Tag: Bongzilla

  • Hellfest 2018 in review: Day 1

    Hellfest 2018 in review: Day 1

    As a first time goer to one of the biggest European metal festivals, Hellfest‘s 13th edition was for me a time to remember. Starting with the grounds filled with all kind of rustic buildings, pyro & bonfires all around and continuing with the killer lineup, this was an experience I am already looking forward to repeating. Over…

  • AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: BONGZILLA, Black Cobra, Kings Destroy, Lo-Pan @ Mod Club, April 5, 2016

    AMATEUR CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUR: BONGZILLA, Black Cobra, Kings Destroy, Lo-Pan @ Mod Club, April 5, 2016

    I was somewhat surprised to see Bongzilla headlining a concert-hall tour in 2016, but hey, with a four-band bill that brought it from start to finish, I’m certainly not one to complain!

  • Cokegoat – Vessel

    Cokegoat – Vessel

    By Gruesome Greg Truth be told, I was drawn to this Chicago sextet by their bizarre moniker, along with the promise there was doom to be found on this, their debut album.  I’d say that if anything, the band’s name suggests frantic, buzz saw black metal—as opposed to a handle like Weedeater or Bongzilla, which just…

  • Ironweed – Your World of Tomorrow

    I’m not a big fan of bands with overt drug references in their names. I mean, Weedeater is pure genius, Bongzilla’s not bad, but it’s all downhill from there. That being said, Ironweed somehow works, taking one of the most over-used words in (dorky) metal, and adding weed. You know what they say… Just add…