LOCAL CONCERT ALERT (The Bear Hunters), New Videos, And More!!

Hey guys, I have some more local metal news for you all today, including a LOCAL CONCERT ALERT, some new videos, and some assorted Sault Michigan news, so let's get things going tonight!

Local melodic death metal quintet The Bear Hunters have been confirmed as part of the lineup for the first annual Searchmont Music Festival! Yes, the popular area ski resort is throwing their hat into the festival ring with a fundraiser festival scheduled for September 10th inside and outside of the resort, and The Bear Hunters are confirmed for this year! Odd choice of a picture though, as "The Bear Hunters" implies that they're hunting bears, not that a bear is hunting. Full details on the festival are not out yet, but admission will be $10, it looks to be all ages, and the outdoor portion will consist of open mic and acoustic performers, with plugged in bands like The Bear Hunters rocking inside. Music for both stages will run from 12:00 PM to 11:00 PM on the 10th. Other announced performers include solo artists Al Davis, Douglas Cousineau, and Rusty McCarthy, along with local bands Moondance, The Trippy Hippies, The Dirty River Band, and Green Cafe, with more likely to be announced. Most of the acts are new to me, but this should be an entertaining festival, and thanks to The Bear Hunters, some metal will easily be welcomed! Stay tuned for updates at the above links and at the SMS as they come in!

Next up, we have some new videos, and first, local hardcore quartet Changing Waves have their own YouTube channel! Launched in April, I only just found out about it the other day, and yes, there's some concert footage there! One concert video from an undated Roosevelt Hotel performance (metal night on August 4th?) was posted there twice on Thursday, and both are of the band covering System of a Down's "Suite-Pee"! Why was it uploaded twice? Well, the first upload is sideways, possibly due to the original video dimensions, so they corrected it in a later upload, but you can still see the sideways version at this link. Overall though, it's nice quality, and it shows their hardcore take of the S.O.A.D. favourite well, with each member visible, though the camera shakes a bit and the video missed the beginning of the song. Good stuff overall, and it's nice to see more videos of Changing Waves, so check out their "Suite-Pee" cover at the above links and below, and also visit their channel for an interesting acoustic song by band members(?) called "Gimme My Cat"!



The other new videos is courtesy of Brimley hard rockers Half A Man, who are still hard at work on their upcoming debut album! On Thursday, the band uploaded a rough mix of their original song "Drunk" onto their official YouTube channel, and you can check it out below! It sounds good, and it's nice to hear a studio version finally (especially given that this is one of the first Half A Man originals we heard last year), but I'll hold on detailed comments until the album comes out and I get a chance to review it. Also featuring video footage of the band members playing the song individually and shots of their recording computers and equipment, check out "Drunk" below and get ready for the new album!



And finally, here's three assorted shorter stories from the last little while from Sault Michigan-area bands, in alphabetical order by band name:

• I'll likely be moving Sault Michigan quartet 7/47 (featuring members of Free Refill & The Highest of Fives) to our inactive Sault Michigan band links tomorrow due to inactivity. The Guitar Studio products were last visibly active on August 21st of last year when bassist Jack Slater uploaded videos from a Mackinac City concert onto his YouTube channel. 7/47 had promise, but hopefully the members' current bands remain successful!
• According to their respective Facebook pages, young local rock bands Abstract & Banned competed at a battle of the bands of some type outside of Joe's Bar in Rudyard earlier today. For the life of me, I couldn't find official information on this battle, which is why we didn't plug it here, but keep an eye out in case we hear any fallout! For what it's worth, Banned's Facebook page indicates they didn't win.
• Pickford hard rockers Beyond The Surface have quietly welcomed guitarist Blake Mastaw back to the band, and are also now looking for an official singer again, presumably to replace the long-since departed Danielle Petingalo. Click here if you live in the Pickford area and are interested in singing for Beyond The Surface!

That's all for today, but stay tuned for more hopefully tomorrow, and if nothing else, look out for this month's YouTube Channel Profile on Monday! Thanks everyone!

Endast/Blood Drunk/As It Stands Concert Review!!

Hey there metalheads, I'm back from last night's Endast show at Foggy Notions, and this post is solely a review of it, with videos and photos! Hope you guys were there, so here's what you need to know! I should note that this concert had a different feel from what I'm used to out of Foggy Notions shows. The early time of it to accommodate the karaoke afterwards is part of the reason, but things seemed very condensed in the concert area. Tables were moved for the merchandise tables, and it seemed like there was less room to maneuver around. Good attendance, all things considered! Now, to the bands!

The first band up were local hardcore band As It Stands, in their first show together since January of last year, not counting February's Out Of The Mouth Of Babes show. This was a long time coming, and you know what? It's good to see them back, and I think they felt the same way! They had a relatively short set, but it was completely made up of new songs that they wrote, sans a Holly Springs Disaster cover at the end. You could see lyric sheets that Justin Pregent was using, but remember, these are NEW songs played live for the first time! Hardcore or metalcore isn't everyone's cup of tea, but they shown off some nice pounding songs with some cool breakdowns, and they sounded about on par with how they sounded at their peak! Hey, at least they're not playing emo like they did in the mid-2000s, right? Justin's vocals were heavy and relentless, while Angelo Huckson was in constant motion throughout the set on bass! Solid guitar from Garrett and Albert too, though I'd have thrown more solos in, and John Mignacca was great on drums and had a smile throughout the set, so you know he was having fun!

I was a bit surprised that they didn't break out any classic songs, like "Three Cheers For Brock Lesnar" or "Angles Of A Casket", which would get the attention of older fans and add some familiarity to their set, but the new stuff all sounded pretty good! I'd like to see more varied guitar solos, and I think they could pull off different heavier styles if they gave it a shot, but they have a good sound that works for them! They seemed genuinely happy to be back, and here's hoping for more from As It Stands very soon!

After them were Kamloops, British Columbia death/grind quintet Blood Drunk, and I have to say, these are one of the more unique bands I've seen in quite some time locally! A lot of that is thanks to frontwoman Marisa Etchart, who has an awesome death growl going for her! Plus, she had a strange, yet weirdly engaging on-stage presence, incorporating some weird trance-like hand movements and dancing, and singing in some odd positions as well, like on the wooden railing! I think she was favouring one leg though, judging by how she moved and stayed in one area. It's hard to explain, you'd have to have been there! The whole band played a very brutal and fast paced form of death metal utilizing some cool time signatures and some very cool riffs and solos! Another element of theirs that stood out was the heavy use of samples and effects by band member Cablz, and though I'm sure some would be tempted to criticize that, I thought it added to the environment and feel that Blood Drunk had! There were people around me saying that the band scared them, and whether it was in jest or not, Blood Drunk left their mark! I think they were damn close to stealing the show myself, here's hoping they come back down the road!

Finally, we had your headliners, Montreal's own Endast, and just when you thought things couldn't get heavier and faster, they did! These guys were brutal in a different way, and they finally got some decent mosh pits going! Frontman Big James Arsenian has a brutal metal voice, sounding like if a death growl and a hardcore scream were blended together, and he had a surprisingly high energy to boot! Also, his old school microphone was a nice touch! While heavy as hell, they also had some melodic touches without resorting to any clean singing sections to kill the mood! James' brother Chris nailed some great solos and riffs, as did Pepe Poliquin, even while getting mid-song beer from promoter Rich Moreland (kudos to him for booking this!) While not as technical as Blood Drunk, and with a sound that is familiar to some other bands I've heard, they tore it down last night, and after over 1,000 shows, it's great to see them in Sault Ontario! It took a while for me to get going, but I was headbanging away to Endast last night, and my neck's still sore. That's a sign that I had a great time, and Endast sure capped this concert on a very heavy note!

Overall, this is easily one of the best shows I've seen in 2010, and it's easily the heaviest package of bands I've seen this year as well! Fingers crossed that we get more very soon, be it these bands or others! The early time did throw things off a bit though, and no, I didn't stay for the karaoke. I thought about it, but it was too slow to get going. Oh, and my photos and video from the show are now online, so check them out! The photos are at our Facebook page, or at this location, and the videos (as uploaded onto our YouTube channel) are immediately below! So here's As It Stands' "Eeny Meeny Miny Ho", Blood Drunk's "King Abomination", and what I think is a new Endast song (I assume it is, I couldn't find it on their albums.)







That's all for now, my next post will be of local metal news and updates, including a LOCAL CONCERT ALERT, a couple of notable returns, and more, so be on the lookout for that! Also, stay tuned in the next few days for our review of Sykotyk Rampage's new album, "Bella Disgusta"! Thanks everyone!

LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Monkey's Uncle, Peril, And River Witch), A New Local Band, And The Endast Concert Preview!!

And so ends our second busiest month in SMS history! We had a surprisingly high total of 69 posts in July and August, here's hoping for more in September! And today, we have a bunch of LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS and a preview of a big concert tomorrow, so here's what you need to know, and check out my review of SBD's new CD in the post below!

Kewadin Casino has updated their entertainment page to show all the scheduled bands at The Rapids Lounge through December, and yes, there will be metal! There's some shows scheduled from area bands like The Hixx, Paul Perry, and Electric Motor Fish (who aren't metal), plus a couple groups with no known internet pages, so I can't confirm if they're metal or not, like Rainbow and Stone Soup. Hell, there's even two listed weekends that have NO scheduled band, and that's odd in and of itself! But yes, there are confirmed metal bands, including the previously confirmed Driven shows on the September 17th weekend, but here's what you should know that's new!

We'll go in chronological order by band, and we'll start with... Blind Baby? Didn't Tadd Gravelle leave them in July? Well, here's the story. Blind Baby are listed for weekend sets on September 3rd-4th, November 5th-6th, and December 10th-11th. When I did some research to see if these were on in some way or another, I came across a new local hard rock band named River Witch. This band just happens to feature Blind Baby guitarists Darian Causley & Chris Leask, and drummer Ivan Shliska, along with new singer Aaron Fasel and bassist Chris Gurnoe. So it looks like Tadd and Bill Ogston both left Blind Baby, and the remaining members have regrouped with new members and a new name. Not a lot is said about River Witch yet, they play classic/modern rock, have played at least once live (in St. Ignace), and have confirmed that they are playing THIS WEEKEND at The Rapids Lounge! Like previous shows there, both the Friday and Saturday shows are 9:00 PM deals with no cover and a 21+ age limit. Chances are, River Witch are playing all of the scheduled Blind Baby dates, so they're listed as such in the SMS concert listings on your right! Stay tuned for more from River Witch, who sound promising, if Blind Baby were any indication! Click here for more!

Next up for new metal/hard rock shows at The Rapids Lounge are two weekend sets from Monkey's Uncle! The local hard rock trio will return to Kewadin Casino's bar in October for four shows, on the weekends of October 8th-9th and 22nd-23rd! Odd that they're playing there twice in the same month, you don't see that often. As has been the case with most of the Monkey's Uncle shows I've covered in the past year, their MySpace page does NOT list these shows, none have been listed since they were known as Jager, my only source for these is the Kewadin Casino entertainment page linked above. Like the River Witch shows, these will have 9:00 PM start times with no cover charge, and you must be 21 to enter. Should be fun, Monkey's Uncle are a solid hard rock band with a nice classic twist, and they have some pretty good originals too! Check the above links for more, and if I hear of any more Monkey's Uncle shows, I'll let you all know!

The other new shows come courtesy of Northern Michigan classic metal trio Peril, who have scheduled at least one weekend at The Rapids Lounge this weekend, possibly two! How do I mean? Well, both Kewadin and a photo on their Facebook page have confirmed that they will be rocking Sault Michigan on October 15th and 16th (their MySpace page incorrectly lists those shows as being in St. Ignace), so make note of that! However, Kewadin Casino also lists Peril as playing there on the weekend of November 19th and 20th. It should be noted that their MySpace page doesn't list dates for that weekend at all, and the photo linked above says they're in St. Ignace that weekend, but if Kewadin list the shows, there must be some truth to them. All of the above shows have the same ground rules as the other new Kewadin concerts, with 21+ age limits, no cover, and a 9:00 PM start time. Peril are a great band, here's hoping these shows are awesome! I have both of these weekend sets listed on the SMS just in case, but if either is moved or called off, I will definitely let you guys know!

To close today's post, here's a concert preview for a notable concert taking place tomorrow evening! Death metal fans take note, as Jagermeister presents the Metal Made Me Deaf Tour, as it makes it's way to Foggy Notions! Your headliners are Montreal death metal band Endast, who are fucking brutal, you have my word, so let the moshing commence! Relentless extreme death metal, click here to check them out! Joining them are Kamploops grindcore band Blood Drunk, who immediately stand out with their female lead singer and intense musical style! Definitely check them out on MySpace as well! Opening this show are the returning As It Stands, in their first show under that name since January 2009! After a year's absence while members played in Out Of The Mouth Of Babes, they're back to rock the Sault once again with their own brand of metalcore that will be sure to get some mosh pits going! This promises to be one of the heaviest concerts of 2010, do check out all of the above bands! Now, this concert has a $5 cover charge, you must be 19 to enter, and it will be taking place at 6:30 PM tomorrow evening rather than the typical 10:00 PM start time at most bars. This is because the scheduled karaoke night with Jeff July and Silverfox Entertainment is not being moved or postponed, so the metal will just be early to accomodate that! But think about sticking around for the karaoke, cause with metalheads lurking, you could hear some good stuff! For more details and to confirm your attendance, visit the official Facebook event page!

This will be one hell of a concert, and you can guarantee I will be there! I will have a review with photos and videos on Friday, and I hope to see you guys at Foggy's tomorrow at 6:30 PM! Check all of the above links for more, you will not want to miss this show! For a preview, here's Endast's music video for their song "The Craving"!



That's all for now, but I have news about the Kiss show, Stillbroke, a new local music forum, and the rest of the weekend concert previews, and more very soon! But first, stay tuned at midnight sharp for our September update to our "Where Are The New Albums?" post! Thanks everyone!

As It Stands' Return & Nixxon Dixxon's End, Plus 7/47 And AtrophiA News!!

It's assorted news time at The Sault Metal Scene, with the latest Woods of Ypres news, some needed updating I made to one of our recent profile posts, and a local band's reemergence, but first we welcome back (and say farewell) to two prominent local bands! Here's what you need to know on this Monday afternoon!

As It Stands are BACK! The local hardcore band last seen in January 2009 have reunited with their classic lineup intact, and have been announced as the local openers for September 2nd's Endast/Blood Drunk concert at Foggy Notions! Their involvement in this show is confirmed at both a brand new Facebook event page and at As It Stands' MySpace page. The event page also confirms that the concert will have a $5 cover charge and an unnaturally early start time for a show at Foggy's, that being 6:30 PM, running through 11:00 PM. Despite the start time, nothing I've read indicates any difference to the age limits, so it's probably still 19+. Check the above links for more, I can't wait for this concert! Great to see As It Stands back, they were one of the more prominent local hardcore bands of recent years, even releasing an EP at their peak! This will be their first show that I know of in almost 20 months, after which the band broke up and reformed as Out Of The Mouth Of Babes, with Josh McNally & Matt Maccarone singing at varying points. We only got to see OOTMOB live once, in February at Nite-Life Dance Club's portion of Algoma Hope4Haiti, and though I can't confirm whether OOTMOB are still active or not, As It Stands are definitely back in action! I'll keep you posted with updates on their return show with Endast and more, and IF ANYONE HAS A COPY OF THEIR EP, LET ME KNOW!!!

Next up, I can confirm what I'm sure many of you were fearing: Nixxon Dixxon are breaking up. This past weekend's shows at The Bird were their last. As far as I can tell, the breakup is mostly due to Jake LaLonde's relocation to California to attend The Musicians Institute (no, I don't have word on if he made the finals yet), and though it's a shame that they're not staying together with at least a temporary drummer, I appreciate that they don't want to replace their friend and bandmate that easily! No statements have been made concerning their end on their MySpace page, but frontman Brandon Carr worded his thoughts very well on his personal Facebook page. Here's what he had to say:

"All those years in Jacob Lalonde's basement and Chris Hubbard's garage come full circle. And thanks to Kyle Beaumont, we sure had some good laughs. All that goofing around never felt we were trying to get better, just doing something that made sense to us. Through thick and thin we always have each other, and making music with ya guys sure helped push away a lot of those empty feelings. Nixxon Dixxon's last gig"

It's clear to me that Nixxon Dixxon loved playing together, and they've came a long way in the process. Once just a young local cover band, they've rapidly grown in recognition and success, and they are literally going out on top. Not many teenagers can say they opened for Bret Michaels, let alone twice, and they definitely had the talent to back it up! When I said they were one the most talented bands in Sault Michigan, I meant it! Age restrictions and my lack of a vehicle precluded me from seeing a full show of theirs, but I always enjoyed the YouTube videos I saw and the songs I heard on MySpace (frankly, they should repost them.) Sault Ontario music fans got a chance to see Nixxon Dixxon at December's Kiss Battle of the Bands, and the fact that a Sault Michigan band few had heard of made it to the finals surprised many, but not me. I had them as a dark horse to win, and deservingly so! I don't know what the future holds for them, but I wish Jake the best of luck in California, and I hope the rest of the guys get back in a new band soon, cause there's too much talent there to not use in music somehow! And if they do re-emerge in the local scene, we'll be watching!

Thirdly, remember 7/47, the young local hard rock quartet featuring Free Refill drummer Mike Pascoe on guitar? Well, we hadn't heard much from them since last August (their MySpace page is very outdated), but they never broke up, and recently played a set in Mackinac City with a new lineup! I have no idea what the occasion was for this show, but it appears to be recent, and you can see the banner on stage for The Guitar Studio Rock Camp, who 7/47 were formed through. I can't 100% verify who's in the current lineup, except for bassist Jack Slater, who uploaded three videos from said show onto his YouTube channel! I'm assuming that Mike Pascoe and drummer Joe North are still in 7/47, but going by photo evidence, it looks like Tyler Wall (Mike's former Free Refill bandmate) is not in 7/47 anymore. Of course, if I'm wrong, let me know! Most striking to me is 7/47's new female singer, who actually has a pretty good voice, though it got wavery at points on heavier rangier stuff. Jack uploaded videos in the past week of 7/47 covering Sublime's "Santeria", Seether's "Broken", and the video I'm embedding below, their rendition of Halestorm's "It's Not You"! Good stuff, check it out below, and hopefully we hear some updated information and local dates from 7/47 soon!



It's odd, this post is taking a roller coaster effect. A band returning, a band ending, a band returning, and now, a band that's already ended! As you know, I've been trying in recent months to include monthly feature posts, generally for band profiles and such. Well, I want to try and update old ones as new information about certain bands comes out, and that scenario recently came up for AtrophiA, the first band I profiled in our Defunct Local Band Profile Series. I went back and made some edits to my SMS profile on them, and because it's not a front page story, I'll tell you what I changed to bring it up to date! I added former bassist Ryan Gray to the lineup (you'll recognize him from bands like Sindicate and Batteries Not Included), I added that they used to be called Metal Militia, and biggest of all, I posted a video! I thought that the AtrophiA profile looked too bare without a video of some kind, so I ripped the videos that guitarist Andrew Chiarello posted on Facebook, combined them together into one video (as none were full songs), and posted it to our YouTube channel WITH COMPLETELY GOOD INTENT to give the profile an embeddable video to check out!

NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IS INTENDED!! Besides, people should see these clips more, and YouTube videos are definitely more widespread than videos on Facebook! Good quality too, check the clips out below, and check out the newly updated SMS profile on AtrophiA by clicking here!



That's all for now, but stay tuned for news from Gates of Winter and Woods of Ypres (including, maybe, the answers to all the questions?) And yes, tomorrow will bring our newest Saultites In Out Of Town Bands profile, so watch out for that as well! Thanks everyone!

LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (Turner Up, Bring The Fallen, and Endast), And A New Local Band!!

Here's one final post to cap off our busiest month ever at The Sault Metal Scene! 35 posts in July, counting this one, easily shattering our previous record of 28! Thanks to all you guys for sticking around this month, it's been rough for backlogged news and updates, but it's been worth it! Today's packed with three LOCAL CONCERT ALERTS (one of which is VERY short notice) and new video footage of a new local band, so here we go! And remember to check out my latest Saultites In Out Of Town Bands Profile immediately below this post, as we profile Jar. and Thrawsunblat!

I REALLY apologize for the short notice on this concert, but neither the venue or band announced it until today. Classic hard rock cover band Turner Up ARE playing a show tonight, at Foggy Notions! Various band members confirmed the show on Facebook, but the source I know everyone can see that verifies this show is Foggy Notions' Facebook page, so there's a reliable source! As best as I can tell, this show's no different from any of their past concerts, 10:00 PM start time, likely cover charge of $3, you must be 19 to get in. I think this is their first show at Foggy Notions with Brent Royer behind the microphone, so make note of that! Head on out for some great rock covers if you want to! Myself, I'll be at Coch's Corner for Ultraviolence, but hopefully a good crowd shows up despite the short notice! For more information on this show and Turner Up, check the above links, and seeing as this is essentially a preview for the show as well, here's a video for you guys of Turner Up covering Wild Cherry's "Play That Funky Music"!



Now to brand new shows, and remember on Tuesday when I plugged a planned fundraiser benefit concert for Pauline's Place Youth Shelter on August 14th? Well, the first official public information for it is now out, and yes, there will be metal! Three bands have been confirmed for the lineup, and if you were at the Downtown Showdown battle of the bands in May, then they should be quite familiar! Local death metal quintet Bring The Fallen, last seen winning Downtown Showdown, will be among the performers at this benefit concert! No word on whether Nolan Rainville or temporary replacement Mike Kyle will be on bass, but either way, it's great to see Bring The Fallen back out there! Local experimental hard rockers SBD (featuring Dann Pichette and Brad Griffith from No Arrow) will also return for their first show since Downtown Showdown at this benefit concert, which will also be just their third live appearance! Great seeing them back too, fans loved them back in May! And before I forget, SBD have a new Facebook group, click here to visit and join! Also confirmed are Downtown Showdown runners-up The Fury (featuring ex-DOTH drummer Joe Bumbacco), who'll deliver their bass-heavy brand of music to the stage once again! DJ Spruceau (who closed Bring The Fallen's Algoma Hope4Haiti show) will also be on hand to spin some tunes, and there may be more acts announced, so I will keep you guys posted!

Much more information on this special benefit concert has also been announced! It will be held at the skatepark outside of The John Rhodes Community Center on Elizabeth Street, and if you remember correctly, this is the very same skatepark that we all helped make a reality at August 2008's Rock 2 Roll fundraiser at The Canadian Nightclub! This appears to be a family event as well, with events like a barbeque, face painting, a dunk tank, "bouncy things" (probably those inflatable play areas), hula hoops, fire spinning, a skate competition ($10 to enter), and more! The event runs from 12:00-10:30 PM on August 14th, it's obviously outdoors, it's definitely all ages, and though I can't confirm a possible admission price, all proceeds will go towards Pauline's Place. For more details, visit the official Facebook event page, and if you or your band want to play at the benefit (cause there are openings still), e-mail lp_k_fa@hotmail.com for details! Sounds like a fun event, I will definitely try and make it to this, and I will definitely keep you all posted with updates!

Our final new show today REALLY has me excited! Montreal melodic death metal band Endast will be headlining at Foggy Notions on September 2nd on one of the stops on their Metal Made Me Deaf tour, presented by Jagermeister! After unsuccessfully searching for a local date last November, they've got one locked up for September, which is great to see! Joining them will be Kamloops grindcore band Blood Drunk for a night full of brutal headbanging! Note that Foggy Notions hasn't fully confirmed this concert, but I'm used to them not immediately announcing shows. Besides, if both bands list a Foggy's date their on their respective MySpace pages, there must be some truth to it! As is typical at Foggy's, I'd expect a $3 cover with a 10:00 PM start time and a 19+ age limit, but keep in mind that this would be a Thursday show. I'll keep you guys posted with details, check the above links for more! This sounds like an awesome concert, if you ask me! Endast are extremely brutal, and Blood Drunk are a very capable grindcore band in their own right! Hopefully this show is 100% final and hopefully I can make it out! You guys make note of it as well!

And finally, a new local band has just surfaced! I've honestly heard a bit about them for a bit now, but they've been intentionally keeping things secret while they got ready. They are The Bear Hunters, a local death metal quintet featuring a few notable veterans from recent young local bands! The band features former Dark Salvation guitarist Nik Deubel on vocals, guitarists Andres Duchesne & Mitch Sirie (you'll recognize him from Lorax, Eyes Set Fire, and April Eyes), and former Devastation of the Heavens members Justin Lam on bass & Johnny Lowrie/Belanger on drums! You may also recognize Justin from Operation: Killdozer & Dark Salvation, and Johnny from Death Rise. I'm friends with a couple members of The Bear Hunters already, so I knew of them for a while now, but they only just officially launched into the public consciousness the other day, courtesy of a new jam video! Justin Lam uploaded this video onto his YouTube channel, of The Bear Hunters (minus Nik Deubel, who was working at that moment) playing a new original named "Bloodthirst"! Very promising, nice and heavy, but it gets repetitive after a while. Not much of a solo either, but these guys sound good, and there's bound to be more coming from The Bear Hunters! Check out their first video footage below!



That's all for tonight, and July, really! I have much more news coming very soon, and remember, I'll be tweeting LIVE from the Ultraviolence concert TONIGHT at Coch's Corner! I hope to see you guys there, this'll be a fun one! Review coming tomorrow!