RAGE Fest 2018 in Los Angeles, CA
Photos and review by Josue Solano Attila with Suicide Silence, Volumes, Spite, and Cross Your Fingers Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA – 24 August 2018 Just…
Los Angeles
Ratt – Infestation
I wasn’t expecting much from this album but am mildly impressed with a lot of the songwriting – full of huge hooks, great guitar work and of course Pearcy’s voice. Ratt brings back the classic sound of the 80s with great songwriting and great guitar solos but still for the most part inject some modern toughness to it. Now if they could just lose some of those cheeseball songs this would of been an absolute monster of an album.
Armored Saint – La Raza
Symbol of Salvation will always go down as Armored Saint’s definitive album, but you’d be hard pressed to find a record more concise, focused, and flat-out fun than La Raza.
Holy Grail – Improper Burial
Bottom line is this is fun metal played with over the top guitar shredding.
Suicidal Tendencies: Live At The Olympic Auditorium
Suicidal Tendencies concerts have always been a combination of ultimate fighting, self-help seminar run by the Rev. Mike Muir and communal exorcism of bad mojo. If you’ve attended a Suicidal show you’ve likely left bruised or with a split lip but feeling like you could tackle the New York Marathon. Once I got popped on the side of the head, had a cigarette flicked down my shirt and still had a good time.