Last night was the first half of a mini metal fest at the Hi-Tone, with Toxic Holocaust, Skeletonwitch, Soilent Green and Hate Eternal. It continues tonight with local boys Bury the Living and Adios Gringo joining Oakland’s High on Fire, who is here for the second time in three months. Doors open at 9 so stop reading this and get down there.

While tonight’s show is more focused on hardcore and stoner metal, last night’s was a old fashion kick in the teeth from some very, very heavy bands that would make even the staunchest rebel want to wash in holy water afterwards.

Black metal guitar solos flowed with the PBR, while Mansonesque frontmen shredded their vocal chords for the thrill of the crowd. The gore on t-shirts at the merch table rivaled the works of George Romero, and the double bass probably cracked the foundation of the Hi-Tone.

Skeletonwitch hung deer skulls from their amps and New Orleans’ Soilent Green proved
why they are one of the best around at extreme metal.

“How many of you (expletives) bought the new album?” asked Soilent Green frontman Ben Falgoust.

A few screams answered him.

“How many of you stole it off the internet?”

Even more screams.

“That’s what I’d do,” Falgoust said. “I’m not getting paid why should anyone else.”

I left before Hate Eternal could suck my soul out of my body and send it to the abyss, but I did hang around long enough to snap this pic.

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