Sunday, July 09, 2017

Out come the wolves

At the start of June I headed over to House of Targ for some metal action, headlined by the sui generis Muffler Crunch. It was a chance to catch up with Lycanthro, who I've only seen playing Motorhead covers, and Mad Parish, a combo I last heard a good decade ago. They've been through a few changes since then - in fact, I think singer Josh could be the only guy remaining from that long-ago lineup. Here he is, pointing to a suspicious stain on the Targ stucco!

Mad Parish at House of Targ

Keyboard action with Dave!

Mad Parish at House of Targ

Flying V action with Bob (who I believe was also playing drums for Eagle Tears last time they were in town)!

Mad Parish at House of Targ

Mad action with ceiling-scraping bassist Steve (another Eagle man) and guitarist Aaron!

Mad Parish at House of Targ

Bob sings!

Mad Parish at House of Targ

Rhythm section action with Paskal and Steve!

Mad Parish at House of Targ

More Paskal!

Mad Parish at House of Targ

Extra Josh!

Mad Parish at House of Targ

Extra madness!

Mad Parish at House of Targ

Lycanthro went on last for the Motorhead tribute show back in January, and their performance was, shall we say, rough but ready. They were a lot sharper with their own material for this punchy set. Here's some in-the-red action from David and James!

Lycanthro at House of Targ

Bass action with Kyle!

Lycanthro at House of Targ

Nathan hits!

Lycanthro at House of Targ

More James!

Lycanthro at House of Targ

Nathan sings a bit!

Lycanthro at House of Targ

Singalong action!

Lycanthro at House of Targ

Hairy headbanging action!

Lycanthro at House of Targ

The whole lot!

Lycanthro at House of Targ

Tipping over action!

Lycanthro at House of Targ

Behind the back action!

Lycanthro at House of Targ

Things got a bit more technical for Dead Centuries' set. On the right is Adam, on the left is recent band addition Jacob. They're also playing a house show this Sunday ("Ask a punk").

Dead Centuries at House of Targ

Percussive action with Bryant!

Dead Centuries at House of Targ

Fretful action with Jacob!

Dead Centuries at House of Targ

More Adam!

Dead Centuries at House of Targ

Tippy-tappy action!

Dead Centuries at House of Targ

The whole lot!

Dead Centuries at House of Targ

Even more guitar!

Dead Centuries at House of Targ

And so on!

Dead Centuries at House of Targ

The crowd had thinned out a bit by the time Muffler Crunch came on, but as always they killed it.. Here's Luc!

Muffler Crunch at House of Targ

Angie hits!

Muffler Crunch at House of Targ

Crunchy action!

Muffler Crunch at House of Targ

More Angie!

Muffler Crunch at House of Targ

Luc works the crowd!

Muffler Crunch at House of Targ

Shouty action!

Muffler Crunch at House of Targ

More shouty action!

Muffler Crunch at House of Targ

Pint-pulling action!

Muffler Crunch at House of Targ

The end!

Muffler Crunch at House of Targ

Ferocious as always!

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