Death Grips (USA) tour Australia January 2012
And now for something completely different:
California's "sonic grim reapers" Death Grips will be touring Australia in January thanks to Heathen Skulls.
Death Grips have been producing some pretty different, dark and seriously fucking heavy music, and feature Zach Hill of Hella. This is probably not to everyones taste, but check out the clip below.
Press release and dates to follow:
DEATH GRIPS - California's darkest avant-garde Hip Hop collective invade Australia this January. Hailing from California’s capital City, Sacramento, Death Grips are a dark and intense experimental trio that bring to Hip Hop what Black Flag brought to hardcore, and that being unadulterated attitude and raw power.
Exploding into mass international consciousness on March 8th, 2011 with their video Full Moon, it wasn’t till April 25th when fans were fully exposed to sheer hostility and darkness of Death Grips, a date which marked the release of their free downloadable mix tape album entitled Ex-Military.
Death Grips are one of the hardest, darkest, and most uncompromising Hip Hop bands around; their live shows evoke nothing short of pure energy and intense emotion, which have earned them some well deserved international critical acclaim. In January Death Grips will be touring Australia nationally for the first time, with their first show being at Hobart prestigious arts festival Mona Foma. You’ve been warned.
Tickets on sale Friday, November 4th, from the usual outlets. See venues for details.
Friday 20th: Hobart at Mona Foma Festival
Saturday 21st: Perth at The Bakery
Sunday 22nd: Melbourne at East Brunswick Club
Wednesday 25th: Canberra at ANU Refectory
Thursday 26th: Brisbane at TBC
Friday 27th: Sydney at Hermanns Bar (Sydney University)
Saturday 28th: Melbourne at Northcote Social Club
Sunday 29th: Adelaide at Fowlers Live
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November 9th, 2011 - 19:11
If this is really the ‘hardest and darkest’ Hip Hop, then as a genre it’s got a long, long way to go.
The Other White Beat were harder and darker – only nobody cared.
November 11th, 2011 - 10:22
Hmm… I find this group darker and more sonically abrasive than a lot of generic “extreme” metal bands out there – not to mention more authentic in terms of the sentiment expressed. I guess that comparison only really holds to shitty metal bands though.
Oh whats that? Another Carcass tribute? How cutting edge! If only all styles could reduce cartoonish “extreme” sentiments to a pitifully bland paste to be lethargically growled by middle class white kids! Now THATS a style worth striving for!