I Just Read About That…

[DID NOT ATTEND: June 27, 2024] Baroness / Filth is Eternal / Portrayal of Guilt

I’ve seen Baroness in two settings–an acoustic in-store and in a tony, crowded club.  I’d like to see them in a bigger space.  I’d also like to check out he Sherman Theater, which is just about on the edge of how far I’m willing to go for a show.

But this show conflicted with the Quasi tour, and Quasi won out.  Mostly because of the opening bands (and, yes, I like Quasi more).

I see that Ruby the Hatchet was opening for some of the shows and I would like to see them as well, but instead we had two bands I hadn’t hear d of and who, honestly, sound like they’d be too heavy to tour with Baroness.

Filth is Eternal I assumed was a heavy sludgy band, but I was 100% wrong.

Despite the name, Seattle’s Filth is Eternal feels fundamentally untethered. They’ve achieved an air of unhinged freedom mainly by thrashing their way through unassuming, beloved punk venues, writhing across unwashed floors and DIY spaces, hosting their own brand of communal exorcisms– participation mandatory

They play a kind of thrashy punk, and I was quite pleased to see the diversity in their lineup (it’s not just four guys with long hair and leather jackets).  They remind me a bit of L7, but more heavy metal than alt rock.  Still not sure about the name though.

Portrayal of Guilt plays heavy, short songs.  There’s growling vocals and an blistering intensity.

Neither of these bands really seems to work as Baroness openers to me.  Baroness is heavy, yes, but there is a lot of musical texture and delicacy in some of their music which the opening bands don’t do.  I think i chose wisely about which ticket to buy.