Skuz + Led To The Grave + Ubasute played ABC No Rio
September 7th, 2015 by chocko
SKUZ at ABC No Rio
A couple days ago, New Jersey’s SKUZ and Ubasute played on the same bill as Boston thrashers Led To The Grave at the Hardcore Matinee at ABC No Rio. I missed the openers but made it just in time to see Ubasute ripping it up in the legendary venue situated in the Lower East Side of NYC. The triple threat from Jersey consisted of drums, bass and a maniacal dude, John Taddel on the vocals. If you’re curious about the origin of their bands name…Ubasute: “refers to the custom allegedly performed in Japan, whereby an infirm or elderly relative was carried to a mountain, or some other remote, desolate place, and left there to die, either by dehydration, starvation, or exposure” Lots of brutal heaviness and intense screaming. Thank goodness I didn’t forget the earplugs.
Ubasute
Next up was Led To The Grave from Boston who brought the brutality in the form of heavy death thrash that got the heads in the crowd snapping back and forth and bodies and carcasses moving and grooving. The double guitar attack provided more than enough metal riffs to satisfy the bloodthirsty punk crowd. A couple mini mosh pits broke out and by the time their set ended, I’m sure Led To The Grave won over some new fans. You best believe Chocko will be tracking down their self titled album and everything else they release. Catch them live…Led To Grave will be playing at Middle East in Cambridge, Massachusetts on September 28.
Led To The Grave
Chris Crobar – guitarist and lead vocalist for Led To The Grave
The other Jersey band on the bill and headliners SKUZ played a set of fast paced grindcore. SKUZ from the musty basements of Montclair, NJ consists of the tag team of Trevor Pason on guitar and Josh Walton on drums. Both members take turns on the microphone screaming, squawking and growling while the two piece from the Garden State bang out demon summoning tunes. SKUZ is straight up evil and not for the faint of heart and ear drums beware! Check out some videos from the recent heavy metal thrashing Saturday Matinee at ABC No Rio below!
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Tags: abc no rio, grindcore, hardcore punk, HC Matinee, Led To The Grave, live, lower east side, new york city, nyc, punk rock, shows, Skuz, thrash metal, Ubasute
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