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Abdullah with Orodruin and Centrifuge
The Phantasy Niteclub
01-09-04
I hadn’t seen a live rock show in about a month, so I
was definitely jonesin’ for some rock. Luckily for the most part these
three bands delivered just what I needed. Despite the extremely cold
weather, a fair number of other rock fans turned out to get their fix as
well. Just about everyone stayed for all three bands, too.
Centrifuge started things off with a set of painfully
slow dirges that reminded me a bit of Godflesh. The songs were long,
repetitive, and punishing and the vocalist has a versatile voice that can
handle melodic singing and death growling equally well. Not really my
favorite flavor of metal, but the band went over well with most of the
crowd.
Rochester, New York’s doom metal band Orodruin were a
last minute addition to the bill. It was a pleasant surprise, since I had
interviewed this band some time ago and heard (and enjoyed) their ‘Epicurean
Mass’ CD. This was my first time catching them live, and I wasn’t
disappointed. Their songs were probably just as long as anything
Centrifuge played, but Orodruin keep things from getting boring with good
arrangements and dynamics. Fans of Candlemass and Black Sabbath should
definitely dig this band’s sound.
Abdullah
started out as a doom metal band themselves on their self titled debut CD.
Since then, however, they’ve mutated considerably. Although they did pull
out their old doom chestnut “The Path to Enlightenment”, the emphasis was on
newer, faster songs like “Black Helicopters” and “Burning Away”. There were
also a bunch of songs I’m not familiar with yet, including a couple that
showed a Misfits influence. The band closed their set with a raging version
of Metallica’s “Whiplash”. (Bob Ignizio)
For pictures click
here.
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