Blast Beatdown

Stuff related to heavy metal, the occasional reblog of cool artistic work, and very rarely an album review, but mostly cross-posted photos from Instagram.

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10/28 - Hammered and Autograph at the Whisky! Hammered are from my hometown and they're the real deal for classic throwback heavy metal — they proved it to the crowd that night for sure. Go check out their "Heavy Drunken Demo" on YouTube! As for Autograph, you probably know their 80's radio rock anthem "Turn Up the Radio", but they released a comeback album "Get Off Your Ass" only last year. Plus Steve Lynch is low-key a guitar wizard with taps for days. What more could you ask for? #autograph #hammered #metal #heavymetal #80srock #hollywood #whiskyagogo @thewhiskyagogo (at Whisky A Go-Go) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqS0vg_AYbW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1q5v4no8zmu1t

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10/28 - Haunted Garage at the Five Star Bar! Always a gross and twisted time, wherever they may play. Major props to Dukey Flyswatter for singing on stage with a brain tumor, you wouldn't know it by looking at him! Go see their benefit show on December 1 at Cafe NELA to help raise money for his various expenses before his surgery. @fivestarbarla @hauntedgarageband @dukeyflyswatter @satanicushg @dethrohg @thebeaverhg @erikewrathhg #hauntedgarage #horrorpunk (at 5 Star Bar) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp8cM55gdLG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zvipgjkpj0mm

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10/21 - Dirty Rotten Imbeciles with Crazy D and the Nutz, IDecline, Bad Samaritans, and Skullcrack at Rock City Studios! A huge crowd of punks and metalheads, young and old, came out to this little but massively updated local venue for some crossover thrash mayhem. 36 years after they started, DRI still sound relevant and hard-hitting... and clearly they've even had influence on the local acts of Ventura County! #DRI #DirtyRottenImbeciles #IDecline #BadSamaritans #CrazyDandtheNutz #punk #punkrock #crossoverthrash #thrashmetal @dirtyrottenimbecilesdri @ideclinepunx @rockcitystudios (at Rock City Studios) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp0oUuqAeoP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=98awye5ceb4v

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10/13: Haunted Garage at Brick by Brick in San DIego, with special guests Butt Candy, Vuture, and Sticky Doll! Always a good time being a part of their stage show, and this was easily one of the better ones! Gotta say the openers were all pretty sick too, not just because they had good songs, but everybody had a costume - tis the season, right? Plus anywhere that has both Trooper and A Tout Le Monde (Iron Maiden & Megadeth's beers respectively) on tap is a dope spot in my book. 😈🤖🐵💀🤘 #hauntedgarage #buttcandy #vuture #stickydoll #punk #horrorpunk #metal @hauntedgarageband @brickbybricksd (at Brick By Brick) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpD3W1RAWVO/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=u58wenuij44t

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Took a train down to San Diego this past Saturday to work a show, but first grubbed out at a beachside burger shack called Hodad's with some local homies - none of whom had ever met before but hit it off spectacularly! Here's hoping to make my way there again soon 😄🍔🍺 (at Hodad's Ocean Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo-e03lgZXL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=yt0cs5aj4qvv

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9/28: Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly at the FivePoint Amphitheatre! I'd been dreaming of seeing these two defining bands of Irish folk punk sharing the same bill since high school, and this show delivered. Whole families sat next to punks and metalheads, who all stomped their feet in time to "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" and "Devil's Dance Floor" alike, shaking the metal flooring under us! Not gonna forget this one for a long time @dropkickmurphys @floggingmolly (at FivePoint Amphitheatre) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo2_TaLAyOM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1abx6is67cg9s

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((HOW THE HELL IS THIS ON TRENDING?!?!))

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WE WANT OUR FREE CANDY, DAMMIT

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I LOVE HALLOWEEN!!!!!

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09/13 - Dread Crew of Oddwood, Gloryhammer, and Alestorm at 1720 (oh wow)! Such an insane show, easily some of LA's favorite metal (and heavy mahogany) acts. Metalheads with Renfaire pirates packed the crowd, and there were even a couple young kids. Chris Bowes hung around the merch booth for a while and took photos with everybody who wanted one - same open smile and thumbs-up too. Pretty certain this was Gloryhammer's first LA show, if I recall correctly they had trouble getting visas last time. Anyway holy shit was it a blast @alestormofficial @gloryhammerofficial @oddwood @1720warehouse (at 1720) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bomq5u7g03A/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2cmwtlgw5f1q

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Saturday 09/08/18: Helloween at the Hollywood Palladium! This show had everything and then some, man. All three singers (Kai Hansen, Michael Kiske, and Andi Deris) were onstage, both together and separately! Daniel Löble did a drum solo, but it accompanied a recording of their previous drummer Ingo Schwichtenberg who had passed away in '95. Visuals on the screen ranged from humorous clipart to Flash animated cartoons and even 3D effects. And of course they played songs from across their career, seemingly all fan favorites — the only way they could have made the show better is if they actually played "Heavy Metal Hamsters" (yup that's a song they have 🤘🐹). A real powerhouse of power metal! @helloweenofficial #helloween #powermetal #metal #heavymetal #pumpkinsunited (at The Hollywood Palladium) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn1Ik33BSww/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lcywmr8lpaqr

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Saturday 09/08/18: Helloween at the Hollywood Palladium! This show had everything and then some, man. All three singers (Kai Hansen, Michael Kiske, and Andi Deris) were onstage, both together and separately! Daniel Löble did a drum solo, but it accompanied a recording of their previous drummer Ingo Schwichtenberg who had passed away in '95. Visuals on the screen ranged from humorous clipart to Flash animated cartoons and even 3D effects. And of course they played songs from across their career, seemingly all fan favorites — the only way they could have made the show better is if they actually played "Heavy Metal Hamsters" (yup that's a song they have 🤘🐹). A real powerhouse of power metal! @helloweenofficial #helloween #powermetal #metal #heavymetal #pumpkinsunited (at The Hollywood Palladium) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn0TyYEBmcV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qvfwezx5j4v3

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Spent some time with my mom and her boyfriend a couple weekends ago. Lunch in Blue Jay, plus hiking in the trails around Lake Arrowhead. Was a good time 😊🍺🌲🌊 (at Lake Arrowhead, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnE2PHMBztl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1aqduf26mknzp

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New tattoo, courtesy of @schwarz_ink (Kelsey Schwarz) at @bodyartsoul_la! It's "Henry" the Black Sabbath mascot, plus a paraphrase of the name of their best-of Ozzy era album! 😈🤘 And by sheer coincidence, yesterday was the 26th anniversary of their album "Dehumanizer" (an underrated entry of their Dio material). DISCLAIMER: No I haven't literally "sold my soul" to the devil for the sake of a band or musical concepts. 🙄 Sabbath haven't replaced my own spirituality, and there are many more important things in life, like family, friends, etc. 🤗 Sabbath was simply one of the first metal/rock bands that opened my eyes to the idea that music could express difficult emotions, environmental destruction, deteriorating mental health, and so forth. They've had 2 of my favorite singers of all time. Iommi, Geezer, and Ward are pioneers of their respective instruments with styles that are often imitated but never duplicated. Oh and they weren't actually satanists or anything either, for that matter. I dig them, they inspire me as a musician, that's why I got it. @blacksabbath @ozzyosbourne @tonyiommi @billwarddrummer #blacksabbath #sabbath #tattoo #tattoos #ink #inked #newink #newtattoo (at Body Art & Soul Tattoo - Los Angeles)

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6/14: HammerFall at the Whisky! ⚒️🔥⚒️ From the first time I saw them play at the old House of Blues a decade ago, to the previous Whisky gig, and now to this show, they never fail to impress! Also snagged a setlist thanks to @metalmaster310 pushing me to the front of the crowd, I'll post a photo later but I couldn't have done it without him, haha. Can't wait for the next US tour 😆🤘 @hammerfall_official @thewhiskyagogo #heavymetal #metal #hammerfall #whiskyagogo #concert (at Whisky A Go-Go)

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6/14: Flotsam and Jetsam at the Whisky! Yes, that's the full name of the band, and yes they're still at it after all these years! And coming off re-recording their classic album No Place for Disgrace, as well as a brand new album, they're at the top of their game for sure. Hell, I think they played better than the last time they came to Hollywood! #thrashmetal #metal #whiskyagogo #sunsetstrip #flotsamandjetsam #flotztildeath @fnjofficial @thewhiskyagogo (at Whisky A Go-Go)

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6/8: Bell Witch and Sleep at the Wiltern! Photos may have been hard to take from the balcony, but hearing the wall of sound they put out wasn't difficult at all! Bell Witch had a plodding and truly funeralesque place that combined with the old film footage became hypnotic. Sleep, of course, have untouchable rhythm and groove — truly masters of their craft. Plus the astronaut sweeping up the stage was a fun little bonus! #sleep #bellwitch #doommetal #stonermetal #metal @thewiltern (at The Wiltern)

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6/7: Anti-Hero, Ophiuchus, Syn Absence, Exmortus, and Kataklysm at the Whisky! Disrupted Euphoria actually opened first, but between a time change for the opening doors and freeway traffic I and @nathanwelbourne sadly missed them. It was a special show for both headliners, as not only had they both released brand new albums, but Kataklysm were recording their set live! So getting to hear all this new material was really cool, plus being able to get both new CDs and an Exmortus pick, made for a great post-birthday gig. @antiherothrashmetal @antiherothrash @exmortus_official @kataklysmband @thewhiskyagogo #metal #thrashmetal #deathmetal #sunsetstrip #whiskyagogo (at Whisky A Go-Go)