It's now time for this month's YouTube Channel prpfile, where we're again looking at the posted content and videos from a randomly selected YouTube channel whose content is at least half devoted to local metal, hard rock, or punk artists or concerts! This month, we drew a single channel from a newly prominent original metal band from the E.U.P. that just made their first live appearance earlier this month, so here's what you should know!
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Buddy Repperton & The Camaros (http://youtube.com/channel/UCfc9PjC1D0pV1oLYxdYzHOQ)
Owner: Buddy Repperton & The Camaros singer/guitarist David Waite, previously known from projects like From The Ashes Of Angels
Channel Timeline: Launched on December 22nd, 2020; Videos uploaded from March-November of last year
Channel Summary: The official YouTube channel for the new-ish Sault Michigan groove/thrash metal band, it features nineteen video uploads, all featuring Buddy & The Camaros playing either their own original songs (some clearly labelled as demos) or cover songs, sometimes of bands you wouldn't expect. A few select early clips have David performing alone, and ten of the first fourteen uploads were converted to grayscale in post-production.
Why You Should Watch: This is absolutely a must watch for fans of The Camaros, especially if you've missed seeing an aggressive pure metal band in the E.U.P., as opposed to classic/hard rock crossover acts, and while it's all jam and rehearsal footage, hopefully they have more uploads ahead! As of this writing, the channel does not include content from the band's live debut at Three One Three on Ashmun this past weekend.
Buddy Repperton and The Camaros: The Bones of Babydolls cover Acid Bath: Two of Buddy Repperton & The Camaros' first three videos are solo joints with David alone working on material, including a clip of him performing an original demo, but this cover of sludge metal icons Acid Bath's "The Bones of Baby Dolls" is the most fully realized, and features a cover of a band you typically don't even see Sault Ontario bands tackle. Very slow and doomy, so it's not representative of their full bore metal songs in membership or style, but it's an interesting window into what David had in mind for this band last year!
Sacred Reich INDEPENDENT cover/demo Buddy Repperton and The Camaros: If you follow the video upload dates on The Camaros' channel, you can see when band members were added and departed the group, and this cover of Sacred Reich's "Independent" from May 2021 is notable for featuring David alongside drummer Jason VanLuven (ex-Bucksaw/Paradise Excuse) and original bassist Brett Blackwood (415E/ex-Clownsack), who left the band not too long afterwards. I love Sacred Reich, so it's awesome to see a local band tackling them, even if this cover is without vocals and a second guitarist, and the audio quality holds up well despite some mild muffling! Check out their four-piece lineup covering the song at this link.
Say Their Names (BRC Original): The most watched video on Buddy & The Camaros' channel features the band's current lineup playing their original song "Say Their Names" as part of a block of four jam session uploads in November, also including originals "Total Annihilation" & "One More Round". Featuring David & Jason alongside (then-?) rhythm guitarist Doug Reed (ex-Tarnished/Project 906) and bassist Dennis Rudis, this brutal original features a very Crowbar-esque sound with some strong harsh vocals and a nice crunchy guitar tone, and everyone performs well, but the light beside the drumkit is very distracting. This seems like a good harbinger of The Camaros' live debut to come, and definitely give more of them a look!
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I hope you guys liked this month's YouTube Channel Profile! Next month in this series, our completly random selection will keep us in Sault Michigan for a look at Tarnished frontman Alex Traynor's YouTube channel, featuring five varied videos from his dormant solo project! Stay tuned for that on or around May 26th, and for a new post tomorrow! Thanks everyone!
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