{"id":2819,"date":"2014-02-15T13:09:49","date_gmt":"2014-02-15T21:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/gig_reviews\/?p=2819"},"modified":"2014-02-15T13:30:02","modified_gmt":"2014-02-15T21:30:02","slug":"lord-dying-yidhra-deathkings-perform-at-the-complex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/gig_reviews\/2014\/02\/15\/lord-dying-yidhra-deathkings-perform-at-the-complex\/","title":{"rendered":"Lord Dying, Yidhra & Deathkings Perform At The Complex"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jason Thomas
\n<\/strong>[Live videos by Arturo Gallegos]\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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February 14th 2014, The Complex, Glendale CA:\u00a0<\/strong>Valentine’s Day. A day that’s more known for cheesy couples expressing their unending, vomiting love for each other rather than morose, doom-death shows. But February 14, 2014 ushered in the gloom thanks to Church of the 8th Day and the lovely folks down at The Complex in Glendale, CA. This was my first time at The Complex and I have to say that I liked the setup and the variety of craft beers available was fantastic. I started off the night right with a standard Stone IPA but decided to be a bit more adventurous with White Rascal and a few others I can’t remember off the top of my head. I could probably write the rest of this review on the beer but I’ll save that for a later time.<\/p>\n

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This show was unusual in that the doors opened at 10:00 PM and the first band was supposed to hit the stage in or around 10:30 PM. We’ve all been to gigs that have had a late start but I guarantee most were NOT intentional. In this case it was, and it was welcoming as I didn’t have to trudge through rush hour traffic to make it to a show that starts at 7 or 8. Nor did I have to endure 5-6 bands that were all either hit or miss.\u00a0This was a three-band bill and I have to say I liked the idea of arriving a bit later and catching some heavy as hell bands that all rocked my nuts off in a variety of sexy ways.<\/p>\n

First up was the Neurosis-worship, doom-death heathens of Deathkings<\/strong>. This is a band I’ve kept a close eye on because they play one of my favorite forms of heavy metal. Epic and slow, with moments of frenetic energy (not to mention that the shortest song clocks in at 7 minutes), they held me in their cold embrace until the last note of their set faded away. If you like Neurosis, Morgion, or Paradise Lost’s first album, then you will dig Deathkings.<\/p>\n

Visit Deathkings on the web:<\/strong>
\nDeathkings.bandcamp.com<\/a><\/strong>
\nfacebook.com\/DeathkingsMusic<\/a><\/strong>
\nyoutube.com\/DeathkingsMusic
\n<\/a>twitter.com\/DeathkingsMusic<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Check out Deathkings video footage from the show:<\/strong><\/p>\n