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Lizzy Borden took an axe and shredded the Avalon nightclub in Santa Clara on Thursday February 4th. Its been a long time coming, Lizzy and the boys had not played the Bay Area for about four years, and way to long guitarist Cris Sanders said to me as he was wiping away the sticky face blood and sweat after the show. Lizzy is a California home grown band that formed back in 83 in Hollywood, of course taking the name from the notorious accused and acquitted axe murderer Lizzy Borden.
Opening act Silent Sinner - Not so precious or delicately scrambled our minds as we thrashed in unison .(which is the way we like it) Alvaro, the front man, swift on the of vocals spitting venom and surging energy to boot,. Their song Genocide is a raging case of metal with an ending that is still ringing in my ears, look for it on my Metal show.
Next up was Mud Face. What Can I say but, this band is criminally insane. Their raw energy and combined individuality makes these guys a very unique and delightful freak show in the underbelly of what solid heavy metal should look like. Although they all share the same stage, you can focus on even just one musician at a time and get a complete show out of it, it s a lot to take in all at once as a whole, but as a fan, a lot is what we expect in a show , I think these guys are really on to something special. I screamed, I laughed, I was shocked, I turned frigid, , I think I even gave birth to a ten pound baby. Chris Dinsmore takes the mic and does all but eats it. His vocals are a mid evil primal scream terrorizing even the Devil himself. His hair whipping and thrashing, about, bringing us back to the days of old as if it were a weapon of metal armor. He looks and works the stage like a young Rob Zombie but still puts his own heart and soul into his efforts. But the guilty pleasure for me was watching and trying to stay clear of the guitarist Richard Pia, Standing at ground zero and off set of the pit, I witnessed the most outrageous metal works on a guitar since the birth of Sir. Angus Young.
Magika was the sub headliner right before the great and nasty Lizzy Borden What I mostly was intrigued by was the drummer, His hands were like meat cleavers chopping at the bone with razor sharp precision, snapping at the snare and beating those skins like they owed him money. Just a beautiful flat black drum kit with all the bells and whistles, what looked like 8 and 10 toms to keep the rhythm tight. I hope this guys makes it big, as this is a very competitive industry as he deserves it. He was awesome and it was a joy to watch him, I tried to get his name before printing but was unable to. You know who you are, nothing but love my brother.
So back to Lizzy Borden... As always for a well anticipated headliner the crowed were well marinated and seared for the onslaught of humanary stew, The lights go down, the cat calls of "Lizzy Lizzy Lizzy" Creep from the dusks of metal heads. We hear a single power chord bleed from the raging amps and the fog machines at full force, out comes the twin guitar attack of Cris Sanders and new comber to the Borden family, 19 year old guitar prodigy Dario Lorina, and out come the rest of the wolf pack, Lizzy dawning his grim reaper attire along with his favorite tool of the trade ,the Axe, then they burst into Give em the axe . Also on there set list the beloved Under your skin American Metal There will be blood tonight
Along with some of the costume changes and scary masks. Lizzy has his little stage tricks, crawling out of a back lit television screen, like a horror show from hell, Dripping and wiping fake blood on the faces of the whole front row like a demonic communion with the fans licking it up every drop as he scoops it out of a ritualistic cup. A twenty song set including a bass solo, dueling guitars and a drum solo. As well as songs from there latest release Appointment With the Devil The whole band stuck around to meet the fans to t ake pics and sign stuff. It s always so surreal to see these metal / horror show bands then talk to them after to find they are actually human again, hell of a transition.
By Zergog
Beyond the Realms of Metal, Saturdays 3-5 pm on KSCU 103.3fm
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