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Full Metal Texas 2011 (BV stage pics - Yob, Trap Them, Hull, Kvelertak, The Funeral Pyre, All Pigs Must Die, Goes Cube)

photos by Samantha Marble & Jonathan McPhail, words by BBG

Yob @ Emo’s
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After a monster show at Emo’s featuring Kylesa, Trash Talk, and many esteemed others, the second of four BV-BBG Austin shows took place in the same venue on the next day (3/17) as part of Full Metal Texas. The BrooklynVegan/1000Knives (Emo’s Inside) stage featured a rare appearance from YOB (their first in five+ years), and appearances from current hardcore greats Trap Them, alongside faves Hull, Kvelertak, The Funeral Pyre, All Pigs Must Die, and Goes Cube.

Meanwhile, the main stage at Full Metal Texas featured an appearance from Massachusetts faves The Red Chord, with last minute addition Motionless in White, Upon A Burning Body, Letlive, Elysion Fields, Better Left Unsaid, and the contest winner from Roadrunner Records SignMeTo, (congrats guys!) Head Crusher.

Killer and packed show from start to finish.

Despite having the least enviable of time slots, Goes Cube gave it their all and by the time they were half way through their set were playing to a 2/3s full room. The focus of their early day set was In Tides and Drifts, the band’s new/forthcoming LP due on The End. Excellent set from this trio as usual, who also killed it at The Studio at Webster Hall at the start of their tour.

New Southern Lord signees/crusty d-beat supergroup All Pigs Must Die was a freight train of down-tuned riffs. The band conjured thoughts of Feral Ward bands while destroying the now mostly full room. Kevin of HopeCon’s vocals are delivered with a furious energy that matches the intensity of APMD’s killer riffage, and Ben Koller (Converge) behind the kit takes this already awesome band from impressive to explosive.

And speaking of combustibles, holy shit….. Kvelertak! The Norwegian triple-guitar attack is just plain jaw-dropping live, matching their party riffs/atmosphere with maniacal intensity. Tons of swinging guitars, and gang-style choruses to get the crowd pumped. And pumped they were, I heard quite a few singalongs, despite the language barrier (the band sings in Norwegian!).

Due to a family emergency, Rwake was forced to drop out a day before the show, but we quickly replaced them with The Funeral Pyre. It’s hard to follow Kvelertak, but the LA black-metal band (sporting Early Graves guitarist Chris Brock) brought the party-vibe down and the bum-out to 11 with their blasting power. Catch them on tour now with The Secret (they play Union Pool on 3/27).

Triple guitar doomers Hull followed with a set that spoke to the old fans (“Viking Funeral”) but leaned on newer material as well. The band’s doomy thunder sounded amazing on the Emo’s system and in speaking with members of the Emo’s staff later in the week, I was told that Hull was their “favorite new discovery”. Hull ruled, as usual. Catch them in NYC with Batillus, Horseback, and Caltrop on 3/26 at The Studio at Webster Hall (tickets).

After a bit of a lull, Trap Them‘s van rolled up just as their set time was supposed to start. After getting their gear on stage, the band played close to a full set opening with “Dead Digs with Digital Collars” (viewable below) and hitting points from the new LP Darker Handcraft like their lead single “The Facts”. Killer set. My only regret is that I didn’t get to see them twice.

And finally, the main event, YOB headlining the indoor stage while The Red Chord headlined the out. Kicking off with a new song (!), the mostly rhythmic, mostly open string track was short by YOB standards (7ish minutes?) but decimated the crowd on the fantastic Emo’s system. By the time the band were a minute into their second track, “Burning The Altar”, I knew that this was easily one of my highlights at SXSW. So. Fucking. Amazing.

I’d like to thank everyone at Full Metal Texas, Yeah Management, 1000 Knives, Branch Marketing Collective, Fireball Whisky, SignMeTo, Wacken Open Air, Bands On A Budget, Harpoon Brewery, March Is Metal Month, Evil Bong 3D, Sin Cal Industries, Metal Injection, Metal Insider, MetalSucks, Record Store Day and Put In Mouth. But most importantly, I’d like to thank the incredible bands, and everyone who took time out on a Thursday afternoon to RAGE at Emo’s.

More pictures from the BV/1000K Stage at Full Metal Texas below…

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Goes Cube by Samantha Marble

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All Pigs Must Die by Samantha Marble

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Kvelertak by Samantha Marble

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Kvelertak – Offernatt [Live at SXSW 2011]

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The Funeral Pyre by Jonathan McPhail

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The Funeral Pyre by Samantha Marble

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Hull by Samantha Marble

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Trap Them by Samantha Marble

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Trap Them, Live at Emo’s (SXSW 2011)

YOB portrait by Jonathan McPhail

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Yob – Burning the Altar – SXSW 2011