I waited a very long time to make this post. Well, waited is not the right word for it. I have been pretty busy over the last several months. As usual. Anyway, that is the last concert I have attended, so I probably better get something out on it.
Krisiun is a band I haven't spent a lot of time listening to. I have a few of their albums, and I definitely enjoy them, but they are not a band I usually rush to pick up when a new album is released. The support bands were Abysmal Dawn, Pyrexia and Gorgatron. I am about as familiar with Abysmal Dawn and Pyrexia as I am with Krisiun. Gorgatron was new to me.
Gorgatron is a death metal band out of North Dakota and one of their guitarists was previously in Omaha black metal band Ungoliant. The drummer is also in Pyrexia, which explains how Gorgatron got on this bill in the first place. They were a lot of fun live, their singer was very funny, and they seem like a bunch of guys who just love what they do. That came across well in their set. I will be seeking out something from them.
Pyrexia is a band I have been semi into for awhile, primarily due to their influence on the slam death metal subgenre. Their music has always been more closely tied to the brutal death metal genre than slam, but their use of breakdowns helped foster the development of slam. Their songs were all short and very brutal. I picked up their new album from their merch stand.
Up next was Abysmal Dawn, one of the more interesting pure modern death metal bands that have come about in the last quarter century. It's kind of strange, but they have not released a new album since 2020. So, it is kind of unusual that they were on the bill. Maybe something is coming soon. I was extremely impressed with their set though. I will definitely have to dig back into some of their stuff again.
Finally, we came to the Brazilian death metal band Krisiun. Brazil has an impressive history with metal music, starting with Sepultura and Sarcofago and spreading from there. Krisiun fits in well with the earlier bands. Their music is sharp and intense and they were firing on all cylinders this night.
All told, this was a hell of a show. Unfortunately, this is the only concert I attended all year. Hopefully I will get to more this year.
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