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Volume 13 Number 34 | 50¢
August 20, 2014
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Plenty to chew on when Origin takes the stage Kamloops fans hungry for the heaviest of metal will get the chance to experience the insanity that is a live Origin performance. The band is bringing their signature brand of technical death metal savagery to River City for a journey into bedlam in support of their beast of a new album, Omnipresent. This is their sixth full length recording and they are trekking across North America for their first headlining tour, All Things Dead. In the metal universe, Origin’s raw music is considered genius in its composition and execution, and is recognized for uber-fast, aggressively shifting beats, grinding vocals and sweeping guitar arpeggios. If Origin’s extremity alone isn’t enough for die-hard brutalists, the group brings along a diversity of nonstop aural support from some good, solid acts that ‘bring it’ live. Hard thrashers King’s Parrot from Melbourne, Montreal’s tech-death wizards Beyond Creation, Your Chance to Die and Calgary’s Hell Born Death Engines will all shred for your guilty enjoyment before Origin finishes you off. This high velocity line-up of death metal will be hard at work slaying sentient beings on Sunday, August 24 at the Dirty Jersey, located at 1200-8th Street on the North Shore. Doors open at 7:00pm. The local fan base rarely gets
to see technical death metal giants like this perform at a Kamloops venue and local production company Grimthirst Productions has been working their butt off to bring some brutal tech death to the masses and make this happen. “We want to see massive support from the metal community for this show, says organizer Charlee Pelton. They want fans to remember it as the show of the summer. “It’s going to be close and intimate in a small venue that fans will enjoy.” Earn your metal points and take
stock of the mega merchandise available to purchase while the heads are lashing and the volume is blasting. Take another trip to the burning realms of metal on September 6 when Grimthirst Productions brings another evening of musical mayhem to the Dirty Jersey. Heavy thrash metal group Titans Eve from Vancouver will join a host of local acts including Murdertribe, influenced by Black Label Society, folk artists Lost in the Woods, experimental, improvisa-
tional jazz noise duo Jagged and, after six years in the making, local tattoo artist from Pirate Palace Tattoos, Roadkill Riley, will bring untold riches and pleasures with the release of his industrial experimental cd, “Citizen”. Summon and soothe the savage beast with the sweet lullabies of all things dead in a live setting. Hardcore fans of the style will not be disappointed. Don’t miss out. Tickets for these shows are on sale at the door. See you in the pit! Jody Tippett
We are pleased to present two seminars from The Alzheimer Society of B.C. Sept 4th • 1 - 4 pm • The Family Caregivers Series Sept 18th • 1 - 3 pm • Advocacy: Your Voice Matters Limited seating. Call Glenna to RSVP. Chartwell offers residents a secure and rewarding lifestyle that they can be happy to call home.
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