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This was my first trip to Club Giza, and it was a weird fucking place. Cool, but weird. Stepping into the club was like stepping into a modern day Egyptian tomb, complete with pool tables, televisions and an out of order foosball table; everything a 21st Century Pharoah could want.
Not many people were there to see Watch Them Die, who were a lot better than the couple terrible songs I heard on a sampler a few years back. They played death metal, and they were able to utilize three talented vocalists. The singer was a crazy bastard who had an evil looking smile on his face through most of their set. Their guitarist looked like Evan Seinfeld of Biohazard (and more importantly) Oz fame. Their bassist looked like a younger and creepier version of Mr. Slugworth from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
For not having a bassist, Into the Moat had a full sound to them, which says something about how talented both guitarists are. Their drummer has some crazy chops as well. Unlike most current drummers, he had a big set (at least a six piece with a rack mount), and he made good use of each drum. I was up front for most of their set, and it was cool to again see a band in a small intimate setting. I'm sure Into the Moat (and the other bands) would have like about a hundred more people, but I enjoyed there not being a huge crowd.
A decent amound of people left after Into the Moat played, which was their loss because A Perfect Murder played a killer set. You could hear how much they have grown as a band from listening to them play the new songs mixed in with old songs. Vocalist Kevin Randel, who looked like a hockey player or wrestler, was an energetic frontman who kept up the intensity even though the crowd was small and, with the exception of two kids, was pretty still. To spice things up, he sang a song while standing on top of the bar. Randel addressed his sincere appreciation towards the people that were watching them, which was a very noble thing of him to do.
I missed Soilent Green because I was interviewing Kevin of A Perfect Murder.
Written by: RF