The extreme music scene in RVA (or Richmond, VA if we're being formal) is so good, it's not really fair to the rest of us slogging away in the armpit of the East Coast. Yeah, we've got Javelina, Total Fucking Destruction, Rumpelstiltskin Grinder, Woe, Infernal Stronghld, Deathbeds, Bubonic Bear, and 1/4 of Brutal Truth, but the Richmond scene is just retardedly potent. Everyone knows about Municipal Waste and Lamb of God (even, ugh, GWAR) but let's talk about Cannabis Corpse, Battlemaster, Bastard Sapling, Occultist, Inter Arma, Ravn, and my new favorites, Antietam 1862, all supported and augmented by the mighty Forcefield Records and annual Heart of Winter fest. Speaking of A1862 - I just caught them at a show space in Baltimore last night, and they fucking KILLED. Imagine a seriously nasty mashup of Domination-era Morbid Angel, older Goatwhore, Dissection-styled melodies and cold, heartless mid-90's black metal; sound good? Sounds fucking GREAT if you ask me. As their warmongering moniker might imply, these four horsemen of the apocalypse deal exclusively in American lore, history, and fallacy when it comes to lyrics and themes; add in a killer Burzum cover for good measure, and it's safe to say that these burly black metallers are on to something viciously cool.
These sons of Southern darkness are SERIOUSLY worth checking out, so go LISTEN TO THIS FUCKING BAND.
http://www.myspace.com/antietamrva
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