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Live Review: Napalm Death w/ The Golers, Zukuss and Gross Misconduct, October 27, 2011 – The Rickshaw Theater, Vancouver, B.C.

October 29th, 2011 Filed under: Reviews - Live by Editor in Chief

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Live Review- Napalm Death, w/ The Golers, Zukuss and Gross Misconduct
Thursday, October 27, 2011
The Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver, B.C.

The opening bands were a fairly standard array of local talent. The first band, Gross Misconduct, performed a solid set of thrash, but lacked in conviction or presence. They need to remedy their charisma deficit. Second on the bill was Zuckuss, who played a blistering blast of grind that suffers that common grind flaw: none of their material is memorable in the least, buried as it is in speed and short songs. There isn’t enough time to get a Zuckuss riff stuck in your head.

Then The Golers came on and actually warmed up the crowd. This is a band that honestly deserves to be much more of a name on the global metal scene. Their blend of thrash, speed, and death metal is as rare as it is skillfully executed. Simply put, The Golers are far more than just a local metal band- they kill at what they do. Even a band as passionate and energetic as The Golers had nothing on the headliners though.

Napalm Death hit the stage like a bomb, and delivered a relentless set of death/grindcore comprised of new material from their most recent album (the absolutely skull-crushing Time Waits For No Slave), classics from across their career and a few cover tracks.

Grindcore is an odd genre. In a twist of irony so severe it’s basically straight up hypocrisy, this most brutal of metal styles takes an extremely delicate touch to get right. Too fast and too short, no one will remember anything and it becomes disposable. Too slow and too long, it’s not grindcore anymore. The balance point is rarely achieved, but Napalm Death has long mastered the exact mix- and they showed their dominance in style.

Vocally, Barney is at the top of his game. He’s achieved a horrifying degree of vicious passion, and lately his range has improved as well. The man just bludgeons the listener with his voice. Complementing this perfectly is guitarist Mitch Harris’ accent backing vocal shrieks, which are reminiscent of Alan Dubin of OldLadyDrivers (Remember them?). The twin juggernaught of Embury on bass and Herrera on drums is an intestine-shaking force- it was simply awe-inspiring to witness.

Vancouver ate it up too. The crowd at the newly renovated Rickshaw Theater was near capacity, the pit was relentlessly violent, and there was even some crowd surfing (something that seems rare at Vancouver metal shows these days). It was good to see, especially when we were treated to such gems as a Cryptic Slaughter cover (no one ever gives these guys the credit they deserve for their influence on Grindcore music), a Siege cover, and a Dead Kennedys cover, not to mention the sneak peek at the new Napalm Death album, in the form of the new track, “Quarantine”. Judging from this song, it sounds very much like Time Waits For No Slave wasn’t just a one-off fluke in Napalm’s history.

A superb show, one that easily eclipses their gig at the New York Theatre with Carcass, Cathedral, and Brutal Truth (the last time this particular reviewer saw them). This is how it should be, bands getting better and better, not peaking and coasting on “they-were-awesome-when” memories.

By Keith Durocher

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KONTEST: Win A Chance To Meet NAPALM DEATH! Plus ND Concert Tickets and More!

September 23rd, 2011 Filed under: Exclusive!, News/Calendar/Industry by Editor in Chief

We are giving away a prize pack, 1 Winner will receive:

  • One (1) Pair of Tickets to see NAPALM DEATH October 27th, 2011, at The Rickshaw Theater in Vancouver, BC
  • Backstage access to meet the band
  • An autographed poster

Email kontests [at] abortmag.com and put “I LOVE THE SMELL OF NAPALM” in the subject line and you could WIN!

All winners will be selected by random draw and notified by email.

Contest closes Thursday, October 24th, 2011 at 5 PM PST

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NAPALM DEATH presented by The Invisible Orange

Tickets $25 in advance on sale now at Ticketweb.ca and Friday July 29 at Scrape Records, Zulu Records.

Doors: 7:00 pm

Rickshaw Theatre (254 E. Hastings, Vancouver BC 604-681-8915)

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ABORT Is Proud To Sponsor: NAPALM DEATH w/ Guests, October 27th, Rickshaw Theatre, Vancouver, B.C.

August 12th, 2011 Filed under: ABORT Presents..., News/Calendar/Industry by Editor in Chief

NAPALM DEATH presented by The Invisible Orange

Tickets $25 in advance on sale now at Ticketweb.ca and Friday July 29 at Scrape Records, Zulu Records.

Doors: 7:00 pm

Rickshaw Theatre (254 E. Hastings, Vancouver BC 604-681-8915)

19+

BUY TICKETS HERE

The Invisible Orange (www.theinvisibleorange.com) presents UK-based grindcore pioneers Napalm Death at the Rickshaw for the closing date of their Canadian tour.

Sponsored by ABORT Magazine (www.ABORTmag.com), Absolute Underground (www.absoluteunderground.ca) and LiveVan (www.livevan.com )

NAPALM DEATH recently entered Parlour Studio in Kettering, U.K. with longtime producer Russ Russell to begin recording its 14th album for a tentative October release via Century Media Records.

NAPALM DEATH has contributed a brand new track called “Legacy Was Yesterday” to Decibel magazine’s monthly flexi disc series. The song — the band’s first new material since 2009′s “Time Waits for No Slave” LP — was recorded at Rapture Audio with James Walford and mastered by Russ Russell. The track is now available for streaming here: http://soundcloud.com/deci belmagazine/napalm-death-l egacy-was

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