Anti-Clutch have announced they are adding Austin Gardner as a second guitarist. Gardner has been a longtime friend of the band that includes Tyler Jones, Azhton Tucker, Gabriel Talamantes, and Zachary Lahrman, and they are elated to have him jump on board.
You can catch the group at Piere’s on Sunday, Nov. 5, when they join forces with Volcandra, Mantra of Morta, Cocaine Culture, and The Convalescence.
This is an all-ages event with $12 entry. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
New faces join Reload
Speaking of adding new members, the rock cover act Reload recently welcomed a couple of new faces to their team.
Taking over guitar is Chris Magdich (AFU) and on bass Troy Briney (He Said She Said, Phoenix Rising). Their talents will fit well with Reload who belts out rocking hits by AC/DC, Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, and Guns N’ Roses.
You can catch this well-oiled machine at The Latch String on Oct. 27, Mitchell’s on Nov. 4, and Piere’s on Nov. 18 when they open for Wreking Crue: The Mötley Crüe Experience.
thinning. release single, video
thinning. have released a new single titled “Waning and Waxing.”
The song was recorded by William Heingartner and mixed by Matt Riefler and can be found on your favorite streaming platform.
In addition, the band of Jess Thrower, Connor Corwin, and Payton Knerr put together a video for the new tune that is sure to delight all. It was recorded by Dylan Record and Skylar Joseph and features Corwin and Thrower performing at various locations in town. There are also ghosts and a sorceress dancing around in the rain. It’s a must-see, indeed.
According to their Instagram, your next chance to see thinning. live will be Dec. 2 at The Brass Rail.
Local musician slips into new band
Michael Thomas of the local cover band Decade Divide has added another band to his résumé.
A while back, he auditioned for the open guitarist spot in The Subliminal Verses: A Tribute to Slipknot based out of Chicago. Wouldn’t you know, he got the gig.
That’s pretty cool, as it’s not every day you get to see a Slipknot tribute band, and it will be an opportunity for Thomas to show off his guitar wizardry instead of the vocals we’re accustomed to seeing.
Thomas tells me the band have been rehearsing once a month and will start booking shows in the spring.
Next year is going to be the 25th anniversary for Slipknot’s self-titled debut album and the 20th anniversary of their third album, Vol. 3 (The Subliminal Verses), so expect them to put together some cool stuff.
Good job, Mike. We look forward to seeing this live.
Hardcore act will soon disappear
disappear. is calling it a day.
After tearing the scene up more than five years, it’s unfortunately time to call it quits for the local hardcore act of Jared Madigan, Tristan Wright, Mark Bradley, Eddie Konopasek, and Chris Bayless.
Before they go, the band released a self-titled three-song EP featuring the killer tracks “Pestilence,” “Kill the Klan,” and “Empty Words.” The EP can be found on streaming platforms, and a limited run of cassettes will be available at their farewell show Saturday, Oct. 21, at the American Legion Post 241, 7605 Bluffton Road, on the south side of Fort Wayne.
That show will include Cleveland legends In Cold Blood, the Dayton/Cincinnati hardcore band Greater Vision, Direct Measure out of St. Louis, and our own Molech and ChrisRebellion.
This show will also be Molech’s last show as they too have decided to call it a day.
As side note, disappear.’s Wright, and Molech’s Luke Scheffer, Louie Perl, and Harry Garcia play in the band Feticide.
Grave Robber in search of drummer
Grave Robber are featured on a new compilation CD, Garage Years: A Punk Tribute to Early Metallica, an album paying tribute to the first three albums by Metallica.
On this bad boy, Grave Robber covers “Escape” from the 1984 album Ride the Lightning.
The release also features local pioneers The Migraines paying homage to “Creeping Death” from the same album.
CDs and cassettes can be purchased online at graverobber.bigcartel.com or coffincurserecords.com.
In addition, Grave Robber are seeking a new drummer because Zach Hull has had a change in vocation and cannot continue with the band. He plans to stay on to fulfill the dates they have booked. After that, the band will be drumless.
If you are a drummer and interested in the gig, direct message the band.
As for the upcoming dates, they will perform at the Old Marsh Building, 210 S. Jefferson St., in Huntington on Friday, Oct. 13, with B Movie Monsters and at Melody Inn in Indianapolis on Saturday, Oct. 21, for a night of horror with Bone Daddy, Inner City Witches, and Pretty with the Lights Out.
