A packed basement tonite for a FREE Precious Metal event sponsored by Tones of Death, a metal ringtone website. I arrived midway through Ravage's set of 80s thrash-inspired power metal, which went over quite well with the crowd. They just signed to Metal Blade, so watch out for these guys. Brooklyn's Hull was a crushing force featuring three guitar players. Their new album, Sole Lord, drops later this month on The End Records. The main event this evening, in my mind, was the opportunity to see Philly's Orange and Black Attack, Rumpelstiltskin Grinder. I've been a huge fan since their debut, 'Buried in the Front Yard', the criminally overlooked and highly original neck snapper that put them at the top of the thrash revival pack. The 40 minute set was based largely on tracks from their latest release, 'Living for Death, Destroying the Rest', including 'Nothing Defeats the Skull', 'Thrash Brigade' and 'Brainwasher C. 1655'. Thankfully, they also played oldies 'Orange and Black Attack' and 'Grab a Shovel', so that totally made my night. These boys are NOT fucking around. Sloooooooooooooooow!
On a side note, Dan Nelson, the new singer for Anthrax, was supposed to DJ the party, but booth was empty the entire night, so WTF?
Ravage's setlist...
Brooklyn's crushing Hull...
Philly's criminally-minded moshers, Rumpelstiltskin Grinder...
