Fresh off the release of their new album All We Destroy on Profound Lore, Grayceon is set to head to the Northwest for 3 days of aural assault. Welcome them with open arms!
Here are the dates:
5-May : Bellingham, WA @ Jinx w/ Lesbian, Dog Shredder & Fight Amp (A Starbird showcase!)
6-May : Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey w/ Lesbian, Fight Amp & Dog Shredder (A Starbird showase!)
7-May : Portland, OR @ Plan B w/ Diesto, Lesbian & Burials
In the meantime, get familiar with their new album here: http://grayceon.bandcamp.com
Showing posts with label Dog Shredder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dog Shredder. Show all posts
02 April 2011
06 December 2010
Shreddblog
Dog Shredder has a blog now. You should follow them and keep up on all the minutia in their lives.
http://dogshredder.blogspot.com/
Also, while we're on the subject of Dog Shredder, check out this awesome piece from Seismic Sound. They did "Rad-Libs" (sort of like "Mad Libs") with singer/guitarist Josh Holland:
"If you are remotely a fan of metal and have been wondering whats going down in the Pacific Northwest as far as whats hot on the metal radar in particular goes - this Saturday is your lucky night. Nik Christofferson a metal enthusiast to almost obnoxious proportions and founder of metal music blog Seattlerockguy.com has booked one of the strongest local bills in metal, (next to my own selections, which is fairly similar) hands down. Every band has headline potential, and all bring their own bit of originality to the bill which balances everything out perfectly. One of these kicks ass bands is called Dog Shredder. I asked front man Josh Holland to partake in our weekly Rad-Libs and feed us some bullshit in which he quickly obliged, and we thank him for that."
More HERE.
http://dogshredder.blogspot.com/
Also, while we're on the subject of Dog Shredder, check out this awesome piece from Seismic Sound. They did "Rad-Libs" (sort of like "Mad Libs") with singer/guitarist Josh Holland:
"If you are remotely a fan of metal and have been wondering whats going down in the Pacific Northwest as far as whats hot on the metal radar in particular goes - this Saturday is your lucky night. Nik Christofferson a metal enthusiast to almost obnoxious proportions and founder of metal music blog Seattlerockguy.com has booked one of the strongest local bills in metal, (next to my own selections, which is fairly similar) hands down. Every band has headline potential, and all bring their own bit of originality to the bill which balances everything out perfectly. One of these kicks ass bands is called Dog Shredder. I asked front man Josh Holland to partake in our weekly Rad-Libs and feed us some bullshit in which he quickly obliged, and we thank him for that."
More HERE.
23 November 2010
Dog Shredder and Lozen tour - this Spring!!
Achtung!! Tour happening!
DOG SHREDDER + LOZEN - SPRING 2011
24-March : Seattle, WA
25-March : Portland, OR
26-March : Arcata, CA
27-March : Oakland, CA
28-March : Long Beach, CA
29-March : Flagstaff, AZ
30-March : San Diego, CA
31-March : Los Angeles, CA
1-April : San Francisco, CA
2-April : Eugene, OR
And here are some links and things people have said about them....COME OUT!
http://dogshredder.bandcamp.com http://www.myspace.com/dogshredder
"Dog Shredder are quantum physics. No space left untouched. Garage insanity? The soundtrack to M.I.T.? Blistering connections that were impossible to predict. If you took a bottle of narcotics and got pushed out of an airplane flying to Naked City without a parachute by No Means No and land on John Zorn, you may end up as a Dog Shredder." - SF Examiner
"Mathematical metal might sound like a turnoff to some, but if you appreciate whiplash-inducing time changes and intricately woven, progressive writing, Dog Shredder may just cause your heart to implode with glee..........but the blur of his fingers and the complexities of the resulting compositions suggest Yes and Rush as equally plausible influences" - Seattle Weekly
http://www.myspace.com/lozenpower
"And while there are melodies, the songs are far from pretty, veering more in the direction of the spaced-out bilge of the Melvins and the laser-precision of Helmet, where odd-timed beats thrash about with boulder-heavy riffs." - Newsreview (Chico)
".....an album of burnt power chords churning against militant drum beats; their voices are fitful combinations of barbed smokiness and glacial placidity." - The Independent
DOG SHREDDER + LOZEN - SPRING 2011
24-March : Seattle, WA
25-March : Portland, OR
26-March : Arcata, CA
27-March : Oakland, CA
28-March : Long Beach, CA
29-March : Flagstaff, AZ
30-March : San Diego, CA
31-March : Los Angeles, CA
1-April : San Francisco, CA
2-April : Eugene, OR
And here are some links and things people have said about them....COME OUT!
http://dogshredder.bandcamp.com http://www.myspace.com/dogshredder
"Dog Shredder are quantum physics. No space left untouched. Garage insanity? The soundtrack to M.I.T.? Blistering connections that were impossible to predict. If you took a bottle of narcotics and got pushed out of an airplane flying to Naked City without a parachute by No Means No and land on John Zorn, you may end up as a Dog Shredder." - SF Examiner
"Mathematical metal might sound like a turnoff to some, but if you appreciate whiplash-inducing time changes and intricately woven, progressive writing, Dog Shredder may just cause your heart to implode with glee..........but the blur of his fingers and the complexities of the resulting compositions suggest Yes and Rush as equally plausible influences" - Seattle Weekly
http://www.myspace.com/lozenpower
"And while there are melodies, the songs are far from pretty, veering more in the direction of the spaced-out bilge of the Melvins and the laser-precision of Helmet, where odd-timed beats thrash about with boulder-heavy riffs." - Newsreview (Chico)
".....an album of burnt power chords churning against militant drum beats; their voices are fitful combinations of barbed smokiness and glacial placidity." - The Independent
18 November 2010
I'm baaaaaack
It's been awhile since I've updated this thing. My apologies. I am just now realizing that in lieu of a "real" website, I should really take advantage of this since MySpace is going the way of the dinosaur and Facebook isn't really conducive to listing tour dates and whatnot.
My aim is to post tour dates, announcements, awesome press.....really, anything to do with the radtastic bands I work with.
To bring you up to speed, here is a little taste of what everyone is up to:
Black Math Horseman - writing a new album; playing Roadburn and touring Europe in April
Dog Shredder - releasing vinyl early next year; West coast tour in Spring
Fight Amp - I haven't technically announced that I'm working with them so wait for that
Grayceon - signed to Profound Lore; new album out in Spring; playing SXSW
Giant Squid - working on EP; more shows in April and beyond
Lesbian - just released their new album Stratospheria Cubensis on Important Records; SXSW as well as East coast tour in the Spring
Via Vengeance - releasing new album next year
My aim is to post tour dates, announcements, awesome press.....really, anything to do with the radtastic bands I work with.
To bring you up to speed, here is a little taste of what everyone is up to:
Black Math Horseman - writing a new album; playing Roadburn and touring Europe in April
Dog Shredder - releasing vinyl early next year; West coast tour in Spring
Fight Amp - I haven't technically announced that I'm working with them so wait for that
Grayceon - signed to Profound Lore; new album out in Spring; playing SXSW
Giant Squid - working on EP; more shows in April and beyond
Lesbian - just released their new album Stratospheria Cubensis on Important Records; SXSW as well as East coast tour in the Spring
Via Vengeance - releasing new album next year
09 December 2009
Dog Shredder press part uno
My fellas Dog Shredder have been wowing the crowds at recent shows and so I'm here to show you that I'm not making it up. Here is a great show review done by Sound on the Sound:
December 8, 2009
The Bellingham Special
So I made a wrong turn and now my stomach is filled with knots and taurine. Fuck. I have been given the simple mission of catching Dog Shredder at the Funhouse and somehow I’ve turned this simple task into an unnecessary adventure that wreaks of impending failure. I have the god given gift of making the most simple tasks, such as exiting for Seattle Center, impossible. And as I competitively walk to the Funhouse from my awkward parking spot, I hear the phantom rumbles of what I think is a band playing. Naturally my pace hastens and I enter the Funhouse only to find that the music has not started yet. I savor the moment. Finally I am early for something. My high school guidance counselor would be proud of me, but she would not be pleased by the fact I was spending an evening rocking with shredders of canines. She struck me as the type of woman that would listen to Joan Osbourne sing jazz standards. Not that there’s anything wrong with that…
How do I describe the sound of Dog Shredder to someone who has never heard of them? The name indicates that they might be a brutal powerviolence band that would play a 11 minute set that consisted of 24 songs. However, that is not the case. Dog Shredder are a band of spastic intricacy that never gives you enough time to stop and catch your breath. They are a monstrous three-piece that is pretty much indescribable but I’ll try my best. Everyone loves a good pizza right? If Dog Shredder were a pizza, this is what it would look like:
The Crust - What if Bluetip sounded like they were a Three One G band instead of a Discord band? What does this have to do with anything? I’m not sure, but the guitar tone and some of the chords and progressions reminded me of Bluetip if they were really into amphetamines. That’s where the similarities end however. Thundering bass that would rival any turn of century hardcore band. Overdriven and being discharged from the depths of an Ampeg cabinet. A drummer that is constantly doing fills with a sniper’s precision. This is the type of band that is so good that it spawns cheap imitations.
The Sauce - The frenetic energy and emphasis on guitar pull-offs similar to a band like Capsule. Only Dog Shredder are much more epic and atmospheric. Thank god for guitar pedals and sampler effects. It’s a challenge in itself to figure out how a part of a song flows into the next in the musical sense. Many of my favorite bands exhibit the same songwriting unpredictability. Delicious.
The Toppings - If I had to pick a song that sounds like it would be by Dog Shredder but it’s actually not…it would be “Bladecatcher” by Mastodon. I’m talking strictly riffage people. “Bladecatcher” is actually too straight-forward and predictable to ever be Dog Shredder song. Plus it has those weird annoying vocals over the top of it. But in terms of using guitar scales straight from a leviathan, I think I’m on to something. Josh Holland writes guitar riffs so gnarly that Dog Shredder is forced to be instrumental in some instances because who in the world is going to play guitar LIKE THAT and sing at the same time? Singing consistently amongst all those time changes and insanity, that’s a pretty tall order.
There you have it. A pizza filled with gnarly riffs, migraine inducing bass and drumming at breakneck speeds. From the bombastic opening notes of “Battle Snake”, this band from Bellingham constantly amazed me at the Funhouse on Thursday. Dog Shredder also have a song called “Brontosaurus Rex!” Can you imagine what that prehistoric amalgam of omnivorous destruction would look like? It’s complicated skeleton would be similar to the blueprint of a one of their songs. Keep an eye out for these guys in the future.
December 8, 2009
The Bellingham Special
So I made a wrong turn and now my stomach is filled with knots and taurine. Fuck. I have been given the simple mission of catching Dog Shredder at the Funhouse and somehow I’ve turned this simple task into an unnecessary adventure that wreaks of impending failure. I have the god given gift of making the most simple tasks, such as exiting for Seattle Center, impossible. And as I competitively walk to the Funhouse from my awkward parking spot, I hear the phantom rumbles of what I think is a band playing. Naturally my pace hastens and I enter the Funhouse only to find that the music has not started yet. I savor the moment. Finally I am early for something. My high school guidance counselor would be proud of me, but she would not be pleased by the fact I was spending an evening rocking with shredders of canines. She struck me as the type of woman that would listen to Joan Osbourne sing jazz standards. Not that there’s anything wrong with that…
How do I describe the sound of Dog Shredder to someone who has never heard of them? The name indicates that they might be a brutal powerviolence band that would play a 11 minute set that consisted of 24 songs. However, that is not the case. Dog Shredder are a band of spastic intricacy that never gives you enough time to stop and catch your breath. They are a monstrous three-piece that is pretty much indescribable but I’ll try my best. Everyone loves a good pizza right? If Dog Shredder were a pizza, this is what it would look like:
The Crust - What if Bluetip sounded like they were a Three One G band instead of a Discord band? What does this have to do with anything? I’m not sure, but the guitar tone and some of the chords and progressions reminded me of Bluetip if they were really into amphetamines. That’s where the similarities end however. Thundering bass that would rival any turn of century hardcore band. Overdriven and being discharged from the depths of an Ampeg cabinet. A drummer that is constantly doing fills with a sniper’s precision. This is the type of band that is so good that it spawns cheap imitations.
The Sauce - The frenetic energy and emphasis on guitar pull-offs similar to a band like Capsule. Only Dog Shredder are much more epic and atmospheric. Thank god for guitar pedals and sampler effects. It’s a challenge in itself to figure out how a part of a song flows into the next in the musical sense. Many of my favorite bands exhibit the same songwriting unpredictability. Delicious.
The Toppings - If I had to pick a song that sounds like it would be by Dog Shredder but it’s actually not…it would be “Bladecatcher” by Mastodon. I’m talking strictly riffage people. “Bladecatcher” is actually too straight-forward and predictable to ever be Dog Shredder song. Plus it has those weird annoying vocals over the top of it. But in terms of using guitar scales straight from a leviathan, I think I’m on to something. Josh Holland writes guitar riffs so gnarly that Dog Shredder is forced to be instrumental in some instances because who in the world is going to play guitar LIKE THAT and sing at the same time? Singing consistently amongst all those time changes and insanity, that’s a pretty tall order.
There you have it. A pizza filled with gnarly riffs, migraine inducing bass and drumming at breakneck speeds. From the bombastic opening notes of “Battle Snake”, this band from Bellingham constantly amazed me at the Funhouse on Thursday. Dog Shredder also have a song called “Brontosaurus Rex!” Can you imagine what that prehistoric amalgam of omnivorous destruction would look like? It’s complicated skeleton would be similar to the blueprint of a one of their songs. Keep an eye out for these guys in the future.
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