Metal Up Your Ass - March, 2007
failure to attend at least one of these gigs will result in severe pangs of regret
Like a kerosene propelled juggernaut, March is already upon us. And exalt! - for with it comes the most excellent run of metal gigs to grace the year so far. Gallows have been causing something of a stir in recent months with some raw and honest hard punk; they'll be caught at Glasgow Barfly on the 3rd. The following evening, feast your ears on some punishingly pacey death as Switzerland's Mumakil grind their way through Edinburgh's Subway Cowgate. Tickets cost only £5 for a great four-band bill.
Promoting newest studio release Blood Mountain are metal monsters Mastodon at the ABC theatre on the 7th while the punters continue to flock to the big riffs and smart vocals of Deftones. Limited tickets are still available for £17.50 for their show at Glasgow's Carling Academy on the 12th and an interview with the Sacramento quintet (as well as Mastodon) are available in our very own pro-rawk centre pages this issue.
Subway Cowgate continues to burgeon as a venue for tasty underground gigs in Edinburgh and the arrival of Sassenach metalcore acts Santa Karla and The Casino Brawl on Friday 16th will do nothing to dent that. Expect angsty vox, screams and beatdowns galore for your fiver on the door. The same venue brings touring Hamilton natives The Black Chain to town on Saturday the 24th. Having listened to their self-release I Only Love You When You're Out Your Face, their Converge-tinged grindcore can only be recommended in the highest terms. As a bonus, there's a packed bill that night that includes This Mourning After and Alrosa. Warning: failure to attend at least one of these gigs will result in severe pangs of regret.