Today we awoke at a rather nice rest stop, just over the Nebraska border into Iowa. I for one (hey it's Joe!) got some pretty miserable sleep as that vehicle is not exactly conducive to restorative somnarial activities but it was refreshingly cool stepping outside the car and the corn fields behind the main building looked very pretty. Before the others awoke, Matt and I did some blogging (I know, I know, We're late again) with the free wifi and when they did awake, we headed out for Chicago.
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| peeking out of his hole |
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| checkin' out dat corn |
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| back to the jackwagon |
The trip was pretty nice even though it was just corn fields for miles and miles. We stopped at a rest stop an hour outside of Chicago to eat some lunch and enjoy the pleasant weather until leaving again to our destination.
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| demonic lunch lady |
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| sick space inside the Ultra Lounge |
We made it to the Ultra Lounge with plenty of time to spare, before it was even open actually which really is not uncharacteristic of us in the slightest. Soon enough we were able to load in and see the space. Quite cruelly, the back patio area was a BYOB situation in which people were able to bring their own beef and grill it on the bar's grill. We were all hopelessly salivating as we loaded our gear passed the intoxicating aromas and into the venue.
After a few hours of waiting around, it was nine O'clock and Purge began their set with some Death sounding old school death metal. It was our turn after Purge and we had a great time rocking out, seriously enjoying the great sound at the venue (I could actually hear all of our instruments distinctly!). We played a tight set and seemed to be well received, a very fun performing experience to be sure.
After us came Veneficum, a very interesting quintet who utilized a drum machine, a keyboardist, two guitarists, a bassist, and a vocalist. Following Veneficum was the legendary Austaras! They absolutely blew us away with their new wave, transcendental style of USBM. The dudes pounded away for a very fulfilling 45 minute set in which we even got to hear some extremely riveting new material. Expect huge things from this band!
( http://www.facebook.com/austarasband http://austaras.bandcamp.com/ )
After chilling awhile we shipped off back to Tim's (bassist and vocalist for Austaras) place in the Chicago suburbs. He's a long time friend of Dave and Matt who recorded drums for his other kickass death metal project Polyptych ( http://www.facebook.com/Polyptych ).We can't thank Tim enough for his extreme generosity. You're the man, Tim!
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| "so sleepy..." |
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| "...better do some pushups" |
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