10 Quick Questions With Judgement Day

You can't really put Judgement Day in a box
You can't really put Judgement Day in a box

The Bay Area band Judgement Day plays string metal, and play it so well, they deserve to own the domain stringmetal.com, where you’ll find their website. This week, on Friday night, they’re playing a headlining show at 924 Gilman, where you’ll have the opportunity to pick up a copy of Out of the Abyss: Live on Tape, a new 7″ vinyl release from the band.  We caught up with Anton and Lewis Patzner, the violinist and cellist of Judgement Day, and asked them to answer some questions for us.

Spinning Platters:  Explain any struggles you may have describing your band to others. Continue reading “10 Quick Questions With Judgement Day”

Dredg at Great American Music Hall, 5/19/09

This photo from a different show pictures the agressive cellist.  Thanks to http://www.flickr.com/photos/drop_dead_ed/ for the photo.
This photo from a different show pictures the agressive cellist. Thanks to http://www.flickr.com/photos/drop_dead_ed/ for the photo.

Dredg was nice enough to schedule two hometown shows on their tour with Torche and Judgement Day.  Because of this, neither one sold out and I was able to go to the show at the Great American Music Hall.  Hometown shows are usually great because the band will play longer and bring a lot more energy into it.  So how did this one stack up? Continue reading “Dredg at Great American Music Hall, 5/19/09”