Dandelion Death: It’s always Halloween on their stage.
Arlis Perry: Savage Sabbath Soul Metal.
By RJ
This month I featured Dandelion Death on the cover. Why? Well because an all local music scene publication, usually featuring bands on the covers just had to feature “the band that scared Slayer” for the Halloween issue.
Dandelion Death is bar none the rudest, crudest, darkest, sickest, most shockingly graphic bands in Cincy. Their “Totally Chawesome” original music focuses on all forms of feces, freaked out taboo sex, demonic creatures, weed eaters and lunar madness. The band takes the stage decked out in a Nun uniform, a giant demon head, Luchador mask, a strap on, a Spaniard He-Man/Vegas show girl suit, an Egyptian priest and even a black man-thong, complete with big black boots and head dress. They’re downright obsessed with freak sex and Redman chew. Oh yeah, death metal too.
It sounds serious but one band member says “We want it to be as ridiculous as possible”.
Aside from the players (T Dominuss - Lead Singer, Blaspherion - Guitar / Vocals, The Priest Of Egypt - Guitar, Chief Shitting Bull - Guitar, Grandmaphiliac - Drums, El Porko Swordo - Drums, Mother Terroresa-Bass, Mossy Hill - Bass, The Iron Chicken - Bass, Darkhorse - Guitar and The Coyote - Vocals), the band always features a couple of fine females stripped down to next to nothing, teeny tiny thong stripper/dancers (they would strip but then they’d be naked). They writhe wriggle slither and slide across the stage, the band, the instruments, each other and occasionally the strap-on. Marilyn Manson would be proud.
They bust out like a prison break riot shot up on a wicked steroid/crack cocktail. Twisted reality, screaming tainted lyrics from their “Pure Chewkake” CD. Wicked writhing women, searing guitar and sick vocals blast the crowd’s eardrums. People become obsessed, possessed, involuntarily blindly moshing. Judging by the intensity of the mosh pit mayhem, the crowd wouldn’t have it any other way either. It’s death metal that will kill your grandma on contact. Pregnant women, minors and heart impaired people need not attend, nor should be admitted. If your dying to see the demonic Dandelion Death for yourself you can safely check them out at www.myspace.com/dandeliondeath or www.dandeliondeath.com If you have the balls, show up at the live show and feel Hell truly being raised. Stage front fans, take my advice, wear a cup.
We saw the show at Big Ed’s in Amelia, the eastside’s epicenter of raw metal music & mayhem. You never know what you’ll see at Big Ed’s but you’ll see them there again for certain. If you dig death metal/ alternative keep an eye on their schedule. We always have the latest schedule online.
This month Dandelion Death and Arlis Perry will be performing at the Southgate House Saturday, Oct. 30th, IRON FEST with Dandelion Death, Arlis Perry, Death Banderas, Valley Of The Sun and Corpus Christi. 7:30pm doors / 8:30pm show, $5 for 21+ / $8 for 18-20.
Arlis Perry (bottom two photos) was also at the Big Ed’s show. This band straight screams. Call it stoner metal, groove metal or just damn good metal. My best description is that these guys have a lot of Sabbath running through their musical veins. If Black Sabbath just came out today they would sound something like this. Of course there would be no “this” if Black Sabbath didn’t exist in the late 60’s so it’s an oxymoron.
In their own words Arlis Perry sounds like “trouble”. Good enough for me. Band members Adam, Vergil & Ryan have super smooth grooves and manage to make metal melodic. They have a deep tone metal melody I just dig to death. Check out their videos on youtube. Their cover of “Helter Skelter is on there along “Bunk” and “Mongolian Beasts of War”.
I listen to them all the time.
I’d love to have a CD but I didn’t see any at the show (or online).
Maybe they don’t even have one. I hope they will if they don’t!
If you dig great metal see Arlis Perry at Mad Hatter on Oct. 2nd.
