Confirmed: The Revenge of the Underworld has begun! Six Feet Under and the mighty Nile are the source of its power and it’s coming for you!
Hangar 1819 in Greensboro, NC, is the perfect metal club; big enough to accommodate audience demand but not too big so the room feels empty, a waist-high stage with no front barrier, and pitch black decor that makes finding the bathrooms for the first time a harrowing experience. A double-bill of two heavyweight metal bands, Six Feet Under and Nile, brought their Revenge of the Underworld Tour to town and everyone was up for it. Joined by Embryonic Autopsy and Psycroptic, the close-to-capacity audience was brought through death, thrash, heavy, and technical metal styles. A little something for everyone.
Opening the evening, Embryonic Autopsy from Chicago, IL, continued their mission to “bring back old school 90s brutal death metal.” Performing for the first time in North Carolina, the band started hard and fast and ended the same. Pulling from their two released albums, Embryonic Autopsy was, as advertised, heavy, fast, powerful, and also somewhat unexpectedly diverse. Using a simple, melodic, almost calming backing audio track on most songs, the guttural vocals and heavy guitar had a sonic depth and complexity that made their music far more engaging than expected. No one showboated on stage, equally contributing to the music and turning in a true band performance. The setlist including “Orgies of the Inseminated,” “Cleopatra’s Spawn,” and closing with “Cauterized Womb Impalement” was consistently heavy without a weak link. Embryonic Autopsy displayed they have what it takes to become a well-known name in the death metal community…