Marduk / Withered 08.12.2009

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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Marduk
Withered
Black Anvil
Sonar Club Stage

I readily admit I don't know much about black metal, beyond say, Satyricon (whom I like) and Enslaved (which sounds like boring emo to me) and some of the more scandalous stuff that happened in the past (still need to read that book though). I guess maybe if I did I would have been more successful at hitting on hot dudes or realized that there would be more gay dudes there (maybe they were successful at hitting on the hotties?).

Anyway, speaking of three hot sweaty dudes, NY's Black Anvil was the first band I saw. Unfortunately I was completely bored by them - not really my thing. I was however, mesmerized by the drummers pierced, tattoo-encircled, gyrating man-boob.

Withered has four hot sweaty dudes and lots and lots of stage fog. I really liked them and am actually considering seeing them again this weekend since I took off from work for a change. It was sometime during their set that I was first annoyed by the guy who smelled like onions who took tons and tons of flash photos into the stage fog [tip: don't do that] and the couple (the only two people not dressed in black BTW) who were making out like crazy under the PA. It was kind of like being on the Moscow metro, though fortunately without the barrel of an AK-47 sticking into my sweaty back.

Finally, after unsuccessfully buying a beer for someone and then talking to another cute guy, Marduk came out. They played a really long set in their corpse paint and there were a lot of happy (drunk) people forming a mosh pit and generally falling all over the place. I did find it amusing that the female-half of the crazy make-out couple made the guy hold her beer and purse so she could get in the pit. I was also amused when someone headbutted them while they were making out. Overall, a very successful evening. [Also, I just learned that Marduk is also the ancient patron diety of Babylon - thanks, Wikipedia!]