[DID NOT ATTEND: August 14, 2023] Kreulty / Outer Heaven / Goetia
I have a fondness for bands from Japan–they tend to go one step further than bands from other places.
When I saw the ad for this show, I was definitely intrigued
Formed in Tokyo, Japan in the summer of 2017, KRUELTY has emerged as the most notable artist to find that sweet spot where the amalgamation of heavy beatdown hardcore and ‘90s American/Scandinavian death/doom metal become s the blueprint of brutality and slam KRUELTY unleash.
But when I listened to their first song, I realized it was a lot of growling vocals like you;d expect from bands whose logos look like the ones at the right. Just not my thing.
Outer Heaven is from the backwoods of PA. Pennsylvania-based death metal legion OUTERHEAVEN immediately left a pulverizing imprint on the East Coast death metal scene with their crushing live performances, old-school ethos and string of releases.
Goetia is more of the same from Washington D.C.
It would have been a brutal, exhausting night.

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