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Music Video Monday: Process of Suffocation

It’s Music Music Video Monday. Let’s get metal. 

On their Facebook page, Memphis metal band Process of Suffocation are clear about their genre: TOTAL DEATH METAL. King Cadaver and Baphomet pound out brutal rhythms and buzz saw ruffs designed to do one thing: melt faces. Not only that, but King Cadaver’s menacing growl delivers the vocals (“VOKILLS”) entirely in Spanish! What’s not to love? 

The music video for “El Libro Nigro” was directed by Kyle Baker and George Hancock. A Satanic priest (Jeff Dodson) gets more than he bargained for when he picks the wrong pair of victims (Katie Lapsy and Kate Hite) for his sacrifice. I guess that’s just an occupational hazard when you work in the Satanic temple. 

Music Video Monday: Process of Suffocation

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Weekend Roundup 23: Mark Edgar Stuart, Dawn Patrol, Mates of State

Mates of State play Minglewood Hall on Sunday, July 5th.

There are PLENTY of chances to see live bands this weekend, no matter what kind of music you’re into. Be sure to catch at least a few of these shows in between your holiday festivities. Happy 4th of July music fans!

Weekend Roundup 23: Mark Edgar Stuart, Dawn Patrol, Mates of State

Friday, July 3rd.
Knox Hamilton, 7:30 p.m at the Levitt Shell, free.

Weekend Roundup 23: Mark Edgar Stuart, Dawn Patrol, Mates of State (2)

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Dawn Patrol, Klaxxon, Process of Suffocation, Cryptic Hymn, 8:30 p.m. at the Hi-Tone, $5.

Weekend Roundup 23: Mark Edgar Stuart, Dawn Patrol, Mates of State (3)

Mark Edgar Stuart and Marcella Simien, 7:30 p.m. at Studio 688, free. 

Maitre D’s, 10 p.m. at The Buccaneer, $5.

Saturday, July 4th.
Cory Branan, 7:30 p.m. at the Levitt Shell, free.

Weekend Roundup 23: Mark Edgar Stuart, Dawn Patrol, Mates of State (4)

Manateees, No Bails, Disastronaut, 9 p.m. at Murphy’s, $5.

Weekend Roundup 23: Mark Edgar Stuart, Dawn Patrol, Mates of State (5)

Devil Train, 10 p.m. at The Buccaneer, $5.

The Bo Keys, 10 p.m. at Lafayette’s Music room.

Sunday, July 5th. 
Old Salt Union, 7:30 p.m. at Lafayette’s Music Room.

Weekend Roundup 23: Mark Edgar Stuart, Dawn Patrol, Mates of State (6)

Raw Oyster Cult, 7:30 p.m. at the Levitt Shell, free.

Mates of State, 7:30 p.m. at Minglewood Hall, $12.

Weekend Roundup 23: Mark Edgar Stuart, Dawn Patrol, Mates of State (7)

Dayseeker, 9:00 p.m. at the Hi-Tone, $10.

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Dawn Patrol Release new album

The metal band made up of brothers Tommy and Kyle Gonzales are back with a full-length follow-up to 2014’s Police State EP. Recorded by Alan Burcham (the same producer behind Police State) at Ardent Studios and at his home, Democracy Delivered is a nine-song album that is “85 percent metal and 15 percent experimental,” according to frontman Tommy Gonzalez.

“We started mixing in elements of ska and punk on some songs, but overall it is still a metal album,” Gonzales said.

Since forming in 2012, Dawn Patrol have gained a strong local following, performed regional tours, and opened for national touring acts that found their way to Memphis. Through the help of venues like the Hi-Tone and Rock 103’s “Memphis Made” show, the band has become one of the mainstays of the “new Memphis metal scene,” alongside bands like Reserving Dirtnaps and Ritual Decay. The artwork on Democracy Delivered was created by Benjamin Velasco, and the album’s title comes from something that Gonzales saw at a concert.

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“I saw someone wearing a shirt that said ‘Democracy Delivered,’ and there was this image of a plane dropping bombs from the sky,” Gonzales said.

“That image stuck with me, so when I got home that night, I wrote a song with that phrase in mind. I looked it up and there wasn’t already a band called Democracy Delivered, so we just stuck with it.”

To celebrate the release of Democracy Delivered, Dawn Patrol will play a local show at the Hi-Tone with locals Klaxxon and Process of Suffocation, along with touring act Cryptic Hymn from Louisville, Kentucky. Democracy Delivered will be available for the first time at Friday’s show.