Havok + Toxic Holocaust ~ I Am ~ Hammerhedd ~ DJ Keith Cruelty

**All shows 21+—valid ID required** Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 7:30 PM HAVOKInspired by the burgeoning American thrash metal revival of the mid-2000s, Denver’s Havok assembled in 2004 with an aggressive style that evoked Bay Area thrash legends like Exodus, Metallica, and Testament. Havok’s self-financed early releases got them signed to Candlelight Records, which released Havok’s debut album, Burn, in 2009 and then sent them off to tour with bands like Exodus, Anthrax, Destruction, Primal Fear, and Hammerfall. All of this roadwork only tightened up the group’s impressive chops, and prepared members David Sanchez (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Reece Scruggs (lead guitar), Jessie de los Santos (bass, backing vocals), and Pete Webber (drums) for the recording of their sophomore album, Time Is Up, released in early 2011. Michael Leon replaced de los Santos on bass for 2013’s Unnatural Selection, which earned positive reviews and saw Havok make their Billboard debut. TOXIC HOLOCAUSTA punitive thrash metal project influenced by hardcore punk, west coast hard rock, and proto-death metal bands of the late 90’s such as Discharge, Hellhammer, and Venom, Toxic Holocaust is largely a one- man operation run by Oregon native Joel Grind. Emerging in the lates, the project eventually expanded into a live entity, and by 2020 the group had issued six well-received full-length albums and multiple EPs. Grind founded the band in 1999 in the city of Portland. Writing and recording all of the group’s music himself, he issued a pair of demos (1999’s Radiation Sickness and 2002’s Critical Mass) before unleashing the project’s first full-length effort, Evil Never Dies, in 2003.I AMBrandishing a unique blend of furious thrash and death metal like a weapon of mass destruction, I AM is purely no-nonsense in their patented “Texas Death” assault. Armed with riffs, speed, and overwhelming power, “I AM writes songs that make you want to move” (Decibel Magazine). Across three full-length slabs of bludgeoning intensity and snarling rage, I AM put a Southern stamp and revitalized swagger into deathcore, a subgenre rarely as raw, energized, and diverse as this band. In the spirit of fellow Southern icons Pantera and newer Texan heroes Power Trip, I AM channels discontent and anger into empowering anthems, as likely to inspire a grueling workout as to incite the pit. HAMMERHEDDAbe quit baseball, Eli quit his after-school job, and Henry dropped out of college. The three Ismert brothers who make up Hammerhedd have a natural gift and a greater calling. Perhaps the definition of les enfants terribles, these metal-minded midwesterners from Kansas City are mostly too young to get served at the venues they slay, but you wouldn’t know it to hear their music. Drawing comparisons to contemporaries like Gojira, Meshuggah, and Mastodon, Hammerhedd blend heavy genres into a perfect sludge of driving rhythms, brutal distortion, and just a tinge of melodic mischief. DJ KEITH CRUELTYUnearthing the most hellish sounds from the depths of the heavy metal graveyard, DJ Keith Cruelty will be unleashing a Heavy Iron Fist of Metal Up Your Ass between sets: COMPLETE AND TOTAL STREET METAL HELL!!! All Vinyl. No Reissues and No requests!https://www.instagram.com/chains_and_leather

VORTEX W/ FAITH IN THE GLITCH

THIS FRIDAY! MIKE SAGA PROUDLY PRESENTSVORTEXTHIS FRIDAY MARCH 17th. 2023 – PHILADELPHIA PA INDUSTRIAL //// SYNTHWAVE //// INDUSTRIAL BASSAGGROTECH //// DARK WAVE //// SYNTHPOP //// EBMFUTUREPOP //// GOTH //// CYBERPUNK //// COLD WAVE GUEST DJ from NYC:FAITH IN THE GLITCH(DarkSynth // SynthWave)https://www.facebook.com/faithintheglitchhttps://www.youtube.com/faithintheglitch Residents: mighty MIKE SAGA & PANZERMENSCH LIVE PAINTINGS BY: SPOOKY BITCH @StacyLynnS TIME: 9PM – 2AM //// 21+ WITH ID MORE INFO:“LIKE” WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/VORTEXPHILLY ADMISSION: $15 (cash only) @ DOOR ATM on Site @ WAREHOUSE ON WATTSDOWNSTAIRS IN CAMBRIDGE HALL923 N Watts St, Phila PA

R.A.P Ferreira ~ Brightboy ~ ELDON

Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 7:30 PM**All Ages**R.A.P FerreiraR.A.P. Ferreira fka milo aka scallops hotel is an mc, producer and theorist working in the Black arts tradition commonly categorized as rap. Having founded the label ruby yacht in 2015 and since releasing all of his music through this channel, Ferreira has earned a sizable following within independent hip hop by rigorous, constant touring and an elevated, explorational style of performance. He is known for an uncompromised, utopic flow that speaks directly to the root of the listener.  By 2018, the young artist galvanized his presence in the American rap scene with the opening of Soulfolks Records & Tapes in Biddeford, Maine. Ferreira has a sprawling, limitless catalog ranging years, names, geographies, intentions, collaborations, and vocabularies. In an era defined by keyword search, soundbyte, cosign, marketing and virality this artist’s work stands out by not cow tailing to the movements and trends of the digital sphere.  He currently makes his home in Nashville, Tennessee where he continues to helm the Ruby Yacht while studying to become a blues guitar legend and a farmer.  FB @modestmilo Twitter @yomilo IG @hipcatscience  New Album ‘5 to the Eyes with Stars’afrolab9000.bandcamp.comrubyyacht.comBrightboyHailing from Boston with a life like a dreamy montage. One moment he’s surrounded by bulky 80s rack stacks in his a/v tech dads mobile production lab, Jazz on the hi-fi. Next, on a commune in the forest, with his psychic Gemini mother and his yin-yang twin brother, sounds of laughter lofting from the lake. I’d say he was born under a RAD sign. For Bright Boy, music was always just a part of life. Memories of dropping rhymes on walks home as a youth, beatboxing and cracking jokes. Picking up sticks and busting a slick break his first time sitting at a kit. His brilliant skills on stage come from his natural good humor and impromptu impersonations of everybody’s favorite cartoons. Which characters? All of them. Theme songs? Yep. To the T with a comedic twist on top.https://linktr.ee/BrightBoyJNWIG @docbrightjnwELDONhttps://eldonsound.bandcamp.com/https://linktr.ee/eldonsomersIG @eldonsomers

Tom The Mail Man Presents: The 710S Tour

**All Ages** Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 7:30 PM Tom the Mail ManTom the Mail Man is from Monroe, Georgia – a country town about an hour outside Atlanta. He’s a multi-genre artist who emphatically avoids putting a label to his music, instead focusing on creating a world for his fans to come together as one community. Recently, he’s been featured in PAPER magazine and Pigeons & Planes, performed at Life is Beautiful, partnered with Trojan Magnum and UPROXX for a documentary feature, and racked up more than 65 million streams across DSPs.

Sub Zero – Spring fling

It’s almost spring, let’s get it! Another banger for the spring girlies. April 8, 2023 |21+ | Indoor Event | Masks Encouraged | 9pm-2am DJ’s: Kenni Javon, Riva & Bianca, ONEELEVEN, R3m Sativa, Lorboo + A Special performance by XHOSA

Neutral Snap ~ Telltale ~ Goalkeeper ~ FRND CRCL

**All shows 21+—valid ID required** Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 7:30 PM Neutral Snaphttps://wtulneworleans.bandcamp.com/track/yellow-suitcaseTelltalehttps://telltalemusic.bandcamp.com/album/telltaleGoalkeeperhttps://goalkeepernj.bandcamp.com/FRND CRCLhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/5y4MciXJL9xyGtvnig6zAB?si=SvZ1suauQ5aGJw5Y0y9dsg

Joystick + Flying Raccoon Suit w/ The Best of the Worst + Pomps

**All Ages** Doors: 7:00 PM Show: 7:30 PM JoystickJoystick is a ska/punk and from New Orleans, LA. Flying Raccoon SuitFlying Raccoon Suit is a ska/punk band from Mississippi. The Best of the Worst The Best of the Worst is a ska/punk band from NJ. The PompsThe Pomps is a post-ska band from Boston, MA.

REIGNFOREST

DJ HA AND LEFTRITE PRESENT REIGNFOREST–PHILLY’S ONLY MONTHLY DRUM’N’BASS/JUNGLE EVENT!!

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