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CONCERT REVIEW/PHOTOS: Metz/Nothing @ Kung Fu Necktie 11/16
It might have been Toronto's Metz that made have left your ears ringing all weekend after being pummeled by their post-hardcore grunge.
CONCERT REVIEW/PHOTOS: Metz/Nothing @ Kung Fu Necktie 11/16
Whether you were one of the guys standing by the bar yelling at the crowd in front of the stage to move up or you were one of the people that foolishly missed Nothing or Heavy Medical, you know one thing: Kung Fu Necktie shows can be detrimental to your hearing.
It might have been Toronto’s Metz that made have left your ears ringing all weekend after being pummeled by their post-hardcore grunge Friday. The intensity of their live show is reminiscent of the time you accidentally disturbed that wasp nest and got chased around the backyard by the bees. Most of Metz’s set came from their self-titled release on Sub Pop Records. Judging by a few guys moving spastically in place, “Waste” and “Wet Blanket,” almost had the ability to start a pit in KFN’s small space in front of the stage. Next time they come around may well be in a much bigger venue where you’ll have no choice but to dodge flying elbows as like wasps leaving the hive.
“We are Nothing and we’re from here,” said Domenic Palermo, guitarist and lead singer of Nothing, as if he was a bit shy about being on stage. However, as he and the rest of the band hammered their opening “The Dives (Lazarus in Ashes),” from the forthcoming, Downward Years to Come, which will see the light of day on Black Friday, they weren’t afraid of anything. The fuzz Nothing enveloped the crowd in created an ominous feeling rather than focusing on intricate structures and riffs. Walls of hypnotic white noise were built around the crowd that eventually got tore down when the tension grew almost unbearable. The air in the room got replaced with crushing volume that didn’t let up through their entire set and it all felt like a long goodbye, right before the end.
Regrettably, I was one of the people that missed Philly’s own double-drummer noise rock, Heavy Medical.
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