Bang Ok Bang, The High Watt, photo- Brad Hardisty
Friday January 18th, The High Watt walls were rumbling to Bang Ok Bang in celebration of their new video release in support of “Always For You” off their recently released first EP revelating through a heavy groove dirge that can only be described as Trance Industrial Metal Blues.
Ben Lowry – Bang Ok Bang, The High Watt, photo – Brad Hardisty
Ben Lowry was whipping his guitars, both 6 and 7 string varieties through a Bass amp and Marshall half stack pumping the juice through the newly minted High Watt PA system, splattering bass all over the floor and rattling midrange through all the other gear sitting to the left of the stage.
Abby Hairston – Bang Ok Bang, The High Watt, photo – Brad Hardisty
Abby Hairston is probably the most passionate drummer in Nashville today. You can literally anticipate each crack, snap and UH! and determine the pace and dynamic as she throws her hair and weight all over the kit. Abby’s every crack of the stick seems determined much like Hill Country Blues drummer, Cedric Burnside.
photo – Brad Hardisty
Pulling songs from their EP such as “Chemicals Pt. 1 & 2,” and “Above The Surface,” Bang Ok Bang paced through a complete set that showed major growth and tightness since first kicking it out several months ago.
photo – Brad Hardisty
The set featured new songs that show how to take the heavy two piece into even more sonic space.
photo – Brad Hardisty
The crowd was an interesting mix of post high school, post EMO less than twenty somethings for opener ForeverandNever that was losing their bass player after this show and a crowd more akin to a singles bar for headliner BREE.
photo – Brad Hardisty
Somehow, it looked like each group of Apprecianados found something they liked in each set even though the three bands fit three distinctly different cliques and mind sets.
Abby Hairston, photo – Brad Hardisty
One of the most amazing things was how tight the two have got to matching each other in the slow down mid song breaks as well as groove changes with ease.
Bang Ok Bang, The High Watt, Nashville, TN, photo – Brad Hardisty
Bang Ok Bang may be ready for David Letterman in 2013.
The High Watt, Joe Strummer on Mens Room Door, photo – Brad Hardisty
– Brad Hardisty, Nashville, TN thenashvillebridge@hotmail.com
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