but prog/djent fans will want to check Kraken Mara's new video below, and watch for their next scheduled playthrough video, premiering this Friday at 10:00 AM!
Finally, here's a surprising new track from prolific local hard rock solo musician Tym Morrison's YouTube channel yesterday! This is a comedy metal song that basically expands the children's classic "Wheels On The Bus" into some slightly biographical and amusing directions, complete with a well edited video featuring related footage to go with the lyrics. The song proper will interest fans of Tym's original metal work, and everything's well done, though the vocals sound a little too processed at some points. Give it a watch below, and hopefully we'll see Tym back on stage next month!
That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news and notes on the site by Saturday! Thanks everyone!
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