If you think the Canton music scene has struggled in recent years compared to other northeast Ohio cities, you must not have heard Come Wind. Choosing not to settle for the typical metal sound found in the area, the boys of Come Wind have instead crafted a sound that would make fans of the mid-’90s indie music scene smile cheek to cheek. Singer Nick Sayre, guitarist Aaron Troyer and drummer Ben Roth first got acquainted in the hardcore band Forthewhile before meeting up with bassist Tal Miller to try a different angle. “That band broke up, and we wallowed around with nothing to do ...
November 12 - Akron - Musica Don't Spill a Drop... For the past two decades, few bands have been brighter, more deeply influential indie radio beacons than Built to Spill. On Saturday, November 12, they’ll bring that well-earned reputation and road-honed repertoire to the Musica stage. Opening for Built to Spill will be White Pines — a shining center of the Akron music landscape in its own right — providing the bill with a collective one-two punch of sonic, emotive resonance. “I’ve been listening to Built to Spill since the mid-90s,” said White Pines frontman, Joseph Scott. “...
Chimaira, known as one of the more popular artists of the New Wave of American metal, a music movement that originated in the mid-’90s, took their name from a monstrous creature from Greek mythology. Not unlike their namesake, the band packs one hell of a vicious sound with no signs of letting listeners off easily. 10/10 Outpost Concert Club • Kent...
The Atom Age Kill Surf City When Rocket From the Crypt called it a day, well, it sucked pretty hardcore. There wasn’t a band quite like RFTC (immortalized in the Danko Jones song “RIP RFTC”) and arguably there wasn’t a better live band to come from the mid-90s rock boom. There was the whole fast California feel, the scorching leads, the pounding rhythm section, the horns that were insanely rock ‘n’ roll (not ska!) and the pompousness of a band that new they were the best game in town whether the crowd knew it or not. The Atom Age worship RFTC. Some tracks on “Kill Surf City” at...
When someone mentions “metal gods” and “Cleveland” in the same sentence, the name Chimaira is usual what comes next. Since forming in 1998, the band has made a name for itself not only in the rock ‘n’ roll capital but throughout the world. The Cleveland-bred metal maniacs consist of singer Mark Hunter and guitarists Rob Arnold and Matt DeVries, along with new additions Emil Werstler on bass, Austin D’Amond on drums and Sean Zatorsky on keyboards. Chimaira, known as one of the more popular artists of the New Wave of American metal, a music movement that originated in the mid-...
