ADMIRAL OF BLACK

Admiral of Black is influenced by the decades of great rock, metal, and blues music that predates them. Located just outside the great city of Chicago, AOB pummel you with a destructive double guitar tone, thunderous rhythm section, ferocious vocals, and searing guitar solos. They’ve been called “motorized southern metal” “grimy desert rock” “meat and potatoes metal” and “metal as hell” And where has this gotten Admiral of Black? …Opening slots for: Black Label Society, Baroness, Karma to Burn, Black Stone Cherry, Priestess, US Christmas, The Dwarves…2011 brings a new album “Blood & Fire” along with the goal of more touring, living in the van, and destroying everything in their path.

ADRIAN BOURGEOIS

AERIAS & THE CLYDE PROJECT

A Chicago born and bred emcee. Singer/songwriter. A wild guitarist. A random lyricist. Managed by Aria Movement and ambassador to Chicago Tribe b-boy crew.

Rapping and battling on Chicago’s Hip Hop scene since the age of 14 has given him a fearless stage presence. Songs are one thing, but live, Aerias goes all out. Every show is “the last show”.

Currently in Chicago and promoting his current EP “What Doesn’t Kill You” (An homage to getting up when beaten and bloodied by Life) he’ll hit the road to finally do what he’s been wanting to., lighting hearts on fire one by one and city by city, word by word.

If a revolver has 6 bullets…Aerias is the 7th one. He’s the last spitter in Chicago Tribe. From battle hardened emcee to aggressively passionate punk, he’ll do anything to rock a show. From live guitar solos to live acapellas and freestyles that are actually freestyles (cmon now). He’ll steal hearts to make em stronger and he’ll yell things others wouldn’t even think of whispering.

On his 2nd album, he wants to surpass his 1st album, “Running Blindfolded”, by being much much louder. Hungry, loud, random, spontaneous, weird, skilled, fiery and grinning at anything that doubts him, keep your ears and minds open and check the streets of the Chi, you’ll feel him sooner or later.

“I’m gonna rock your world. But I’ll start with your heart first!”

AETIOLOGY

AFTER THE FIGHT

“Composed of 4 married dudes from Chicago and the surrounding burbs…ATF is a melodic punk band with a strange fascination for old TV show theme songs. Never to be taken seriously, and not hardcore since 2004, After the Fight has been a steady institution for all those drunken bar patrons out there who wish it was still 1996.”

A SEGMENT DONE BY THE LEGENDARY TRAXSTER

A SUMMIT ABOVE

A WHISKEY A DANCE A FIGHT AND A KISS GOODNIGHT

A Wilhelm Scream

A WILHELM SCREAM

The most exhilarating punk rock is meant to be played at the outer limits of what is technically possible, right? It is according to A Wilhelm Scream.

The far from cliche Quintet, outta New Bedford, Massachusetts, not only front the wave of melodic/hardcore, but also bring the pace, the party, the riffs and the harmonies to continually change the face and revitalize a genre desperately requiring an engaging and powerful performance.

If what you’re looking for is music from an honest place, then you’ve found it in A Wilhelm Scream.  Avoiding bandwagons and bucking trends for nearly two decades, with several releases on Nitro Records, Paper + Plastick and No Idea, they have been nothing, if not prolific. Despite operating just below the radar, A Wilhelm Scream have carved out a reputation as one of the best live bands around, bolstered by their staggeringly rich albums of ultra-technical melodic punk rock firestorms.

AARON WILLIAMS & THE HOODOO

ABAKUS

ABE FROMAN AND THE LINKS

Abigail Williams

ABIGAIL WILLIAMS

Abigail Williams returns with their boldest and most diverse offering to date.

“Walk Beyond the Dark” summarizes the band’s previous experiments into one defining statement.

The album deftly wields the forces of light and dark in skilled measure. Icy guitars and bleak atmospheres encircle. String accompaniments burst into rapture. Powerful guitars shift between slithering rhythms and all-out assaults.

The grandiosity of the band’s debut album arrives via intricate string accompaniments. The raw fury of their sophomore effort pummels. A sense of space and clarity evokes the band’s third album. And the gritty darkness and progressive oddity evoke the fourth.

“Walk Beyond the Dark” melds all previous efforts into an undeniable force, elevating the result to the next level.

Abigail Williams take their rightful crown as the lords of American black metal.

The melancholic futility of despair. Surrender to the mysterious void.

ABK

Abstract Artimus

ABSTRACT ARTIMUS

Abstract Artimus continues to tread thru the swamps of Rock and Roll rebellion whilst building a fan base of true Rock and Roll believers…

Abysmal Dawn

ABYSMAL DAWN

ABYSMAL DAWN plays aggressive modern death that combines some of the best elements of both black and thrash metal. The band seamlessly blends the catchiness and technicality of early 90’s American death, with ample doses of atmosphere, melody and the brutality of their contemporaries. Pain ridden death growls, complex drumming and soaring leads all help make F rom Ashes one of the strongest debuts within the extreme music genre in a long time!

Abysmal Dawn is an American death metal band from Los Angeles, California.
The band has released 5 studio albums​​​:

  • From Ashes (2006)
  • Programmed to Consume (2008)
  • Leveling the Plane of Existence (2011)
  • Obsolescence (2014)
  • Phylogenesis (2020)

ACCORDIONS

8-BIT REVIVAL

88 FINGERS LOUIE

88 Fingers Louie is a band from Chicago, Illinois which was formed in 1993. They play a style of hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, and punk rock. In 1993 they released their debut 7”, Go Away. They released several albums, their last effort being a split album with Kid Dynamite. After disbanding in 1999, members Joe Principe and Dan Wleklinski went on to form punk rock band Rise Against.
88 Fingers Louie reformed in 2009 and have been playing shows from Groezrock in Belgium, to Rockfest in Canada, and a few shows back home in Chicago.

89 MUSIC

95TH STREET BAND

1982, In the southland of Chicago, a dream was realized when a band of high school students were able to play through horn-driven songs they had listened to since they could remember. “We knew we wanted that fat horn section sound”. says bandleader, founder, and lead vocalist Bob Baader. “The world had finally finished its disco phase and had moved on to synthesizer sounds, but we held our ground”. Bands with horn sections had been dying out in favor of drum machines and synths. This band never went that direction. They have remained constant and for that, they are proud. “In a time where glorified karaoke singers clutter the dial, musicianship is alive and well.”…. We started out with a lineup that had the typical rhythm section (guitar, bass, keys, drums) and 4 horns (2 trumpets, a sax, and a bone). We existed pretty well doing current songs and adding horns where we could or even doing a Blues Brothers tribute from time to time. “I’d have to say, I didn’t own very many records without horn sections pumping some air” recalls Bob. “As our skills got better, our repetoire became more sophisticated to include songs by Tower Of Power (we can do 20 TOP tunes) and Earth Wind and Fire while keeping songs by the legendary band Chicago as a focal point in our set. (We can do up to 60 Chicago songs)”…. Now venerable veterans of live shows, this wall of sound is ready to seriously take on the global music scene. “When the World Trade Center came down on my birthday, so did my day job. I decided to concentrate on the music that had been with me my whole life. I was in premed for a year, got injured trying to be a ballplayer, so I decided to get my degree in music. It was probably the best decision I ever made. I learned the ins and outs of scoring music and I decided to really focus on it.”…. I’m surrounded now with musicians who are fantastic players as well as fantastic people. Everyone does their thing, but they also listen. That is SO rare and I am truly grateful….. We would love to play for you. Turn your ears this way.”.

A BEAUTIFUL NIGHTMARE

A BILLION ACTS OF GREEN

A HIDDEN AGENDA

12 TRACK RADIO

13 ANGELS

13 Angels is a Chicago based band with a classy murderous sound. It takes the dark side of Punk and Psychobilly and adds a murky driving rock beat. This is complimented by eerily melodic vocals and technical thunderous percussion. Add a splash of whiskey and throw in a maraschino cherry. This will be the key to turning your evening into the best black out night you’ve ever had.