Local Loft Episode 126

Remember when we used to go out to Reggies,or The Forge,or Wire,or House of Blues and see kick ass local metal,punk,alt-rock and prog bands rock our asses off. F.U. Covid 19!

Until it's safe to gather and publically check out a Chicago area or Illinois band or solo act, who shows definite signs or makes great strides toward putting out music that rocks a mass audience and goes in a positive direction toward achieving commercial success (or just make music that is an important part of your life), lay back and groove to these totally original sounds.

Dead and Buried rocks away the spread of viral infections and widespread looting destruction with skull shattering hardcore metal. The distinctive full throated scream vocal of Cody Zupan is front and center here.  A voice you instantly recognize if you've heard Purification Through Hatred,the thunderous debut from Extraction Point,or Exploit This, the new EP from Kankakee's Ephinepic. Cody is singer for both,but before he joined either,he fronted D @ B, who unleashe more metal power with a new self-titled EP, thei first in almost five years.

They could've out rocked Motley Crue in the mid 80s Hair Band domination period, Chicago Glam rockers Diamond Rexx mark their 35th anniversary with Psych Ward, their first new record in almost 13 years.

7 years ago,a vicious women's touch was added to the mostly guy Chicago local metal scene. Violet Kill seized the moments and gave the dudes a run for their money. A rock back to June of 2013, when the five girl band had crowds at CMA's Queens of Metal and Bitchfest headbanging and bodysurfing for more. Former VK guitarist Carrie Morse lays down excellent vocal chops fronting Remorse Code today.

Along with these, you're breathing in the fresh deep smell and sound of original Chicagoland and Illinois local music with:

Dead And Buried:Hunting Ground

Dead And Buried-Tyrannical Butchery

God Dementia-Terms Of Existence

Diamond Rexx-Love Is Pain

Hessler-When The Sky Is Black

Seldom Told(105.5 The Kat interview with Mira Faris and Ryan Greer-6/14/14)

Seldom Told-Indivisible

Seldom Told-Reminder

Violet Kill(105.5 The Kat interview with Kait Stone-6/20/13)

Violet Kill-Until The End

Violet Kill-Eye Of The Beholder

Remorse Code-Machine