LOCAL "SCENE" ?

WREKage-Paul · Post by **WREKage-Paul** » Wed August 19th, 2009, 2:27 am

Lot of good comments in this thread......have to agree with those who say that the Atlanta scene isn't quite cohesive: there are a lot of decent-to-great local bands, there are a lot of metalheads, there are some good venues....but all of it doesn't really come together too often.

I think back to "ye olde days" when the Wreck Room was the de-facto gathering spot for local metal (and also punk and ska).....back in the days when you could see seven bands in one evening on both of the Wreck Room's stages (remember the 'beach' stage in back?), plus you'd also have a lot of bands with practice-spaces there hanging out, 'cause they got in free.... And if the Wreck Room's fare that night was sub-par, there was always the Somber Reptile two blocks north of it.

As for current band recommendations, I think Brian's and MS's lists are great. There are some good up-and-coming bands also who AFAIK are still getting their live presence worked out, like ArkTide (progressive metal).

VOEGTLIN · Post by **VOEGTLIN** » Wed August 19th, 2009, 7:38 am

Metalfreak wrote: don't forget We're Not Gonna Take It either (see my sig)
also, don't forget Athiest!

NOTED!

Strange · Post by **Strange** » Wed August 19th, 2009, 12:49 pm

VOEGTLIN wrote:What band are you in?

Give me like 10 bands you think are good to exceptional...

I'm in Prime Mover.

Here are some of the local bands I really dig. A lot of these have already been mentioned. A couple of them are signed, but still don't get a lot of love from the "scene." A couple others are pretty new but show a lot of promise.

Anger Within
Apocalyptic Visions
Axial Discorrelation
the Bone Church
Daath
Dead Rites
Doomsayer
From Exile
Gnostic
Legion X
Light Pupil Dilate
Malefic
Organ
S.M.I.
Sybaritic
Withered
Xeroderma

also, don't forget Athiest!

I don't totally consider them local. Gnostic however are both local and awesome.

Totally clueless as to what's what today. Had no idea there were that many bands going at it. How the fuck would you know? It's not like Creative Loafing is going to run a feature on them... Local zines? Have no idea.

This is actually a really good point. The Loaf is only as good as the paid show ads. The smaller clubs will actually list the local bands so that's a good thing I guess. There are some sites and forums out there which are good as well but I don't know how much attention they get from people who aren't in the bands. I'm not bitching though. As far as my band goes I can only blame myself for our local profile and try to think of ways to boost it.

VOEGTLIN · Post by **VOEGTLIN** » Wed August 19th, 2009, 1:29 pm

Well, if local bands send me promos, I'll write 'em up on The Left Hand Path. Gets good to great traffic. Easy promotion - whether I like your band or not.

That said, I'm going to try to pitch something to CL about the "scene" here no matter how fragmentary it may be.

Anyone interested in web coverage, PM me.

Strange · Post by **Strange** » Wed August 19th, 2009, 4:00 pm

VOEGTLIN wrote:Well, if local bands send me promos, I'll write 'em up on The Left Hand Path. Gets good to great traffic. Easy promotion - whether I like your band or not.

That said, I'm going to try to pitch something to CL about the "scene" here no matter how fragmentary it may be.

Anyone interested in web coverage, PM me.

Very cool, man.

Thanks.

badcarburetor · Post by **badcarburetor** » Mon August 24th, 2009, 4:46 pm

Some others that I dig include:

Death of Kings

Sons of Tonthiath (that spelling is all wrong, but it's something like that look for them on top friends of bands like Withered)

Armazilla

I started going to shows in the early-mid 80s and have never stopped. In my experience Atlanta was never a great metal town. Sure, the big shows did fine, but just like with straight edge and hardcore, Atlanta's local scenes were never all that big. I sure don't remember those local shows with a thousand people there, but maybe I somehow missed it.

necroodin · Post by **necroodin** » Tue August 25th, 2009, 1:37 am

Artimus Pyledriver!

Those who know..whahaha

Barry Clark · Post by **Barry Clark** » Tue August 25th, 2009, 6:13 am

badcarburetor wrote:Some others that I dig include:

Death of Kings

Sons of Tonthiath (that spelling is all wrong, but it's something like that look for them on top friends of bands like Withered)

Armazilla

I started going to shows in the early-mid 80s and have never stopped. In my experience Atlanta was never a great metal town. Sure, the big shows did fine, but just like with straight edge and hardcore, Atlanta's local scenes were never all that big. I sure don't remember those local shows with a thousand people there, but maybe I somehow missed it.

They were something to see! The WreckRoom would have people standing on tables and down the back hallways due to lack of room. Sometimes even sitting on the edge of the stage.

Post by **Metalfreak** » Fri August 28th, 2009, 4:41 pm

Barry Clark wrote:
badcarburetor wrote:Some others that I dig include:

Death of Kings

Sons of Tonthiath (that spelling is all wrong, but it's something like that look for them on top friends of bands like Withered)

Armazilla

I started going to shows in the early-mid 80s and have never stopped. In my experience Atlanta was never a great metal town. Sure, the big shows did fine, but just like with straight edge and hardcore, Atlanta's local scenes were never all that big. I sure don't remember those local shows with a thousand people there, but maybe I somehow missed it.
They were something to see! The WreckRoom would have people standing on tables and down the back hallways due to lack of room. Sometimes even sitting on the edge of the stage.

that sounds like something, I wish I was around then but I was probably a kid still haha

Barry Clark · Post by **Barry Clark** » Fri August 28th, 2009, 9:41 pm

Metalfreak wrote:
Barry Clark wrote:
badcarburetor wrote:Some others that I dig include:

Death of Kings

Sons of Tonthiath (that spelling is all wrong, but it's something like that look for them on top friends of bands like Withered)

Armazilla

I started going to shows in the early-mid 80s and have never stopped. In my experience Atlanta was never a great metal town. Sure, the big shows did fine, but just like with straight edge and hardcore, Atlanta's local scenes were never all that big. I sure don't remember those local shows with a thousand people there, but maybe I somehow missed it.
They were something to see! The WreckRoom would have people standing on tables and down the back hallways due to lack of room. Sometimes even sitting on the edge of the stage.
that sounds like something, I wish I was around then but I was probably a kid still haha

Thaaaaaaaanks. haha.

Armazilla is a cool band. Seen them a couple of times. A good friend of mine is the drummer.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Mon October 19th, 2009, 9:07 am

like to add:

Royal Thunder - not exactly metal but amaaaaaazing female fronted 3 piece rock with heavy psych/doom influences...love this band

and my band Spewtilator - weed obsessed thrash/grind

i def agree that we've got a few great metal bands here in atlanta...just not the interest/"scene" to back them up unfortunately... though i will say it seems things are picking up if the Cannabis Corpse show was any indication.

I just want to now where all these fuckers are when theres not some huge headliner...

V-GER · Post by **V-GER** » Mon October 19th, 2009, 1:07 pm

Well I just moved here so that's my excuse but here is one:
http://www.myspace.com/synapsedefect2012

VOEGTLIN · Post by **VOEGTLIN** » Mon October 19th, 2009, 2:09 pm

Local bands, send me your motherfucking promos for web coverage!

Voegtlin
211 Estoria st se
atlanta ga 30316

www.thelefthandpath.com

necroodin · Post by **necroodin** » Mon October 19th, 2009, 8:57 pm

Let The Night Roar motherfuckers.

Malevolent Creation's old guitarist, awesome drums, thick bass, great dudes, but I see no love for these guys here ever.

donkeytron · Post by **donkeytron** » Mon October 19th, 2009, 9:42 pm

Malevolent's waaaaayyy old guitarist...almost 20 years ago now, shouldn't be riding that anymore. Tunes aren't bad though.

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