Oscar The Third: We are the undead

Monday 25 July 2011

We are the undead

The greatest thing about this night was not the music that was played or when I got to meet Liam Cormier after the show, but it was something that happened at the very beginning of the night. When I first arrived at Kings Arms Tavern it was still relatively empty, no band had taken the stage yet but one brave explorer had found its way onto the stage. This curious adventurer was an everyday, domestic cat that had found its way inside the bar and was sniffing around the drumkit and guitars. It didn't seem too worried about all the people in the tavern and when it came time for the first band to play, noone was sure what to do about the stage cat. Eventually the cat was lured off the stage and the first band could start, but in my opinion, stage cat was the first act to go on that night. It was my first time seeing every band that played that night, Oilbarrons were the first band to go on (after stage cat) and they were an explosion of brutal metal crossed with punk. Their short songs would barely last a minute, but they thrashed their instruments enough during their set for a lifetime. Leeches were next to go on, they are Angelo Munro's (formerly of The Bleeders) new band and they were awesome! I've raved about how could they are in the past (my New Zealand Music Month post) and this was my first time being blown away by them. Great original songs and a badass cover of Sing Sing Death House by The Distillers. Snakes Of Iron were the last NZ band to go on, they were pretty good but fairly unmemorable. Cancer Bats played a huge set, the Canadian rockers put on one hell of a performance. There was too much energy and movement to get any good photos during the night, but I did manage to get some good videos and after meeting Liam and the band after the show, I got a running schedule signed by the Cancer Bats and some of Leeches.

Cancer Bats w/ Leeches. 14/09/2010. Kings Arms Tavern, Auckland, New Zealand.