Local Loft Episode 166

Death metal that has a lively radio friendly sound. Another well know Chicago area venue gets anew life after the COVIID pandemic. Circle of Fate goes commercial (at least their singer gets a shot at singing advertising jingles). It's all here on the podcast that always puts plugs in for the Chicagoland area and Illinois music scene.

Architects of Ruin construct two more concrete examples of rollicking rocket fast death metal. The Chicago quintet featuring singer Luco Columbo is set to release their second EP, Black Ash Existence, in May. I've two new lethal cuts from it.

Penny Road Pub will soon have local hard rock fans trucking to its Barrington Hills location to check out live music again. Swamp rockers Convoy will rock the roof off before Memorial Day.

Southwest Chicago melodic hard rock band Circle of Fate had a career in advertising to fall back, at least singer Michelle Caruso did as a singer of jingles for a well known fast food chain. We rock back nine years ago this week when I first introduced the band to commercial FM radio listeners.

Along with these, you're weathering a storm of tremendous Chicago area and Illinois punk, metal, prog rock, alternative, and power pop music talent with:

Architects Of Ruin-Code Dead

Architects Of Ruin-We Bury Our Own

Ciraxis-Terrors

Mudfish-Before The Deserts Turn To Sand

Convoy-1969

Drama Queen-Tequila Shelia

Monroe-Rose For The Wicked

Beyond Threshold (Interview in The Kat 105.5 studio with Erik Virgin and John Sergel-3/28/13)

Beyond Threshold-Downside

Beyond Threshold-Ever Changing

Circle Of Fate (Interview with Danny Charitin, Lynn Parkinson, and Jimi Swanson-3/29/12)

Circle Of Fate-What If

Circle Of Fate-Sanctify

Circle Of Fate-Skeletons