Wizard Rifle, Zirakzigil, Tiny Knives, Stress Position
Recommended
This event is in the past
Sat., June 18, 9 p.m. 2016
Tonic Lounge
Kerns (Portland)
$8 - $10
The members of Zirakzigil have put in their time in Portland's remarkable and tight-knit metal scene over the past three years. The hard work has paid off, as the band recently opened for Swedish noisers Suma and will soon embark on a West Coast tour with New York's Wizard Rifle. Zirakzigil also recently signed with Prosthetic Records (Skeletonwitch, Holy Grail), which will re-release the band's excellent and overlooked 2015 record Worldbuilder. The album builds upon their 2013 debut, Battle of the Peak, bringing a much heavier and sludgier take on Rush's Tolkien-inspired prog. Songs like "Terra Perricolosa" and "Will and Presentation" are relentless and engrossing, and will hopefully seep into more ears in 2016. Rounding out the bill are tourmates Wizard Rifle, and locals Stress Position and Tiny Knives. Guaranteed to melt off all appendages. MARK LORE