Local Loft Episode 189

This one's a real screamer, no not totally. It's actually a real thrasher. It's also worthy of induction into an Illinois Rock Hall of Fame. It's all of that., as we mosh and pogo around the Chicagoland area and Illinois original metal, punk, alternative, progressive rock and power pop scene.

Sometimes you can understand what a raspy, hoarse metal vocalist is singing about. You certainly won't have any problem understanding Andy Pindy Pindelski of Armored Assault. Andy at times even gets sophisticated with his singing style. Operatic and Circus at times on Blood Queen, AA's second full length album. Andy joins me as they rocked an almost packed house, opening for Jungle Rot at The Forge in Joliet this weekend.

We pay tribute to veteran Doom Metal singer Eric Wagner who lost his life due to getting COVID this past week.

More authentic than the totally confused Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Illinois Rock Hall of Fame and Museum pays tribute to many familiar and forgotten Chicago area legends of music and radio. Two highly forgotten bands, one a veteran power pop act, Pezband, whose original drummer Mick Rain made the journey to Rock and Roll Heaven this week should get the induction nod very soon.

Cicero is where One Steel Wound unpainfully rocked with a vengeance until singer Brandon Castillo split from the band last year. Five years ago this week, they hit Wire in Berwyn for the first time. We relive when I interviewed them before they tore up the stage.

Along with these, your feeling the last abundance of Summer 2021 sweat pour out every pore as your rock to:

Armored Assault- Call The Beast (2021 Blood Queen album re recording)

Armored Assault-Blood Queen

Hatemonger-Death Age

Starless-Pendulum

The Skull-The Endless Road Turns Dark

Shoes-Cruel You

Pezband-Stop, Wait A Minute

One Steel Wound (Interview from Wire in Berwyn-9/3/16-Local Loft Episode 34)

One Steel Wound-Prevail

One Steel Wound-Sleep Eternal