Arizona Metal (Check out the local scene around here)

zhangfei

In no particular order here are some of the bands that I work with in our local scene. Check them out and toss them a like on FB if you are into it, all links are here, all you gotta do is click. Please do not turn this into what band is what genre, I am not into that whole thing and just came up with what I thought it sounded like.

Vehemence (Phoenix)

Genre: Death Metal/Melodic Death

http://www.facebook.com/vehemenceofficial?fref=ts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2jik8bOF58

Viraemia (Phoenix)

Genre: Tech death (12 string bassist that is INSANE)

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Viraemia/135823809821860

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdzbMUViSLA

Apparitions (Phoenix)

Genre: Metalcore/Tech Death

http://www.facebook.com/Apparitionsmetal?fref=ts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECLZVE6U54s

Scattered Guts (Mesa)

Genre: Stoner Thrash

http://www.facebook.com/ScatteredGuts?fref=ts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDbv2qmTv0E

Fetal Disgorge (Phoenix)

Genre: Slam/Brutal Death metal

http://www.facebook.com/FetalDisgorge.usa?fref=ts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoOXLqiozU0

Composer Meet Corpse (Phoenix)

Genre: Metalcore

http://www.facebook.com/cmcmetal?fref=ts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mhgp9-Nh8s

Hateshred (Goodyear)

Genre: Death Metal/Metalcore

http://www.facebook.com/Hateshred

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE8PAA_hv0Y

Meathook (Phoenix)

Genre: Death Metal/Brutal Death Metal

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Meathook-AZ/104595219615215?fref=pb

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFynLDADgIA

Genocaust (Tucson)

Genre: Brutal Death Metal/Slam Metal/Tech Death

http://www.facebook.com/genocaust?fref=pb

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeBlYwY4DCw

Vivicide (Phoenix)

Genre: Death Metal

http://www.facebook.com/VivicideAZ?fref=ts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5NXx4CzTc8

Hemoptysis (Phoenix)

Genre: Thrash Metal/Punk

http://www.facebook.com/hemoptysis?fref=pb

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKenWvu4sm8

Howitzer (Phoenix)

Genre: Metalcore/Hardcore/Punk

http://www.facebook.com/howitzeraz?fref=pb

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOFtUkAZjC4

jag

There is a member here named Alex from Arizona. Im sure he can add and vouch for these.

OPP

Hi. I'll add my input when I get to mt computer in like 20 min.

OPP

Also, chances are we've actually met at shows.

1D_for_life

Mount Computer?? :-O

monicaa

I think he lives in Tempe, isn't there where you live Alex?

Rex_Capone420

ASU's campus is in tempe yes

OPP

Just starting out, going down the line...

Vehemence I've seen once, plus Nathan's side project who's name I can't remember. But they opened for Exhumed in March. Both were pretty good, I prefer Vehemence a little more.

Apparitions I've never seen, although one of the times I got to the venue late (All Stars 12 I think?) I hear they're really good, and they're getting a lot of attention lately. My friends went to see Cattle Decap do that headlining show back in January I believe at The Clubhouse and I think they were there.

Scattered Guts I know pretty well. Seen them a couple times. I first saw them open for... I think it was Obscura in November. The day before Thanksgiving last year. I could be wrong, though. I know at least one time I saw them was at Clubhouse. Maybe it was for Exhumed in 11. I dig them, though.

Vivicide I know even better. My friends are big fans of them and they're nice dudes. Seen them a few times. Summer Slaughter 12, Born Of Osiris a couple weeks ago, and SFU/Dying Fetus at RPC. They're cool.

Composer Meet Corpse I saw open for Exhumed at Clubhouse, that I'm sure of. They had the torso banners, right? Kind of cool from what I recall.

Hemoptysis I've heard of, but never listened to.

Howitzer I saw at BRNOTD two years ago. I actually did photos for that show. They were sweet.

The others I've not heard of, actually. I'll definitely look more into them, though.

I work at the ASU radio station (https://www.facebook.com/pages/KASC-The-Blaze-1330AM/107045859336897?ref=ts&fref=ts) in the metal department (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Arizona-Metal-at-The-Blaze-1330/221848261234106?ref=ts&fref=ts). I'm assuming you know Kim from 13thFloor? She(they) are friends of ours, as well as Michelle and the Mantooth guys.

And like I said, chances are we've met, or at least you've seen me.

And if you're familiar with Jon Delarosa and his show Into The Void, I'm a good friend of his.

OPP

Oh yeah, I should probably use this opportunity to plug our site.

http://arizonametal.wordpress.com/

zhangfei

that's a pretty sweet gig you got going on at ASU. My promotions company is "Eargrind Promotions". I have had a couple shows at ubs and the big fish pub. I like to get brutal bands to play, if you went to any shows with Putrid Pile, Rottenness, Meat Shits, Gutfucked or Extremely rotten recently it was my show. I could never get a gig at clubhouse (before that shooting,) or RPC. Kim owns the RPC and doesn't do business with me. I was trying to get decrepit birth last year and she has the pantheon agency on lockdown and they made me get the ok from her first, which i think to her was like moving in on her turf. So i can never get a show at RPC, which sucks because its a cool venue.

You might have seen me do guest vocals with scattered guts, they are long time friends of mine and i have done death metal vocals with Ruben a bunch of times. I actually might take over on vocals for them for a year, depending on what goes down in court.

As far as the local bands go you really need to check out viraemia, they are INSANE. i got then to play once and that dude on bass is jaw droping. Dude is one of a kind.

You going to dying fetus/cattle decapitation/cerebral bore at RPC?

OPP

Never heard of Eargrind. That's cool, though. And I may have seen you do guest box, not sure. Is SG in a legal battle or something?

And yes, I'll be at Dying Fetus.

I update my shows on the Upcoming Shows Thread and recap in the corresponding thread. My next show is the free Witch Mountain/Castle gig at Yucca.

I'll definitely check out Viraemia.

zhangfei

Nah just legal troubles with personal members. Yeah, if you smoke i will be smoking with travis ryan and crew after show, hopefully all out party if the guys are not too tired.

zhangfei

And anyone else check some off these bands out? You like any of them or do you think Alaska has a more solid local scene.

Brian

Viraemia fears Slaughterbox

zhangfei

Never heard slaughterbox before and i just checked them out. I think viraemia is way better.