Dudefest Indiana Review

About 2 weekends ago, I went to this wonderful 3 day orgy of dudes, honorary dudes (the ones with vaginas, duh), booze, drugs and bad food known as Dudefest. I didn't even know this festival existed up until last year, but it has been held annually in the city of Indianapolis since 2003. This year's lineup was stellar: Pig Destroyer, Torche, Kylesa, Insect Warfare, Coliseum, Kung Fu Rick, Iron Lung, Despise You, Hewhocorrupts, Plague Bringer, Gaza, Nachtmystium, Skeletonwitch, and many, many more. Me and a few friends took a roadtrip from Chicago and it was definitely one of the best weekends of my life. I took quite a few pictures from the fest and some of them can be viewed here. I even messed up my knee stagediving during Hewhocorrupts and since I was in a drunken funk, messed it up further by doing more stagedives during Pig Destroyer's set, which had a lot of inflatable whales, beachballs, and even a stuffed blue dinosaur. New friends were made, lots of beer was consumed, great times and lasting memories were definitely had. If you weren't there and you didn't have a valid reason not to go, I do feel sorry you missed out.

Hewhocorrupts: Master Of Profits (I'm the dude who stagedives on stage left at around :13)

Pig Destroyer: Trojan Whore/Naked Trees (crucial dino mosh action included)

Welcome to Bacon And Blast Beats

Welcome to Bacon and Blast Beats! This is going to be an extreme music related blog that would concentrate on, but not limited to, extreme music artists, album and concert reviews, band interviews, etc. I will mainly focus on what's going on in Chicago because this is a wonderful city to live in if you're into extreme music. This blog will also serve as a literary extension of my upcoming graphic design portfolio website, which once finished, will be called Blast Beat Designs dot com. Please be patient as content will be added on an as needed basis, because of my other commitments. Cheers, and may this blog be a part of your days to come.

- Carm