November 9, 2009

Live review: Vader, Decrepit Birth, Warbringer, The Amenta, Augury @ The Webster

VaderPhotos by Chris Rowella With few exceptions, Connecticut’s metal scene lacks talent and cohesive support. People come out for Ozzfest and Emmure, but not much else. Thankfully, a variety of international bands temporarily buried that fact at Hartford’s Webster Underground last Friday. I arrived too late to see Rose Funeral, but their cookie-cutter deathcore holds...

RIP Gerhardt "Jerry" Fuchs

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/IF0ZxA130u4&hl=en&fs=1& Drummer Gerhardt “Jerry” Fuchs died yesterday after accidentally falling down an elevator shaft. (Full story here.) Only a few days ago, I was enjoying this video of Joe Walker, of Philadelphia’s Breakfast at Sulimay’s web TV show, interviewing Fuchs and his band Maserati. Fuchs and his mustache seemed so alive. I also recently got...