Local Loft Episode 215

With no divine intervention, we're wing-ing it on this edition of Local Loft. As another generous portion of original Chicago Area and Illinois metal, pink, alternative rock, progressive rock and power pop takes flight across the cyberwaves, your hearty music appetite will be nourished. You'll be asking for seconds and thirds as well.

Wings of Severance will flock South from their hometown of Fox Lake to join in the metal intensity of double comeback shows, Atlanta Is Burning and Consume The Divide, Saturday night at Brauerhouse In Lombard. I talk with all four members, Including screaming singer Ian Borchers and melodic singer A.J. Cappellano.

His ethereal guitar shredding has been called heavenly and angelic by many who have been mesmerized by his solid fingering and fret work since becoming new guitarist of the East Coast 80s metal act Manowar. Demon Shredder David Shankle joins yet another band to showcase his axe genius, Wings Of Destiny. I've got the first new single to feature him.

We're an equal opportunity rocker at Local Loft. A nod to two of the most gifted female singers in the Chicago hard rock scene, Holly Smith, who was first introduced to Kat 105.5 radio listening audiences ten years ago this month with the grunge metal band In 2 The Inferno. Sara Aufieri made the switch from Alternative vocalist to Nu Metal co- singer in the course of a year (2012-2013). She and her first band, Mindshatter, dropped by The Kat 105.5 studio ten years ago this week to show what an extensive range and awesome singing power she had.

Along with these, speaker cabinets will shatter, but brain tissue will remain intact, as you crank up:

Wings Of Severance-Welcome The Afterlife

Wings Of Severance-Saints In Arms

Consume The Divide-Words Of Wolves

Intosky-Stigmata

E'Nuff Z'Nuff-Why Does It Have To End? (1986 demo)

Wings Of Destiny ( Featuring David Shankle)-Rise Above Them All

GraveReign- No More Yesterdays

Shitizen-Black Hole

In 2 The Inferno-Further From The Sun

Mindshatter (Interview/acoustic set in The Kat 105.5 Studio-3/1/12)

Mindshatter-Change

Mindshatter-Cause And Effect (acoustic performance) 

Twinge-Out Of Line