MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 12/28/18
MOST ANTICIPATED RELEASES OF 2019 part 1
HOUR 1
DEFTONES - "be quiet and drive (far away)" // around the fur
COLD KINGDOM - "surrender" // the moon and the fool
DESSA - "fighting fish" // parts of speech
FEVER 333 - "burn it" // strength in numb333rs (out Jan 18)
P.O.S - "purexed" // never better (10th Anniversary vinyl of Never Better out Feb 1)
BARONESS - "shock me" // purple
THE PUSH - "controller" // oh, victory
THE DAMNED THINGS - "Friday night (going down in flames)" // ironiclast
ANTHRAX - "soror irrumator" // game of thrones mixtape
THE MAYBERRY RIOT - "closed out" // shanaska
ANGRY WATERS - "dead flowers" // the tequila incidents
IN FLAMES - "I am above" // I, the mask (out Mar 1)
DEMON HUNTER - "on my side" // war (out Mar 1)
HOUR 2
JOHNNYROOK - "chinatowne" // from remorse we learn
AFTER THE BURIAL - "encased in ice" // in dreams
COMMON CHOIR - "lower roads home" // lower roads home - single
LAMB OF GOD - "contractor" // wrath
MARK MORTON - "the truth is dead" (feat Randy Blythe and Alissa White Gluz) // anesthetic (out Mar 1)
ENEMY X - "until you're free" // enemy x
ERIS - "ride on titan" // ride on titan - single
BABYMETAL - "starlight" // starlight - single
GABRIEL AND THE APOCALYPSE - "beauty under glass" // the ghost parade
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE - "strength of the mind" // incarnate
EMERGENT - "home" // home - single
GOJIRA - "of blood and salt" (feat Devin Townsend) // of blood and salt - single
DEAD HORSE TRAUMA - "psycho" // kill the precedence
JINJER - "ape" // micro (out Jan 11)
This is part 1 of a long list of albums that we hope see the light of day in 2019. If there's not an official date next to the name of the album, they are all TBA and subject to change.
Friday, December 28, 2018
MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 12/21/18 - BEST OF 2018 - LOCAL SCENE
MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 12/21/18
HOUR 1 - BEST OF 2018 - LOCAL SCENE
ANGRY WATERS – “rain down on candles” // none the wiser
ARMS FOR ELEPHANTS – “vagrant” // all rise
ATMOSPHERE – “make it all better again” // mi vida local
BY THE THOUSANDS – “resurgence” // visions of inner depth
CITY OF THE WEAK – “drag us under” // pulling teeth
DESSA – “5 out of 6” // chime
DIVIDING EDEN – “forver” // giants
ENEMY X – “dirt” // enemy x
FOUR FISTS – “dork court” // 6666
LET IT BREATHE – “bucket of bullheads” // let it breathe
OLD TOWNE GHOSTS - “trve” // the end
PYRALIS – “daggers” // everything is emptiness
RAD OWL – “hannah barbera” // Madison beast
WEATHER CHECK – “sanity” // weather check vol 2
DIVIDE THE FALL - "stay" // stay - cover
HOUR 2
KAT PERKINS - "santa baby" // a kat perkins Christmas vol 2
LEMMY - "run rudolph run" // we wish you a metal Christmas
BARONESS - "take my bones away" // yellow and green
TURNSTILE - "big smile" // time and space
TREMONTI - "take you with me" // a dying machine
LOVEBITES - "scream for me" // awakening from abyss
AUGUST BURNS RED - "frosty the snowman" // sleddin' hill
AUGUST BURNS RED - "rudolph the red nosed reindeer" // sleddin' hill
AUGUST BURNS RED - "it's the most wonderful time of the year" // winter wilderness
AMON AMARTH - "raise your horns" (live) // the pursuit of vikings: live at summer breeze
ZAKK SABBATH - "fairies wear boots" (live) // live in detroit
BANEHINGE - "lemmings" (live) // live at star central
NINE INCH NAILS - "wish" (live) // all that could have been
PANTERA - "walk" (live) // official live: 101 proof
HOUR 1 - BEST OF 2018 - LOCAL SCENE
ANGRY WATERS – “rain down on candles” // none the wiser
ARMS FOR ELEPHANTS – “vagrant” // all rise
ATMOSPHERE – “make it all better again” // mi vida local
BY THE THOUSANDS – “resurgence” // visions of inner depth
CITY OF THE WEAK – “drag us under” // pulling teeth
DESSA – “5 out of 6” // chime
DIVIDING EDEN – “forver” // giants
ENEMY X – “dirt” // enemy x
FOUR FISTS – “dork court” // 6666
LET IT BREATHE – “bucket of bullheads” // let it breathe
OLD TOWNE GHOSTS - “trve” // the end
PYRALIS – “daggers” // everything is emptiness
RAD OWL – “hannah barbera” // Madison beast
WEATHER CHECK – “sanity” // weather check vol 2
DIVIDE THE FALL - "stay" // stay - cover
HOUR 2
KAT PERKINS - "santa baby" // a kat perkins Christmas vol 2
LEMMY - "run rudolph run" // we wish you a metal Christmas
BARONESS - "take my bones away" // yellow and green
TURNSTILE - "big smile" // time and space
TREMONTI - "take you with me" // a dying machine
LOVEBITES - "scream for me" // awakening from abyss
AUGUST BURNS RED - "frosty the snowman" // sleddin' hill
AUGUST BURNS RED - "rudolph the red nosed reindeer" // sleddin' hill
AUGUST BURNS RED - "it's the most wonderful time of the year" // winter wilderness
AMON AMARTH - "raise your horns" (live) // the pursuit of vikings: live at summer breeze
ZAKK SABBATH - "fairies wear boots" (live) // live in detroit
BANEHINGE - "lemmings" (live) // live at star central
NINE INCH NAILS - "wish" (live) // all that could have been
PANTERA - "walk" (live) // official live: 101 proof
Saturday, December 15, 2018
MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 12/14/18
MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 12/14/18
HOUR 1
FLIPP – “the grinch who stole Christmas” // merry flippmas
BREAKING BENJAMIN – “red cold river” // ember
SKILLET – “the resistance” // unleashed
UNDEROATH – “rapture” // erase me
FIGHT THE FURY – “my demons” // still breathing
VERSION 5 – “take you there” // version 5
WITHER THE TIDE – “wake it up” // wake it up – single
SKYWIND – “lamhaj” // O 2
DEMON HUNTER – “on my side” // war
ARCHITECTS – “hereafter” // holy hell
DOOMTREE – “drumsticks” // doomtree
FEVER 333 – “burn it” // strength in numb333rs
DIAMANTE – “haunted” // coming in hot
THUNDERPUSSY – “velvet noose” // thunderpussy
HOUR 2
MARK MORTON – “the truth is dead” (feat Randy Blythe & Alissa White Gluz) // anesthetic (PICK OF THE WEEK)
IN FLAMES – “I am above” // I, the mask
WITHIN TEMPTATION – “the reckoning” // resist
ANGRY WATERS – “invasive species” // hold the high ground
ASHES FROM STONE – “molon labe” // molon labe
TRIVIUM – “I don’t wanna be me” // I don’t wanna be me side by side 7 inch
DESTROPHY – “send in the wolves” // destrophy
SOILWORK – “arrival” // verkligheten
JINJER – “ape” // micro
COMMON CHOIR – “lower roads home” // lower roads home – single
GOUGE AWAY – “hey mercy" // burnt sugar
GOJIRA – “vacuity” // the way of all flesh
STAIJA – “hemorrhage” // a new energy
ENCROACH – “this holds true” // anmnesis / encroach split
PYRALIS – “daggers” // everything is emptiness
HOUR 1
FLIPP – “the grinch who stole Christmas” // merry flippmas
BREAKING BENJAMIN – “red cold river” // ember
SKILLET – “the resistance” // unleashed
UNDEROATH – “rapture” // erase me
FIGHT THE FURY – “my demons” // still breathing
VERSION 5 – “take you there” // version 5
WITHER THE TIDE – “wake it up” // wake it up – single
SKYWIND – “lamhaj” // O 2
DEMON HUNTER – “on my side” // war
ARCHITECTS – “hereafter” // holy hell
DOOMTREE – “drumsticks” // doomtree
FEVER 333 – “burn it” // strength in numb333rs
DIAMANTE – “haunted” // coming in hot
THUNDERPUSSY – “velvet noose” // thunderpussy
HOUR 2
MARK MORTON – “the truth is dead” (feat Randy Blythe & Alissa White Gluz) // anesthetic (PICK OF THE WEEK)
IN FLAMES – “I am above” // I, the mask
WITHIN TEMPTATION – “the reckoning” // resist
ANGRY WATERS – “invasive species” // hold the high ground
ASHES FROM STONE – “molon labe” // molon labe
TRIVIUM – “I don’t wanna be me” // I don’t wanna be me side by side 7 inch
DESTROPHY – “send in the wolves” // destrophy
SOILWORK – “arrival” // verkligheten
JINJER – “ape” // micro
COMMON CHOIR – “lower roads home” // lower roads home – single
GOUGE AWAY – “hey mercy" // burnt sugar
GOJIRA – “vacuity” // the way of all flesh
STAIJA – “hemorrhage” // a new energy
ENCROACH – “this holds true” // anmnesis / encroach split
PYRALIS – “daggers” // everything is emptiness
Friday, December 14, 2018
UNDEROATH @ Skyway Theater in Mpls
UNDEROATH
Skyway Theater in Minneapolis, MN 11/28/18
While the weather outside wasn't fun, inside heated up real quick when UNDEROATH took the stage for their Minneapolis stop at the Skyway Theater for their Erase Me headlining tour! UNDEROATH brought with them a light show big enough for an arena for this club performance. The band started things off properly by tearing into "On My Teeth". You could feel the energy going from the stage igniting the crowd and back again especially when the sound of the projector starts off "In Regards to Myself"!
UNDEROATH packed the set with favorites from They're Only Chasing Safety, Define the Great Line and Lost in the Sound of Separation weaving the new tracks from Erase Me in there strategically treating fans to half the new record. The band was firing on all cylinders between Spencer bouncing all around the stage and Aaron smashing the drums, Chris, Tim, James and Grant getting the crowd fired up. You knew when they launched in to a favorite like "Reinventing Your Exit" or "A Boy Brushed Red Living in Black and White" to the new songs "Rapture" and "ihateit", the crowd ate it up, singing back every word.
The long wait for UNDEROATH's return was well worth it for the spectacle that they rolled out. It has now been announced that UNDEROATH will return to the area with BREAKING BENJAMIN, SKILLET and FIGHT THE FURY at the Verzion Center in Mankato on March 29, 2019! If this show is any indication of what they will bring to the BREAKING BENJAMIN tour, UNDEROATH will have no problem winning over new fans on that arena tour.
SEE MORE OF BRETT's PICS from UNDEROATH HERE!
Skyway Theater in Minneapolis, MN 11/28/18
While the weather outside wasn't fun, inside heated up real quick when UNDEROATH took the stage for their Minneapolis stop at the Skyway Theater for their Erase Me headlining tour! UNDEROATH brought with them a light show big enough for an arena for this club performance. The band started things off properly by tearing into "On My Teeth". You could feel the energy going from the stage igniting the crowd and back again especially when the sound of the projector starts off "In Regards to Myself"!
UNDEROATH packed the set with favorites from They're Only Chasing Safety, Define the Great Line and Lost in the Sound of Separation weaving the new tracks from Erase Me in there strategically treating fans to half the new record. The band was firing on all cylinders between Spencer bouncing all around the stage and Aaron smashing the drums, Chris, Tim, James and Grant getting the crowd fired up. You knew when they launched in to a favorite like "Reinventing Your Exit" or "A Boy Brushed Red Living in Black and White" to the new songs "Rapture" and "ihateit", the crowd ate it up, singing back every word.
The long wait for UNDEROATH's return was well worth it for the spectacle that they rolled out. It has now been announced that UNDEROATH will return to the area with BREAKING BENJAMIN, SKILLET and FIGHT THE FURY at the Verzion Center in Mankato on March 29, 2019! If this show is any indication of what they will bring to the BREAKING BENJAMIN tour, UNDEROATH will have no problem winning over new fans on that arena tour.
SEE MORE OF BRETT's PICS from UNDEROATH HERE!
MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 12/07/18 - UNDEROATH
MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 12/07/18
GUESTS :: UNDEROATH
HOUR 1
P.O.S - "drumroll (we're all thirsty)" // never better
THE PUSH – “controller" // oh, victory
ATMOSPHERE – “you" // when life gives you lemons
HALESTORM – “vicious" // vicious
IN THIS MOMENT feat ROB HALFORD – “black wedding" // ritual
NEW YEARS DAY feat CHRIS MOTIONLESS – “angel eyes" // victim to villain
CASANATRA – “I do not care” // death ride
ALL THE WAY RIDER – “nordeaster" // city of champions
UNDEROATH – “on my teeth” // erase me
UNDEROATH – “ihateit” // erase me
UNDEROATH – “I gave up” // erase me
DIVIDING EDEN - "I will find you" // giants
KAT PERKINS - "Santa baby" // a kat perkins Christmas vol II
HOUR 2
LOVEBITES - "m.d.o." // clockwork immortality
GABRIEL AND THE APOCALYPSE – “march of the dolls” // the ghost parade
MY ZERO – “can’t lose control” // can’t lose control - single
STANDING ALLIANCE – "revisions" // revisions
DEMON HUNTER - "storm the gates of hell" // storm the gates of hell
WARROOSTER - "hyperdrive // demo
CYMOTHOA - "bass ventura fret detective" // sometimes dead is better
PANTERA - "a new level" // vulgar display of power
PANTERA - "the great southern trendkill" // the great southern trendkill
PANTERA - "uplift" // reinventing the steel
BY THE THOUSANDS – “resurgence" // visions of inner depth
TERRAFORM – “the golden ratio" // zenith
IN SEARCH OF SOLACE – “recognize" // regression|progression
REAPING ASMODEIA – “of talons and teeth” // impuritize
CONVERGE - "I can tell you about pain" // the dusk in us
**SPECIAL THANKS to AARON from UNDEROATH for calling in to the Midwest Beatdown this week! UNDEROATH's fantastic new album "Erase Me" is out now via Fearless Records! UNDEROATH will be in Mankato on March 29 with BREAKING BENJAMIN, SKILLET and FIGHT THE FURY!! Tickets go on sale 12/14!
GUESTS :: UNDEROATH
HOUR 1
P.O.S - "drumroll (we're all thirsty)" // never better
THE PUSH – “controller" // oh, victory
ATMOSPHERE – “you" // when life gives you lemons
HALESTORM – “vicious" // vicious
IN THIS MOMENT feat ROB HALFORD – “black wedding" // ritual
NEW YEARS DAY feat CHRIS MOTIONLESS – “angel eyes" // victim to villain
CASANATRA – “I do not care” // death ride
ALL THE WAY RIDER – “nordeaster" // city of champions
UNDEROATH – “on my teeth” // erase me
UNDEROATH – “ihateit” // erase me
UNDEROATH – “I gave up” // erase me
DIVIDING EDEN - "I will find you" // giants
KAT PERKINS - "Santa baby" // a kat perkins Christmas vol II
HOUR 2
LOVEBITES - "m.d.o." // clockwork immortality
GABRIEL AND THE APOCALYPSE – “march of the dolls” // the ghost parade
MY ZERO – “can’t lose control” // can’t lose control - single
STANDING ALLIANCE – "revisions" // revisions
DEMON HUNTER - "storm the gates of hell" // storm the gates of hell
WARROOSTER - "hyperdrive // demo
CYMOTHOA - "bass ventura fret detective" // sometimes dead is better
PANTERA - "a new level" // vulgar display of power
PANTERA - "the great southern trendkill" // the great southern trendkill
PANTERA - "uplift" // reinventing the steel
BY THE THOUSANDS – “resurgence" // visions of inner depth
TERRAFORM – “the golden ratio" // zenith
IN SEARCH OF SOLACE – “recognize" // regression|progression
REAPING ASMODEIA – “of talons and teeth” // impuritize
CONVERGE - "I can tell you about pain" // the dusk in us
**SPECIAL THANKS to AARON from UNDEROATH for calling in to the Midwest Beatdown this week! UNDEROATH's fantastic new album "Erase Me" is out now via Fearless Records! UNDEROATH will be in Mankato on March 29 with BREAKING BENJAMIN, SKILLET and FIGHT THE FURY!! Tickets go on sale 12/14!
MINISTRY and ALIEN WEAPONRY @ Skyway Theater in Mpls
MINISTRY, ALIEN WEAPONRY
Skyway Theater in Minneapolis - Nov 27, 2018
MINISTRY returned to the Skyway Theater in Minneapolis with a new show and a new tour behind their wildly popular new album "AmeriKKKant". A return to form for Ministry, I was excited to see how the songs played out live and the crowd was in for a treat as they played the new album front to back for the first half of the show.
Uncle Al is back with a vengeance and this set proved he's not ready to slow it down any time soon! Al and band were in fine form ripping thru the entire set with an intense backdrop of visuals.
It was very exciting to see local guy Derek Abrams bashing the drums for Ministry finally. Derek has drummed for DODD, GINGERJAKE, BLACK FLOOD DIESEL and SKYWIND over the years so this I'm sure is a dream gig for him! Derek was very technical and precise - which is exactly what Ministry needs in a drummer - while producing a little flair of his own to go with this monstrous mayhem.
What do you do after you've played a 50 minute set of brand new material? Al rewarded the fans with an onslaught of favorites from "The Land of Rape and Honey", "Psalm 69" and "The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste". Fans were treated to one hell of a show so it will be fun to see how they can top this one.
ALIEN WEAPONRY brought it with a fantastic opening set. The band played a little longer to cover for Carpenter Brut who either was a no show or was no longer on the tour. If you are a fan of Sepultura and Soulfly, you definitely need to be checking Alien Weaponry out now! This young band unleashed an absolute fury getting the fans ready for Ministry.
Henry is an absolute monster behind the drums. Henry, Lewis and Ethan make a wall of sound that you would swear there was more people on stage than 3. The songs from their album "Tu" sounded even more intense live.
This was an impressive showing for this new band, keep an eye on Alien Weaponry. I hadn't heard a lot of their album before seeing them live but I will definately be checking it out now! They are going to be a band you need to know!
SEE MORE OF BRETT'S MINISTRY and ALIEN WEAPONRY PICTURES HERE!
Skyway Theater in Minneapolis - Nov 27, 2018
MINISTRY returned to the Skyway Theater in Minneapolis with a new show and a new tour behind their wildly popular new album "AmeriKKKant". A return to form for Ministry, I was excited to see how the songs played out live and the crowd was in for a treat as they played the new album front to back for the first half of the show.
Uncle Al is back with a vengeance and this set proved he's not ready to slow it down any time soon! Al and band were in fine form ripping thru the entire set with an intense backdrop of visuals.
It was very exciting to see local guy Derek Abrams bashing the drums for Ministry finally. Derek has drummed for DODD, GINGERJAKE, BLACK FLOOD DIESEL and SKYWIND over the years so this I'm sure is a dream gig for him! Derek was very technical and precise - which is exactly what Ministry needs in a drummer - while producing a little flair of his own to go with this monstrous mayhem.
What do you do after you've played a 50 minute set of brand new material? Al rewarded the fans with an onslaught of favorites from "The Land of Rape and Honey", "Psalm 69" and "The Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste". Fans were treated to one hell of a show so it will be fun to see how they can top this one.
ALIEN WEAPONRY brought it with a fantastic opening set. The band played a little longer to cover for Carpenter Brut who either was a no show or was no longer on the tour. If you are a fan of Sepultura and Soulfly, you definitely need to be checking Alien Weaponry out now! This young band unleashed an absolute fury getting the fans ready for Ministry.
Henry is an absolute monster behind the drums. Henry, Lewis and Ethan make a wall of sound that you would swear there was more people on stage than 3. The songs from their album "Tu" sounded even more intense live.
This was an impressive showing for this new band, keep an eye on Alien Weaponry. I hadn't heard a lot of their album before seeing them live but I will definately be checking it out now! They are going to be a band you need to know!
SEE MORE OF BRETT'S MINISTRY and ALIEN WEAPONRY PICTURES HERE!
Thursday, December 13, 2018
MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 11/30/18
MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 11/30/18
HOUR 1
LOVEBITES - "break the wall" // battle against damnation ep (PICK OF THE WEEK)
CITY OF THE WEAK - "drag us under" // pulling teeth
DIAMANTE - "haunted" // coming in hot
JUSTIN COURTNEY PIERRE - "in the drink" // in the drink
FLYLEAF - "something I could never have" // underworld : evolution soundtrack
FIRE FIGHT - "weight of the world" // transitions
FEVER 333 - "burn it" // strength in numb333rs
AUGUST BURNS RED - "it's the most wonderful time of the year" // winter wilderness ep
NONPOINT - "alive and kicking" // to the pain
LATE NIGHT FIGHTS - "a beautiful lie" // jousthouse
BABYMETAL - "starlight" // starlight - single
WEATHER CHECK - "that way" // weather check vol II
NTIA STRAUSS - "mariana trench" // controlled chaos
HOUR 2
TRIVIUM - "I don't wanna be me" // rsd side by side 7 inch
HALESTORM - "mayhem" // into the wild life
VIA - "closets" // santize this
SKYHARBOR - "ethos" // sunshine dust
SLIPKNOT - "all out life" // all out life - single
DEAD HORSE TRAUMA - "psycho" // kill the precedence
KYNG - "breathe in the water" // breathe in the water
JINJER - "ape" // micro
OLD TOWNE GHOSTS - "trve" // the end
GOUGE AWAY - "hey mercy" // burnt sugar
UNEARTH - "incinerate" // extinction(s)
PYRALIS - "bete noire" // everything is emptiness
CONVERGE - "trespasses" // all we love we leave behind
EVERY TIME I DIE - "just as real but not as brightly lit" // low teens
HOUR 1
LOVEBITES - "break the wall" // battle against damnation ep (PICK OF THE WEEK)
CITY OF THE WEAK - "drag us under" // pulling teeth
DIAMANTE - "haunted" // coming in hot
JUSTIN COURTNEY PIERRE - "in the drink" // in the drink
FLYLEAF - "something I could never have" // underworld : evolution soundtrack
FIRE FIGHT - "weight of the world" // transitions
FEVER 333 - "burn it" // strength in numb333rs
AUGUST BURNS RED - "it's the most wonderful time of the year" // winter wilderness ep
NONPOINT - "alive and kicking" // to the pain
LATE NIGHT FIGHTS - "a beautiful lie" // jousthouse
BABYMETAL - "starlight" // starlight - single
WEATHER CHECK - "that way" // weather check vol II
NTIA STRAUSS - "mariana trench" // controlled chaos
HOUR 2
TRIVIUM - "I don't wanna be me" // rsd side by side 7 inch
HALESTORM - "mayhem" // into the wild life
VIA - "closets" // santize this
SKYHARBOR - "ethos" // sunshine dust
SLIPKNOT - "all out life" // all out life - single
DEAD HORSE TRAUMA - "psycho" // kill the precedence
KYNG - "breathe in the water" // breathe in the water
JINJER - "ape" // micro
OLD TOWNE GHOSTS - "trve" // the end
GOUGE AWAY - "hey mercy" // burnt sugar
UNEARTH - "incinerate" // extinction(s)
PYRALIS - "bete noire" // everything is emptiness
CONVERGE - "trespasses" // all we love we leave behind
EVERY TIME I DIE - "just as real but not as brightly lit" // low teens
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