By Lisa Burke
April 23rd 2016, Complex, Glendale CA: For my weekend metal adventures I was intrigued by the idea of a mini three-day festival consisting primarily of various forms of death metal at the intimate Complex in Glendale, put together by Daniel Dismal and Church Of The 8th Day, the men behind the original Los Angeles Murder Fest. Basically it was three nights for $30 and contained an average of seven bands a night. In theory this is a good deal and a really great time. They also had some vendors and food and merch in the back outdoor area where they provided long black cushioned benches for people to sit and chat between bands, or during anything that was brutal in a bad way. I was only able to attend the second night of this festival called Mini-Murder on Saturday April 23rd, 2016 with headliners Cattle Decapitation, despite my draw to the first night being Gravehill, and on the last night being Behold! The Monolith. After, the experience as a whole I can say I definitely would not have wanted to be there for all the days for all the bands because it would have been pretty exhausting, but rather for two or three bands each night, or better yet, one night with a unique array of popular bands could have also worked. The night I chose was primarily death metal bands and I was holding out for the brutally comforting sounds of Crematorium and Cattle Decapitation and found that it was a bit of a struggle in the beginning but got easier towards the end. Continue reading “Return Of The LA Murderfest: ‘Mini-Murder’ Takes Place At Complex”
