A powerhouse night of heavy music took place at Cactus Club Saturday night featuring local bands Algid Funeral and It Is Dead in addition to Chicago-based metal bands Nequient and Ready For Death. Algid Funeral comprises of vocalist/synth player Trevor Keay, guitarist Dillon Briggs, bassist Maria Froman and drummer John Karnowski. Formed in 2018, their sound can be described as
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Blackened sludge metal band It Is Dead teamed up with Brazilian blackened crust duo Void Me for a crushing record of antifascist black metal. Three tracks are It Is Dead’s and the other five are Void Me’s, culminating into an uncompromising, fire-breathing, enraged record of heaviness. The shrieks, dark atmospheres and intense riffage rally the masses against all forms of
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“Deathsludge” metal band It Is Dead have unleashed their debut full-length album. Setting the scene of a cold, dark, treacherous place, “Hell is Now” blends many styles of metal (black, doom, crust) into a cohesive odyssey of vociferous rage. Through the crushing doom of “Violent Winter” to the grinding speed of “Womb,” It Is Dead roar and screech from the
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Blackened metal band It Is Dead dropped a new single last week. With utter brutality, this track rages about silencing the already voiceless as mankind is annihilated. Monstrous shrieks and tenderizing riffs break open the gates of Hell as the final judgement is completed, unrivaled in ensuing wastage. Stay tuned for It Is Dead’s record out on Auris Apothecary on
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“Cryptsludge” project It Is Dead recently dropped a new EP. Consisting of a ten-minute and nine-minute track, it’s a diabolical pair of compositions that drone menacingly against satanic growls. The lyrics are minimalist but carry enough wickedness to cast you into damnation. If you like your metal blackened and drawn-out, look no further than It Is Dead.
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