| |
Événement
Black Tusk, Whores, White Nails and Dread Utopia Live at the Bakery
Black Tusk was born from sweat. There was blood, and maybe a few tears, too, but more than anything, it was sweat that marked the earliest years of Savannah, Georgias Black Tusk. Formed in 2005 by three lifelong friendsbassist Jonathan Athon, guitarist Andrew Fidler, and drummer James Maythe band welded together a three-pronged vocal attack, dirty punk, sludgy heavy metal, and a big fat dose of Motorhead to create what they called swamp metal. The name stuck, and the sound spread as they hit the ground running and toured hard on their first EP, 2005s roughnready When Kingdoms Fall. They kept up a manic pace, recording two more demos (2006s untitled demo and 2007s The Fallen Kingdom. Hyperrealist signed on to release their 2008 debut LP, 2008s Passage Through Purgatory, and 2009 saw them churn out a trio of splits with the likes of The Holy Mountain, ASG, and Fight Amp. Soon after that, the heavyweights at Relapse Record came calling.
The Philadelphia-based label and the band formed a partnership that lasts to this day, first collaborating on their 2010 breakthrough Taste the Sin and then on their highly-anticipated 2011 follow-up, Set the Dial. Since then, theyre released a pair of EPs2013s Tend No Wounds and the digital-only 2014 EP Vultures Eyeand kept pounding the pavement in the United States, Europe, and the UK alongside bands like Red Fang, Kvelertak, Down, Municipal Waste, Fu Manchu, Inter Arma, Intronaut, and so many others, as well as being hand-picked to appear on Metallicas Orion Festival in 2012.
In 2014, they hit the studio with their old friend and accomplished audio engineer, Joel Grind, to get back to work on a new album that is now slated for release in early 2016. Before they could get their new record into stores and jump back up in their big white tour van, though, the band suffered a setback beyond what most could even imagine.
In November 2014, mere weeks before the band was due to kick off their biggest tour yet, Athon was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident. Several days later, on November 9, 2014, he passed away at the age of 31, leaving behind hundreds of friends, family members, and his beloved dog Cutter as well as his brothers in Black Tusk. Support poured in from fans, friends, and fellow musicians from around the world; stunned, Andrew and James laid down their instruments and tried to process the loss. For a few weeks, the bands future was uncertain, but ultimately, the remaining duo made the difficult decision to soldier on and carry on in Athons memory. Athon himself could have chosen no better successor than Corey Barhorst, a longtime friend and veteran musician who heads up his own project, Niche, and previously held down the low end for Kylesa. Barhorst initially joined the band as a live member in time for their European tour with Black Label Society, but after that, was welcomed into the fold as a full-blooded member of Black Tusk.
Black Tusk has lived through the kind of hardship and heartbreak that would cripple a lesser band, but its that dedication, and gumption, and pure bullheaded stubbornness thats taken them around the world and as far away from the lacey Spanish moss and sweltering streets of Savannah than any of them couldve dared dream. As of now, the band is readying the release of their new album which features Athons final recorded performance with his two brothers in arms. It will hurt to hear that roar of his ring out over Andrews riffs and James thunder, but itll be a good hurt: it means that part of him will always live on, just as the band he and his best friends founded a decade ago lives on. As Andrew, James, and now Corey hit the road to support this latest album and share a beer or three with the fans who stuck by them through it all, theyll keep that memory alive, and keep taking care of businessand Taking Care of Black Tusk.
|
|
 |
AdresseThe Bakery (Afficher)
1007 Bigley Avenue
Charleston, WV 25302
United States
Carte en cours de chargement...
Catégories
| Enfants bienvenus : Oui |
| Chiens bienvenus : Oui |
| Non-fumeur : Oui |
| Accessible aux fauteuils roulants : Oui |
|
Contact
|
