Xtreme Soundscapes Show - August 11, 2006
The Haunt, Ithaca, NY

Following up Chamber Law was Angels Beneath Me. Intricate Death Metal from Cortland. Personally, I love the way their songs build and explode. Very, very intense...

After ABM was the first appearance of Crappy the Clown. He came out, smoked his giant crack pipe and sang a kareoke version of "I Wanna Marry a Porno Star" before introducing 137...

137 are from the Rochester area, and can not really be called Death Metal. Nor do they fit in any other category cleanly. Slow and heavy, crushing, yet heavy. Brutal, gutteral, yet mostly understandable vocals. And they even threw in their cover of the Beastie Boys' "Fight for your right to Party"... Very cool...

Crappy the Clown came out and sang his new song, "7 Dirty Words", and then introduced Mahavatar. Extremely original, aggressive Metal, female fronted... They remind me a bit of Crisis, but they don't sound like Crisis. They are more melodic, and they have an almost tribal sound at well. Mahavatar hail from NYC and have just signed to Escapi Records. Amazing performance.

Dormitory Effect, also from NYC, were just as impressive this time around, if not more-so. The least heavy of the bands on the bill, they still easily held their own with the crowd. Crappy tried to fish for them during their set, to no avail.

Chapel Perilous closed off the night, playing their odd, almost Lovecraftian sounding Metal. Hard to classify, they create some odd sounds, and have 2 bass players. Very bizarre and interesting. Heavy, but hard to call Death Metal. They also did a cover of "Aces High", in their own odd style...