{"id":142,"date":"2016-03-18T05:44:40","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T05:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mediablitzrecords.com\/lanceblitz\/?p=142"},"modified":"2017-03-25T03:54:12","modified_gmt":"2017-03-25T03:54:12","slug":"disfunction-opening-dri-doyle-michale-graves-new-releases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mediablitzrecords.com\/lanceblitz\/disfunction-opening-dri-doyle-michale-graves-new-releases\/","title":{"rendered":"On opening for DRI, Doyle, & Michale Graves… and new releases"},"content":{"rendered":"

An update is due, as DISFUNCTION (horrorpunks in 21)<\/a> has opened for three very cool bands recently: DRI, Doyle, and Michale Graves. At the most recent show opening for Michale Graves, we also released a new 2-song single CD and Cassette: \u201cMore Than Meets The Eye\u201d \/ \u201cParanoid\u201d. These shows were a whole lot of fun, and while it is always exciting with DISFUNCTION<\/a> \u2013 I love this band \u2013 it was extra exciting to play these three significant shows in such rapid succession. <\/p>\n

The DRI show was a lot of fun, and they played some of their new songs from a forthcoming release. Originally, the plan was that Spike was going to play through my cabinet, but plans got shuffled, and it didn\u2019t work out that way. However, I did get to meet the man after their set. When we played, we finished with a cover of The Exploited\u2019s \u201cRival Leaders\u201d \u2013 and I dedicated the song to DRI. Appropriate for a speedcore-turned-crossover-thrash headliner! <\/p>\n

I mentioned the DOYLE show in an earlier post, but I have some different songs from that night that were not included in the first posting. DOYLE was awesome, and they played about 1\/4 to 1\/3 Misfits songs. The sets were plagued by bad sound onstage, though, and it was sometimes clear that DOYLE was experiencing the same kind of frustration with the monitors that I had an hour or so prior\u2026 A great night. <\/p>\n

The Michale Graves show was probably the most fun show of these three. Sound was really good, the crowd was into it right off the bat, and it was a little more intimate setting. The stage was a bit small and crowded, but we still managed to move around a bit, and the crowd was really moving by a couple of songs in. Michale and his band \u2013 featuring members of Darrow Chemical Company \u2013 really put on a great show, including several of the favorites from the 90s Misfits among new and old Michale Graves solo songs. <\/p>\n

You can hear the \u201cMore Than Meets The Eye\u201d record below, and you can also see\/hear DISFUNCTION<\/a> playing the title track on the night of the release: <\/p>\n