RockWatch UW10-18-03

A 'Bleeding the Sick' saturday night at the Urban in downtown Mpls. In addition to the drummers for the three bands playing tonight, there were at lease six other drummers in the house from the bands 'Stigma', 'Headcharge', 'Staija', 'Banehinge', 'A.T.P.H.' and '13th Step'. A metal night for the crowd .
'Epicurean' opened with on lookers taking their ears for a ride into their dark full metal show. Epicurean has their CD "V.II R.VI" with JCM Records available on line and at the shows. Some of their songs can be heard at IUMA.com . Most would agree that the new line-up for Epicurean is working well for their vision of the dark metal experience. They will be on the road in the near future.
How do you say 'Bleeding the Sick' without drawing blood ? Perhaps "Shame of Life", "Suffocation" or "Riot" which are three of their songs. With new member Alfred on bass the band is sounding good and moving forward. With Mike on drums and Jeff and Brent up front, they put together a metal show with plenty of heavy action for the crowd. No one lost any blood at the show.
'Seventh Calling' closed out the night. Joining Lance, Darren and Tom was an additional guitar for the band in the hands of Steve Handel. With Steve they now have a duel guitar metal edge for their dark side metal set. If you're in need of a swim in an "Ocean of Dreams" or are looking for a "Dark Angel", which are two of their songs, you may find what you need in 'Seventh Calling'.