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What I’m Looking Forward to in 2019

What’s up Butcher Crew?! Happy New Year!!! I hope 2019 treats you right! I have a feeling that 2019 is going to be a great year. I learned a lot this past year about myself, the metal community as a whole, and what I want to accomplish in the future. Some of my new year resolutions are putting up more content on The Saw’s Butcher Shop website, better balance academics and my social life, and just have fun and roll with whatever comes my way. What are your new year resolutions?

Speaking of the new year, there are some albums that are dropping this year that I want to hear, and shows coming through that I want to see! Here are some of the shows and albums to which I am looking forward.

Albums: 

*In no order regarding favorites 

  • Whitechapel–The Valley – to be released on March 29
  • Korn – asdfghjkl ~twist~ * in my best Jonathan Davis’ impression*
  • Amon Amarth – Early stages of recording
  • Slipknot – Just about ready to go!
  • Megadeth – Dave has signed-off social media to finish the new record
  • Tool – As of this writing, have finished the lyrics and most of the instruments
  • Avatar – They are “clowning” around, but it should be finished this year
  • Chevelle – Heavier; old school Chevelle, think early Chevelle
  • Fleshgod Apocalypse – No news; but I know it will be magnificent!!!!!!
  • King Diamond – New live album this month with new material by the end of the year
  • Lamb of God – They have been writing while on tour
  • Rob Zombie – Hey Rob, can this album sound like Hellbilly Deluxe?

Shows: 

 *In chronological order 

  • Never I & Reflect//Refine w/ Brigades, East Viridian and Arborlea – Milestone Club in Charlotte at 8 p.m. on Saturday, January 26
  • Metallica – PNC Arena in Raleigh at 7 p.m. on Monday, January 28
  • Born Hollow, Harm, Trudge, Empty, Gaffer Project, and Glow at New York Pizza in Greensboro at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, February 1
  • Born of Osiris: The Simulation Tour at Blind Tiger in Greensboro at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 2
  • Hypocrisy, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Aenimus, Bloodsoaked, and Noctomb at The Maywood in Raleigh at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 28
  • KISS: End of the Road Tour at PNC Arena in Raleigh at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 6
  • Hatebreed w/Obituary, Fit For An Autopsy, Cro-Mags, and Terror at The Fillmore in Charlotte at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17
  • Epicenter at Rockingham Dragway in Rockingham on Friday, May 10- Sunday, May 12
  • Ozzy Osbourne: No More Tours 2 at PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4.
  • Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast Tour at PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, July 22.

 What are some shows that you are excited to see in 2019? And what albums are you excited to hear in 2019?

Hope you all have a heavy new year!!!

Stay Metal,

THE SAW

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Music News and Interviews

The Local Beat: Holiday Special! 

Tennis Elbow comes in for a special holiday edition of the Local Beat! Stay tuned for a live set and some nondenominational cheer!

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A Farewell to the Carolina Rebellion

It was announced a few months ago that there would be no more Carolina Rebellion. But have no fear, there will be another metal festival to take its place this May in Rockingham, NC called Epicenter. Even though there will be another festival, the Carolina Rebellion will always have a special place in my heart. I have been to 5 Carolina Rebellion’s and each one of them has impacted my life. I will truly miss this festival because it made going to school in May for a few more weeks a little bit easier. I was always myself at this festival and it felt like all the stress was lifted off my shoulders. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane, shall we?

Why do I love the Carolina Rebellion you ask? It was one of the first big metal festivals that I went to, and I can honestly say that the Carolina Rebellion changed my life for the better. I was 15 when I went to my first Rebellion and it was a life changing experience. My mom won tickets to it and she asked me if I wanted to go. Rob Zombie was going to be there, and he was one of my favorite artists at the time so, of course, I was down to go. When I was 15, I listened to metal socially: When I was with my parents or my cousin. It wasn’t until the Carolina Rebellion that I found my love for metal. At that age, I didn’t know who I was, or where I was supposed to be. I was lost, and I wasn’t happy. When my mom and I arrived at the Carolina Rebellion, right when I entered the fairgrounds, I had a feeling come over me. It was like all the stress was lifted off my shoulders, I had a feeling that this is where I’m supposed to be, this is where I belong.

Since my first Carolina Rebellion, I have been to 4 more, and I fell in love with metal again. Going to my first Carolina Rebellion filled a void in my heart that I didn’t know was missing. This is why I love that festival so much. It has done so much for me, I am so grateful for the Carolina Rebellion because it changed my life for the better. I’ve gotten to see some of my favorite bands: Korn, Godsmack, Volumes, Wage War, Motionless in White, Alice in Chains, Hatebreed, Soundgarden, and Code Orange. I also got to hang out and meet some amazing people. I would hang out at the Rebellion with Josh, Nate, Justin, Amie, and Ellie. I made some new friends that I still talk to to this day. Each day of the Carolina Rebellion, I found new people to hang out with. One day I hung out with firefighters from New Bern, Marines stationed in Jacksonville, and some crazy ass cops from Greenville, SC.

I have had some of my best show experiences at the Carolina Rebellion that I still tell people about today. From meeting Jose Mangin, crowdsurfing for the first time to Of Mice & Men, becoming friends with Myke Terry from Volumes, being in a Korn and Hatebreed mosh pit, making a personal record of crowdsurfing 20 times, hardcore dancing to Code Orange, getting 15+ bruises, being the emo kid of my dreams to Papa Roach, and randomly running into and meeting MGK and Asking Alexandria. I also had the honor to represent WKNC at last year’s Carolina Rebellion. My favorite memory of all, my friends acting like WWE wrestlers and attempted Randy Orton’s finishing move, RKO.

I’m going to miss the Carolina Rebellion because it has done so much for me. It has made me the person that I am today, and it will always have a special place in my heart. So, thank you, Carolina Rebellion, for helping me find myself. I wouldn’t be the person I am today if it wasn’t for you. Thank you for all the memories and for helping me find my true self. If it wasn’t for you, I don’t know where I would be today. I will forever be grateful for the memories that I made every May for the last 5 years. You will truly be missed. And as for this new festival that will be in May, you have some big shoes to fill. Good luck.

Carolina Rebellion, thank you for the memories. You will be extremely missed.

Stay Metal,

THE SAW

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Weekly Charts

Afterhours Charts 12/11

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# Artist Record Label
1 SOPHIE Oil Of Every Pearl’s Un-Insides Future Classic
2 C. KOSTRA Parallel Murderverse Pytch
3 CHARLI XCX “Focus (yaeji remix)” [Single] Asylum
4 APHEX TWIN Collapse [EP] Warp
5 KATTALAX Kattalax 770369
6 GEOTIC Traversa Ghostly
7 SAYMAN Flashback [EP] Polyptych
8 DJ KOZE Knock Knock Pampa
9 BALTRA “TRAVI$ TOOL” [Single] Self-Released
10 ROSS FROM FRIENDS Aphelion [EP] Brainfeeder

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Pack is Life 42 11/30/18 – 12/07/18 

John and Benjamin get you caught up with the latest and greatest in Swimming and Diving, Wrestling, Cross Country, and bonus content about their music tastes for the year!

Listen to Episode 42 Here

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Daytime Charts 12/11

# Artist Record Label
1 EYEDRESS Sensitive G Lex Ltd
2 OUR GIRL Stranger Today Cannibal Hymns
3 TY SEGALL Fudge Sandwich In The Red
4 ROSE DROLL Your Dog Father/Daughter
5 YELLOW DAYS Radio Sampler RCA
6 JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD Magick Songs Dine Alone
7 PHANTASTIC FERNITURE Phantastic Ferniture Polyvinyl
8 KERO KERO BONITO Time N’ Place Polyvinyl
9 SHMU Lead Me To The Glow Self-Released
10 MOTHERS Render Another Ugly Method Anti-
11 SUNSCREEN Just A Drop Self-Released
12 MITSKI Be The Cowboy Dead Oceans
13 MOLLY BURCH First Flower Captured Tracks
14 WILD NOTHING Indigo Captured Tracks
15 PART TIME Spell #6 Burger
16 KURT VILE Bottle It In Matador
17 SPUD CANNON Squeeze Self-Released
18 CAMP COPE How To Socialise & Make Friends Run For Cover
19 DILLY DALLY Heaven Partisan
20 IAN SWEET Crush Crusher Hardly Art
21 ILLUMINATI HOTTIES Kiss Yr Frenemies Tiny Engines
22 JUNE WEST June West Broken Circles
23 JACK STAUBER HiLo Plopscotch
24 DR DOG Critical Equation We Buy Gold/Thirty Tigers
25 LAWN Blood On The Tracks Forged Artifacts
26 VIRGINIA WING Ecstatic Arrow Fire
27 OHMME Parts Joyful Noise
28 SLOTHRUST The Pact Dangerbird
29 SWEARIN Fall Into The Sun Merge
30 HOLYDRUG COUPLE, THE Hyper Super Mega Sacred Bones

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# Artist Record Label
1 DARWIN’S FINCHES Good Morning Creatures II Artificial Head
2 PAPERCUTS Parallel Universe Blues Slumberland
3 DON BABYLON Foul! Medical

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Chainsaw Charts 12/4

# Artist Record Label
1 IRON MAIDEN The Studio Collection Remastered, Pt. 1 BMG
2 DOG EAT DOG New Breed Metalville
3 WITHIN TEMPTATION Resist Spinefarm
4 CHAMBER Hatred Softly Spoken [EP] Self-Released
5 SKINLESS Savagery Relapse
6 PARKWAY DRIVE Reverence Epitaph
7 DEAR DESOLATE “Jessica” [Single] Self-Released
8 WINTER’S GATE Between Lifetimes [EP] 835436
9 ALL THAT REMAINS Victim Of The New Disease Razor & Tie
10 BASILICA Orbit Has Ceased [EP] Self-Released

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Afterhours Charts 12/4

# Artist Record Label
1 DJ KOZE Knock Knock Pampa
2 SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO Murmurations Wichita
3 HOUSE OF FEELINGS New Lows Joyful Noise
4 HOLOGRAM TEEN Between the Funk and the Fear Self-Released
5 ROSS FROM FRIENDS Family Portrait Brainfeeder
6 SEX OF INSECTS Om Nah Omn [EP] Ylotana
7 GEORGE CLANTON Slide 100% Electronica
8 NHOAH West Berlin R.O.T – RespectOrTolerate
9 MALL GRAB How the Dogs Chill, Vol. 1 [EP] Looking For Trouble
10 DIGITALISM PR15M [EP] Magnetism

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The Local Beat: Green Aisles and Xylem

DJ Beowvlf and DJ sPaRrOvV host a live set with Green Aisles, chat about what their recording process is like, and give listeners info on their New Years day show. Later in the afternoon, the pair get to listen to a live set by Xylem!

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Daytime Charts 12/4

# Artist Record Label
1 OUR GIRL Stranger Today Cannibal Hymns
2 PART TIME Spell #6 Burger
3 ROSE DROLL Your Dog Father/Daughter
4 TY SEGALL Fudge Sandwich In The Red
5 IAN SWEET Crush Crusher Hardly Art
6 YELLOW DAYS Radio Sampler RCA
7 SNAIL MAIL Lush Matador
8 GUERILLA TOSS Twisted Crystal DFA
9 SWEARIN Fall Into The Sun Merge
10 FRANKIE COSMOS Vessel Sub Pop
11 MOTHERS Render Another Ugly Method Anti-
12 WINTER AND TRIPTIDES Estrela Mágica Overseas Artists
13 ARLIE Wait Atlantic
14 MEWITHOUTYOU [untitled] Run For Cover
15 MADELINE KENNEY Perfect Shapes Carpark
16 BIG BLISS At Middle Distance Exit Stencil
17 UNCLE ACID AND THE DEADBEATS Wasteland Rise Above
18 BOYO Dance Alone Danger Collective
19 WHALE CITY Warmduscher The Leaf Label
20 MOLLY BURCH First Flower Captured Tracks
21 NATALIE PRASS The Future And The Past ATO
22 VALLEY QUEEN Supergiant Roll Call
23 KERO KERO BONITO Time N’ Place Polyvinyl
24 SLOUCHER Be True Swoon
25 ZOOK Garden Variety Self-Released
26 MITSKI Be The Cowboy Dead Oceans
27 J FERNANDEZ Occasional Din Joyful Noise
28 KURT VILE Bottle It In Matador
29 MIKAELA DAVIS Delivery Rounder/Concord
30 YVES TUMOR Safe In The Hands Of Love Warp

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Artist Record Label
1 EYEDRESS Sensitive G Lex Ltd
2 NEHIYAWAK Starlight [EP] Arts & Crafts
3 DAUGHTERS You Won’t Get What You Want Ipecac
4 ICEAGE “Balm Of Gilead” [Single] Escho
5 FRENCH FOR RABBITS “Highest Hill” [Single] Muscle Beach
6 SPUD CANNON Squeeze Self-Released
7 YELLOW DAYS Radio Sampler RCA