ZOMBIE GHOST TRAIN 3rd Annual Monster's Ball
How fucking good were Slimey Things? Fucking brilliant they were! Quirky, kooky and right on tap, if Mr Bungle had collaborated with Jello Biafra and maybe Les Claypool covering the B-52s, it would probably have sounded a lot like Slimey Things. This wasn't actually the first time i'd been at a gig they've played at, but my second time. The first time i couldn't really see the band at all (due to where i was sitting) and the sound engineer had been really crap, yet they made a good impression even then despite those factors! This time, i could see their stage antics with the Patton/Biafra influenced vocalist/guitarist contorting his face and sometimes body in way reminiscent of Jim Carrey. Another huge influence would be cheesy science fiction movies from the 1950s.
http://www.slimeythings.com/
http://www.myspace.com/slimeythings
Queensland punk rockers from the Gold Coast, The Wrath were typical of Queensland punk bands in their expectancy of crowd activity despite being a relatively unknown support band. But despite this bossy expectant attitude, they did actually put on a good performance. Though obviously a punk rock band, there was a definite Marilyn Manson influence in some of the occasional screams from the vocalist. The band finally had their wish of having people sing along when they closed their set with a cover of Billy Idol's "Rebel Yell" with some of the audience by this time dancing and jumping around.
http://www.thewrath.net/
However, it was twice (if not three or more times) as packed when Splatterhouse Showghouls took the stage. Everyone eager to have a look at Frankenstein style themed spooky burlesque.
http://www.myspace.com/showghouls
The crowd remained for Zombie Ghost Train who delivered one of their finest sets yet.
Songs from Glad Rags & Body Bags, such as "Dead Cat Rumble", "Alone" and "Graveyard Queen" were mixed in with a few covers, old songs from Monster Formal Wear (such as "Mad Mummy Daddy") and a new song. Apparently there are a few more new songs in the works, but they're so new that they haven't quite been finished yet. The covers they played included an old song by the band Batmobile, "Purple People Eater" (which as Stu Arkoff pointed out, DJ Toz had played earlier between sets), "Little Monster Girl" by Social Distortion and the ever present "Girl U Want" by Devo (during which Stu wore some brightly lighted sunglasses). About mid-set, costumed patrons were encouraged to ascend the stage for judging, those who received the most claps were given prizes (DVDs, CDs and lollies).
For "Devil Child", the band had Jordan from the Nervous Wreckers come up and play guitar and it was his Birthday, which made it even more special.
After being told Captain Wreckless that they'd be going offstage, that we'd tell them to come back on and that they'd do a few more songs, they did indeed do an encore with R.I.P., some fancy solo work from Azzy M and Azzy T and finishing of with the appropriate Monster epic "In the Shadows".
http://www.zombieghosttrain.com
http://s108.photobucket.com/albums/n9/MonstersBall2006/
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=12857133&blogID=142639103&MyToken=49555d75-d171-43aa-a579-37c2bb914bea
http://www.slimeythings.com/
http://www.myspace.com/slimeythings
Queensland punk rockers from the Gold Coast, The Wrath were typical of Queensland punk bands in their expectancy of crowd activity despite being a relatively unknown support band. But despite this bossy expectant attitude, they did actually put on a good performance. Though obviously a punk rock band, there was a definite Marilyn Manson influence in some of the occasional screams from the vocalist. The band finally had their wish of having people sing along when they closed their set with a cover of Billy Idol's "Rebel Yell" with some of the audience by this time dancing and jumping around.
http://www.thewrath.net/
However, it was twice (if not three or more times) as packed when Splatterhouse Showghouls took the stage. Everyone eager to have a look at Frankenstein style themed spooky burlesque.
http://www.myspace.com/showghouls
The crowd remained for Zombie Ghost Train who delivered one of their finest sets yet.
Songs from Glad Rags & Body Bags, such as "Dead Cat Rumble", "Alone" and "Graveyard Queen" were mixed in with a few covers, old songs from Monster Formal Wear (such as "Mad Mummy Daddy") and a new song. Apparently there are a few more new songs in the works, but they're so new that they haven't quite been finished yet. The covers they played included an old song by the band Batmobile, "Purple People Eater" (which as Stu Arkoff pointed out, DJ Toz had played earlier between sets), "Little Monster Girl" by Social Distortion and the ever present "Girl U Want" by Devo (during which Stu wore some brightly lighted sunglasses). About mid-set, costumed patrons were encouraged to ascend the stage for judging, those who received the most claps were given prizes (DVDs, CDs and lollies).
For "Devil Child", the band had Jordan from the Nervous Wreckers come up and play guitar and it was his Birthday, which made it even more special.
After being told Captain Wreckless that they'd be going offstage, that we'd tell them to come back on and that they'd do a few more songs, they did indeed do an encore with R.I.P., some fancy solo work from Azzy M and Azzy T and finishing of with the appropriate Monster epic "In the Shadows".
http://www.zombieghosttrain.com
http://s108.photobucket.com/albums/n9/MonstersBall2006/
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=12857133&blogID=142639103&MyToken=49555d75-d171-43aa-a579-37c2bb914bea