Lots happening for a Monday. Take a look at the lineup for this 12th day in October below...Go!Zilla Not to be confused with the online download manager, Italy’s “acid psychedelic punk band” Go!Zilla takes heavy inspiration from the well-regarded Nuggets compilations (which featured American psychedelic and garage rock singles released in the mid-to-late ’60s) and ‘90s grunge, though I hear jangly punk and Brit Invasion rock as well in 2015’s Sinking in Your Sea, which has a charming lo-fi quality, rock-outs dosed in reverb and fuzz, and heady interludes of layered percussion and eerie guitar effects. (New World Brewery, Ybor City)
Overkill, Symphony X Nuclear Blast labelmates and two metal behemoths both hailing from New Jersey joined forces for a co-headlining tour that lands at The Ritz. Overkill has delivered vigorous blasts of thrash since 1980, with frontman Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth screeching through 17 albums; the most recent was last year’s White Devil Armory. Symphony X’s own shredding grind combines elements of neoclassical, power and prog metal, the vocals of Russell Allen a mix of crusty growl and howl and robust high-reaching wails; ninth studio LP Underworld dropped in May. (The Ritz Ybor, Ybor City)
Particle with DrFameus Particle is one of those jam bands that doesn’t venture this far South too often, but are always welcome when they do, plying super heady “space porn”– called so by a fan, but pretty much on the mark when you take their blend of discofied funktronica and progadelic rock into consideration, the textured instrumental soundscapes driven by synthesizers, bass and guitar, and carried on dance music beats. (Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa)
Insane Clown Posse with P.O.D., Young Wicked, Dope D.O.D. It almost pains me to write about Detroit’s most notorious horrorcore duo and the forefathers of all things juggalo. However, beneath all that thick facepaint and cheeky-disgusting posturing, Insane Clown Posse’s members are evangelical Christians and “came out” with the secret back in 2008, revealing that pretty much all the music they’ve produced thus far has been a means to trick their fans into believing in God; the “Dark Carnival”-themed stories contain parables outlining the consequences of immoral behavior – lessons designed to change the "evil ways" of listeners before "the end consumes us all." In sum, they’ve only been pretending to be vicious and sadistic. Which, I have to admit, is kinda cool … if also kinda vicious and sadistic. (Orpheum, Ybor City)