Throwdown - Emo's little stage, Austin TX - December 9, 2009


[from Orange County, CA] The inside show we were not there for. Literally overflowing with metalheads of the shaved head, scary sort - militaristic. Young guys would explode out of the crowd, back from being in the mosh pit, sweaty and barely containing their raging mindless testosteronic energy. Meanwhile, their girlfriends were texting. Despite all that, and the lead singer’s screamo antics, the band was really good. They were from California and played a tight set of driving metal-hardcore, incorporating both staccato riffs and heavy grooves. The audience was young and knew the words to their songs; we were obviously the only people in the room not in the know. They were also explicitly political. (Photo courtesy of https://throwdown.bandcamp.com/).

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