For Those About To Rock ….

Even though the summer concert season is rapidly coming to an end, there were several major concert announcements this past week. The bad news is that Austin isn’t getting a lot of love these days, as most of these shows are an hour away.

If you won’t be roasting yourself at ACL, My Chemical Romance will be playing in San Antonio on September 24th at Sunset Station. This great bill also includes the Alkaline Trio and Reggie and the Full Effect. Reggie’s "Songs Not To Get Married To" is delightfully schizophrenic and it is one of the best releases so far this year.

If MCR is a too poppy for you, Max Cavalera and Soulfly will also be coming to San Antonio to promote their latest release, "Dark Ages." They will be playing the White Rabbit on October 14th. Throwdown and Incite will be playing support.

Despite the rumors, Opeth have not parted ways with Martin Lopez. Lopez is at home receiving treatment for a rare blood disorder. Opeth played an amazing set when they rocked Stubb’s a few weeks ago for the Sounds of the Underground off-date. Keep in mind that their new album "Ghost Reveries" will be available on August 30th.

NYC’s jazz-core heavyweights Candiria are currently writing new material for their next album, which they hope to release next year. We hope that it’s not a piece of dog shit like their last one … what happened after 300% Density?

On a final note, the masked Iowans of Slipknot will be staging an arena tour this fall in support of their platinum "Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses)." Unearth and the brutal As I Lay Dying are tapped to support.

There’s not many CDs worth mentioning, but the over-priced Ozzfest is in a few weeks, and we love spending $35 bucks on nachos and a bottle of beer.

Madball - Legacy (Ferret)

Before Hatebreed usurped their throne, Madball was considered the kings of East Coast Hardcore. Fronted by Freddy Cricien, younger brother of Roger Miret from the legendary Agnostic Front, Madball has been pummeling the hardcore scene since 1988. Their latest offering is produced by Zeuss and is full of drill sergeant vocals and killer breakdowns -- the face punching kind, not the ninja kick kind that most bands utilize now.

Various artists - The Piano Tribute to Iron Maiden (Vitamin)

We don’t normally consider piano/string/jazz flute tributes to bands when we review new releases, but this one stood out from the rest … seriously Vitamin guys, do we really need a piano tribute to Evanescence or a lounge tribute to Eminem? Before you Ed Heads post your comments, you gotta hear "Run to the Hills" on piano. It kicks several kinds of ass. "Flight of the Icarus" and "Number of the Beast" are also stand out tracks. Cheesy? Yes. But Maiden on piano just makes sense somehow.

And our Austinist "this one goes to eleven" pick of the week is …

Chimaira- Chimaira (Roadrunner)

What else can we say about the Great Northern Trendkill? They started on tours with bands like Ill Nino and Spineshank and now play with Lamb of God and Six Feet Under. Each release is considerably darker and features more intricate guitar work. Shades of old-school Metallica are all over this release, as Chimaria strive to create epic works of art and not just something to bang your head to. The only bad thing we have to say about "Chimaira" is that new drummer Kevin Talley is no Andy Herrick. Kevin is more than competent behind the kit and brings a more typical death sound to the ever-changing Cleveland crew, but Andy’s precise yet sporadic style was the heart of Chimaira. It gave them a unique sound that set them apart. It would be interesting to see what this release would have been with Herrick on drums …

See you in the pit.

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By Rod Barrera in Arts & Entertainment on August 10, 2005 9:56 PM 0 Comments

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Miggo

HEY!

What's wrong with Simply Red?

I like Simply Red.

:-(

/If you don't know me by now...you will never never never know me.

Piss Popcicles

Using the stereotype guide map to bad taste in music Ewww has provided, I was able to deduce Eww's own favorite band: Simply Red.
First, "Ewww" is a prissy way to show disgust, so this person must be either, well, a 13 year old girl mall shopper or a fine dandy man with impeccable taste in shampoo. Knowing that the time of the post was 1:30 am, then it must not be the young girl, but rather the adult male who wrote the post. Showing such anger towards the music in the article exposed his extreme dislike for the entire genre. He must prefer easy listening music, obviously. And, as everyone knows the term "Brah" is strictly used amongst men in or partial to Fraternities.
Therefore, the answer is glaring: Simply Red. Because every frat man likes the same music their mothers liked 20 years ago.

truecraig

Jen with the LEFT HOOK OF LOGICAL CRITIQUE! BAM! No one minds a solid critical comment, as the intent is usually constructive. It's the flakey, "man, this shit's soooo gay" critiques that push the limits of lame pointlessness.

Anyone should feel free to comment or critique. But don't be lame. I like your summaries Rod, you obviously know your shit. I look forward to the next one.

Jen

"Ewww," your cease and desist comment is juvenile. Just because you feel like being a prick, a good writer is berated for posting a story on a Web site you do not have to pay to read. You are more than entitled to your opinion about the music, but there’s no need for a personal attack. If you want to leave a comment, cool, but why not say, "hey Rod (or leave it open to any other Austinist writer), would you cover some [Eww’s favorite bands here] next time?" There. Your point is made, your music will get written about, and you don’t come across as a prick anymore.

Now, for the flaws in your argument: in the same sentence that you say Rod should stop writing about this type of music, you say he represents "a large number" of people, and "a large number" of people, more than 13 year olds wearing Hot Topic clothes and 29 year old programmers, go to these shows in Austin and/or San Antonio. How do you know what the "average" Austinist reader listens to, anyway, Brah? If you’re going to make a comment like that, at least speak for yourself. But, you don’t even have the balls to use your real name, so it’s not surprising that you’d hide behind a collective group of "we" to say that it’s really you who does not care. Maybe there is an Austinist reader out there who is interested in what he writes. Maybe people read it because they want to learn about something they know nothing about and can appreciate the opinion of someone who does. Or, maybe there actually is a group of Austinist readers sitting next to you in front of your computer, readying their torches if Rod keeps writing about music that you don’t like. If that is the case, here’s a simple solution: keep scrolling . Or, as mentioned before, do something that would be more productive, and suggest music to review that you like.

Rod, thanks for the update. Some of us do care about this genre of music. It’s sad that some people are so afraid of what they don’t know, they have to act like a thirteen year old in Abercrombie and Fitch clothing to make themselves feel better.

Miggo

Wait...Madball and Soulfly is crappy mall emo/punk/metal/aggro?

You really are a dumbass, aren't you? I'm glad to see that the average Austinist reader chose you personally to deliver their message.

Rod

damn ewww, that's the best burn I've received in a few months .. thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts ... it's always good to hear from readers ... I'd like to leave a longer comment, but I have to get back to Warcraft

ewww

rod, your reporting on this crappy mall emo punk/metal/aggro thing has to cease. you represent a large number of either: 13 year old Hot Topic consumers who will eventually graduate to good classic proggy-stuff like Yes or Rush OR 29 year old programmers who are into online games and have chat-room names such as WebDevilry34. Brah, your thrashing taste sucks and your average Austinist reader isn't into it. we. don't. care.