Tooth To Perform Last Show

Mark your calendars for September 11 and plan on heading to the Duke Coffeehouse in Durham for an album release party for Durham's own, metal band Tooth. They will be releasing a 12" EP alongside fellow metal act The Claw (of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). Also playing that evening will be Grappling Hook and Curtains of Night

A press release from Churchkey Records is as follows:

With the good news of the EP's release, there is also sadness, and fond remembrance of a friend and brother who has passed. The Claw's side of this EP is the last recorded work of lead vocalist Mikey Brosnan, who was killed by a drunk driver while crossing the street in his home town of Philadelphia in November 2008.

The release also marks the end for Tooth, which will play its final show on Sept. 11.

The album is limited to 300 copies and includes mp3 downloads. The album will also be released digitally on Churchkey Records' website. You can pre-order the album here.

Check out the followin mp3s available for download:

Tooth: "Suicide Myth Tooth: \"Suicide Myth\"
The Claw: "Grief Is For The Living" The Claw: "Grief Is For The Living"

Local Metal Act, Colossus, Brings Goodies To WKNC

On 1/22/09, Colossus band members  Sean Buchanan and Bill Fisher dropped in during Local Lunch for a quick interview.

The day started off with Colossus's Sean Buchanan and Bill Fisher stopping by the studio for a quick interview and exclusive debut of two tracks from their next album.

Colossus brought WKNC a belated Christmas gift in the form of 2 exclusive, not yet released, songs from their next album that is set to hit the streets in a few months. Colossus played at WKNC & Tir Na Nog's Local Beer, Local Band on Thursday, January 22nd, with Double Barrel Benefit 5 alumni, Tooth.

Check out Murdoc's Picture Blog and exclusive review of Colossus's next album!

You can listed to the songs Kill More Better and The Mountain in the interview below.

http://wknc.org/blog/post/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/colossus-interview.mp3

Murdoc's Local Music Picture Blog 3

At first, I thought I would try something else for this week's post...so I forgot my camera at home and went speeding off to Tir Na Nog's first metal night featuring Tooth and Colossus. Thankfully my brother came through for me and brought his camera (but he didn't get there until Tooth's last song). So grabbed the camera from him and snagged as many good shots as I could.

Being a DJ that started out wanting to be a part of the WKNC Chainsaw Rock crew, Tir Na Nog's first metal night really got my blood pumping. If you sadly missed this show, then you missed one of the most awesome Local Beer, Local Band nights ever. This may have been one of the slightly more tame metal shows I have attended (since it lacked blood, boobs, and a mosh pit), but it was one of my favorite Local Beer, Local Bands none the less.

Tooth: Durham based Tooth released their EP Animality just before playing at WKNC's Double Barrel Benefit 5 last year, and have been spreading their punk metal style around the Triangle since.  According to their bassist, Ryland Fishel, the band has been working on their second album and have recorded some tracks that are set to be released on vinyl soon.

Colossus: Raleigh based metal at its finest. Colossus mashes elements of thrash metal with power metal elements to create hard rock masterpieces. Colossus singer, Sean Buchanan, and guitarist, Bill Fisher, dropped by WKNC's Local Lunch for a quick interview and to debut two tracks off of their upcoming album that is yet to be named. WKNC also received an exclusive advanced copy of the album to review and play.

The way all contracts should be. Well... as long as your legal name is 'Dick McFuckhole' that is.

Click any picture to view the full gallery.

Click here for the WKNC review of Colossus's next album.

Click here to listen to the Local Lunch interview with Colossus.

Colossus Interview During Local Lunch 1/22/09

Colossus will be bringing metal mayhem to Local Lunch on Thursday, January 22nd, for an interview.

Colossus's Rylan Wilshire & Sean Buchanan will be in studio for the interview at around 12:30pm. Afterwords, Colossus will be playing with WKNC Double Barrel Benefit 5 alumni, Tooth, at WKNC & Tir Na Nog's first Local Beer, Local Band that will feature Metal music.

For more details about the show, check out the WKNC Rock Report, and don't forget to tune in for the interview!

Colossus on Cannibalism

Raleigh metal act Colossus is back in the studio to record a new EP, as yet unnamed.   The album is being recorded outside Chapel Hill at Warrior Sound Studio.  According to guitarist Nicky Nixon the album will have five songs that "address a number of topics, including humans eating human corpses, human corpses reanimating and attempting to eat living humans, fish eating whale carcasses, and yet another song about cannibalism."

No word on when the EP is set to release, but you can catch Colossus live at Tir Na Nog January 22nd, as part of WKNC's Local Beer Local Band night along side Durham band Tooth.