An update is due, as DISFUNCTION (horrorpunks in 21) 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: “More Than Meets The Eye” / “Paranoid”. These shows were a whole lot of fun, and while it is always exciting with DISFUNCTION – I love this band – it was extra exciting to play these three significant shows in such rapid succession.
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’t 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’s “Rival Leaders” – and I dedicated the song to DRI. Appropriate for a speedcore-turned-crossover-thrash headliner!
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… A great night.
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 – featuring members of Darrow Chemical Company – really put on a great show, including several of the favorites from the 90s Misfits among new and old Michale Graves solo songs.
You can hear the “More Than Meets The Eye” record below, and you can also see/hear DISFUNCTION playing the title track on the night of the release:
Additional DISFUNCTION tracks recorded during the same bunch of sessions will be released on an upcoming split record, for which I did the principal production work for both bands.
