Liquid Sludge Fest at Scoot Inn [Show Preview]

Liquid Sludge Fest
Friday, June 3
Scoot Inn (1308 E. Fourth)
$15 advance, $20 at the door, 4 pm-1am
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Chaos in Tejas 2011 is saturating the River City in so many different varieties of noise the people in Round Rock are going to need earplugs. For our money, the sleeper show this year is the Liquid Sludge Fest at the Scoot Inn. The big news on this bill is the return to Austin of Orange Goblin, one of the finest British hard rock bands in the underground. Fronted by the imposing but personable Ben Ward, the quartet has blasted out a sextet of fine records that dig for the sweet spot between Sabbath and Slayer. Because it’s been a while since the band has either released a record (the last one was 2007’s Healing Through Fire) or visited Austin, expect some new tunes as well as acknowledged classics like “Quincy the Pig Boy” and “Your World Will Hate This.”

Joining the representative of the mother country are many of the colonies’ finest purveyors of eardrum destruction. Returning after a triumphant set at last year’s Fun Fun Fun Fest is Kylesa, Savannah’s finest co-ed deathprogdoomgrunge act, as well as the Gates of Slumber, the Indianapolis power trio that answers the question: what would the love child of Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden sound like? Also on the bill: psychedelic doomsters Naam, Houston’s rifftastic Sanctus Bellum, Corpus Christi’s thrashing stoners Switchblade Jesus and Austin’s own sludgebeasts Rust. Also representing the ATX, experimental doommongers RISEthyRUIN and volume-addicted pounders the Roller invade the stage inside after the outdoors has been reduced to dust. A dose of Liquid Sludge poured down your throat will do you good.