The electro/industrial sound of Combichrist at The Marquee Theatre in Tempe January 22nd
Combichrist stopped in Tempe with Blacklight Burns and Dommin on January 22nd in support of their album Today We Are All Demons, released January 20 via Metropolis Records/Out Of Line.
Today We Are All Demons is an album immersed in not only the trademark fire and burn of Combichrist of yore but adding a new found sense of urgency and dynamics. Today We Are All Demons sees Combichrist meshing old sounds with new, creating a whole new direction for the band. From the propulsive and expansive “All Pain Is Gone” to the sultry stomp of “Can’t Change the Beat” to the jackhammer-pound of “Get Out of My Head”, the album rips through beats, bass and rhythm, creating an aggro genre that crisscrosses rock, metal, industrial, and underground dance.
Band Bio: Combichrist is a Norwegian aggrotech group, albeit currently situated in the United States. In 2003 Andy LaPlegua from Icon of Coil wrote a few power noise/techno cross over tracks under the name of DRIVE. This was later changed to Combichrist when the debut album, The Joy of Gunz was set to be released on Out of Line. The follow up EPs and the clamour for live shows sent Combichrist out on the road where they would become known for strong and energetic performances. The second EP, Sex, Drogen und Industrial, spent 7 weeks at number one in the DAC charts. The name Combichrist originates from a hardcore fanzine LaPlegua made during the late 90s, with JR Ewing guitarist Håkon Mella.
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I was jumping – not sure what everyone else was doing. The first band was alright but definately needed something, a cattle prod may have worked. The second band’s freddie mercury like lead singer whined about the crowd being small but seemed to chear up when he found water bottles he could shower with then throw the emptys into the crowd. As they went on with their show the songs started rocking and the freddie had an iggy pop thing going, flailing around and choking himself with the mic cord. By the end of the show I was even thinking of growing a moustache. Combichrist wil f u up! I honestly did not know what to expect from the band and the crowd. The mosh pit was small and relatively tame so the moshers were not affecting the rest of us (me in particular). I was able to get my body beat grooving without knuckleheads slamming into me the whole time. Andy didn’t look to serious with that big joker smile on his face. They played all their hits and came back for a couple of encores. I definately recomend this show to anyone who likes industrial dance metal.