"The battle is getting harder" (Armgeddion Time-The Clash. B-side to London Calling single. Released 12-7-79)
The battle to find any radio station that showcases original Chicagoland Metal, punk, alternative rock and power pop is a no win battle. unless you're an established proven national act with a shitload of hits, radio will ignore your band's creative music output. But with Local Loft, the focus is always where it should be.
Old school thrash metal is far from dead. Those who crafted and introduced it...
"The battle is getting harder" (Armgeddion Time-The Clash. B-side to London Calling single. Released 12-7-79)
The battle to find any radio station that showcases original Chicagoland Metal, punk, alternative rock and power pop is a no win battle. unless you're an established proven national act with a shitload of hits, radio will ignore your band's creative music output. But with Local Loft, the focus is always where it should be.
Old school thrash metal is far from dead. Those who crafted and introduced it to masses of fans are now handing their distinctive guitar power chords and thunderous lightning-fast drumming down to a much younger generation. The three members of Ottawa thrash trio Hero's End were not born for another two decades when Metallica, Megadeth, Metal Church and Exodus brought melodic progressive thrash metal to the mainstream. Yet, singer/guitarist Daniel Doloski, bassist Bryce McLaughlin and guitarist Brent McLaughlin play timeless melodic metal with a touch of unclean vocals so synomimus with modern day nu metal. They have just released their debut EP, Facade. I talk with all three of them.
Veteran Chicago rocker Danny Lynch rocks on without his longtime namesake band. He's put together two new mostly solo projects. Vacation Tree Killers follows Society Of Hooligans, and keeps an old school bluesy balls out rocking groove he first unleashed in 1983 going strong and proud.
Steve Eldrige began pounding away behind the drum kit at age 15 with Delightful Downfall in 2008. He's come along way, branching out into a multitalented singer and produced. Sky Machine was a radical chance to industrial metal. They rocked the rafters off Wire In Berwyn nine years ago this week.
Thrashing though the never-ending way too early snow mounds are the heavy accumulation of original Chicagoland music. Piled up on this soundtrack are:
Hero's End-The Myth Of Hope
Hero's End-Facade
End Of Anarchy-The Ripper
Sushi-Transylvanian Vacation
The Effigies-No Love Lost (2025 remix)
Wolfdozer-Playing With Fire
The Elephant March-Big Adventure
Vacation Tree Killers (featuring Danny Lynch)-The Ballad of Homer Mudd
Lynch-Help Me
Prison City Brigade-Shitty Presents
M & R Rush-Heavy Metal Christmas
Sky Machine (interview from Wire In Berwyn Local Loft Episode 44 12/4/16)
Sky Machine-Liar
Sky Machine-Disgrace
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