Hello guys.
I'm going to speak about the blog for a second, as some of you may have noticed there is two main authors on the blog however we are willing to accept articles from you guys to post. I'm sure many of you have had some sort of experience with the alternative scene and maybe you want to rant about how gigs are organised or how creating a name for yourself that exceeds just the bay area is extremely difficult. If you have an opinion on the alternative scene that you've been wanting to voice let us know.
Regards,
Garth "Corrupted"
Monday, 13 June 2011
My Apologies
Yeah, I understand that it's been nearly a month since my last post, but unfortunately I'm still a slave to the education system. And when it's exam time... You get where I'm going with this.
But so long I'll leave you with a song of probably my favourite band to come out of our scene. The Black October. Sad thing about these guys is that they felt the wrath of the "Chromium Effect".
A reunion gig would be nice though.
http://www.reverbnation.com/artist/song_details/926945
But so long I'll leave you with a song of probably my favourite band to come out of our scene. The Black October. Sad thing about these guys is that they felt the wrath of the "Chromium Effect".
A reunion gig would be nice though.
http://www.reverbnation.com/artist/song_details/926945
Thursday, 2 June 2011
The 2007 Gig
Hi guys
As you probably don't know I am the other contributor to this blog and as of yet I haven't posted anything but I decided that I should at least post something.
One of the most epic gigs I've ever been to in PE was in 2007 when a couple bands from other parts of South Africa came down for a massive 7 band gig, I can't remember the entire line up. The two touring bands were Cold Hand Chemistry and 12th Avenue with supporting acts by PE bands Inherent Scars and The Black October (two bands that have, since then, broken up).
Now I know this isn't a big gig to some people that maybe have attended Ramfest or Woodstock but this was big for me, having then only recently stumbled upon this alternative scene. For me this was going to open my mind to not just PE metal bands but various other South African bands.
That was one of the most intense nights for head banging in my life, started out a little slow just head banging slightly to the music then once I started getting into it, no holds barred. Now this would be perfectly fine for a three or four band gig but for 7 bands this proved to be quite harsh. I still remember at one point in the night getting help from Theodore and some other guy to head bang.
When faced with that many hours of head banging you try to discover new ways of head banging that put less strain on your neck but still look like you enjoying the music and making an effort. (Perhaps I shall do a follow up post with videos of different head banging styles).
One thing I'm pleased about is the fact that I survived until the end of that gig and only left after the final band had played. The next day of course was pure agony.
P.S a video I took on a V360 cell phone of Cold Hand Chemistry - http://youtube.com/watch?v=l1_GiOoFU00
As you probably don't know I am the other contributor to this blog and as of yet I haven't posted anything but I decided that I should at least post something.
One of the most epic gigs I've ever been to in PE was in 2007 when a couple bands from other parts of South Africa came down for a massive 7 band gig, I can't remember the entire line up. The two touring bands were Cold Hand Chemistry and 12th Avenue with supporting acts by PE bands Inherent Scars and The Black October (two bands that have, since then, broken up).
Now I know this isn't a big gig to some people that maybe have attended Ramfest or Woodstock but this was big for me, having then only recently stumbled upon this alternative scene. For me this was going to open my mind to not just PE metal bands but various other South African bands.
That was one of the most intense nights for head banging in my life, started out a little slow just head banging slightly to the music then once I started getting into it, no holds barred. Now this would be perfectly fine for a three or four band gig but for 7 bands this proved to be quite harsh. I still remember at one point in the night getting help from Theodore and some other guy to head bang.
When faced with that many hours of head banging you try to discover new ways of head banging that put less strain on your neck but still look like you enjoying the music and making an effort. (Perhaps I shall do a follow up post with videos of different head banging styles).
One thing I'm pleased about is the fact that I survived until the end of that gig and only left after the final band had played. The next day of course was pure agony.
P.S a video I took on a V360 cell phone of Cold Hand Chemistry - http://youtube.com/watch?v=l1_GiOoFU00
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