Author: AEraeder
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Show Recap – 07/26/2025 – Bonefire / Junkyard Hooligans / Red Vinter / Rust Bucket @ Club Underground
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By ÆRæder https://fb.me/e/5CCkEeyCh Venue https://clubunderground.net/ – 355 Monroe St NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413 Another consistent advocate and host of local metal and heavy music in the Twin Cities. Some of the best ambience for an extreme metal show you can find. The menu upstairs at the Spring Street Tavern is pretty good. Parking options in… Read more
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Show Recap – 07/19/2025 – Boor / Bong Reaper / Cryptic Derision @ Ya Sure Kombucha – James Cullen Room
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By ÆRæder I’m back in town! I was in Malmo – but not the city in Sweden. i recently did a write up on Boor’s EP, The Dense Drag (check it out under our “Reviews” section – https://mnbleedsmetal.com/21-spins-boor-the-dense-drag/ ). Doing this and corresponding via bandcamp, we learned of this upcoming show and marked it on… Read more
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21 Spins: Red Vinter – Lumbering Menace
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Review by Æræder After listening to these over 21 times, here are my takeaways: Sound/Mix Check out the review of their EP, Into the Deep (03/13/2025); many of my notes from that album apply here. In their short time of existence as a band, Red Vinter has been digging deep into the songwriting and recording… Read more
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21 Spins: Beastface – BF II (EP)
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Review by ÆRæder Metalcore outfit Beastface has been around since 2010, with a limited amount of recordings that have been released every few years since then. Digging around I saw info on a 2011 debut that I was not able to find online. Return of Beastface (2015) and BF-I (2021) are available on the group’s… Read more
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Quick Take – 06/15/2025 – Sunless (Minneapolis) opening for Creeping Death (Dallas) and Kruelty (Tokyo) @ Turf Club
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Review by ÆRæder Venue https://first-avenue.com/venue/turf-club/ – 1601 University Ave W, St Paul, MN 55104 Quick Take This event on my calendar. That is, until I heard they brought Sunless on to open in support. I love it when they add a local band as the opener for a national touring act. This is something… Read more
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Show Recap – 06/14/2025 – Slag / Die Hard Corps / Inhuman Scourge / Mellow Harsher @ Pilllar Forum
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Review by ÆRæder Venue https://www.facebook.com/pilllarforum / https://www.pilllar.com/ – 2300 Central Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55418 Another great show at Pilllar (3 Ls). A small venue with fantastic sound. A decent amount of offerings at the bar. Split into two spaces, the showroom and the cafe, it can be a tight squeeze to navigate and there… Read more
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21 Spins: Boor – The Dense Drag
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Review by ÆRæder Background I saw a social media post about a July 19 gig in the James Cullen room at Ya Sure Kombucha in Brainerd. This is a venue I have heard about and been wanting to check out. Seeing Bong Reaper and Cryptic Derision on the bill piqued my interest. I did some… Read more
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21 Spins: Pestifere – There Was Never Light
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By ÆRæder After purchasing and listening to this album over 21 times, here is my take: Sound/Mix I got the idea that this album is mastered to sound reminiscent of old school black metal, but mixed to differentiate, balance, and layer in the instruments and tracks in a way that you can still hear everything.… Read more
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Quick Take – 05/09/2025 – Latino Rock Punk Metal Fest (Blodwar / Xawaro) @ Eagles 34
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By ÆRæder https://fb.me/e/6pQgqXEyL Venue https://www.eagles34.org/ – 2507 E 25th St, Minneapolis, MN 55406 Quick Take The bill name says it all: “Latino Rock Punk Metal Fest”! The show was almost entirely in Spanish, with a cool mix of acts displaying styles and takes on rock/metal/punk that were a bit different than what I am accustomed… Read more
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Show Recap – 05/03/2025 – Reaping Asmodeia / With Dead Hands Rising / Den of Thieves / Caustic Abyss @ Zhora Darling
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Review by ÆRæder Venue Zhora Darling – 509 1st Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413 Another excellent experience at Zhora. Having the full bar in the restaurant side with the partial in the show room is always nice. They were running a “beer & bump” special with a fairly wide range of shot options for only… Read more