Dem bones

Back when Early Man came to town (A year ago, egad how the time flies!), I was checking out the T-shirts in and around the band and recall thinking, "Hmm, these dudes dig Skeletonwitch"  - no doubt a consequence of being on tour with them. Happy day, a few months later I hear they're coming to town. Not that there was a chance in hell I'd miss headliners High on Fire, but I made sure to get to the Capital Music Hall in time to catch the opening set from Athens, Ohio's mighty metal warriors.

Get out your devil's horns for singer Chance Garnette! (That's his bother, guitarist Nate, being obscured by one upraised mano cornudo.)



Hair-shaking action with bassist Evan Linger, guitarist Scott Hedrick and drummer Derrick Nau!



Spikey armband action!



The whole lot!



Flying V action!



Crushing rhythm section action!



Skeletal action!



More Chance! Likely telling the crowd to drink more beer, smoke more pot, or eat more pussy!



Monitors are still mostly for standing on.



Them brothers!



Witchy action!



Exploding hair action! (Note to self - when lights go up, turn down ISO.)



I definitely was not checking what I was getting ...



High-fiving action!



The end!



Cool show. It'd be fun to see them headline someplace like Mavericks, should they ever return.

• Show reminder: The Trews and Tim Chaisson play the Capital Music Hall; speaking of Mavericks, A Plea for Purging, Fall in Archaea, Beheading of a King, Killitorous, Aimless Endeavor and Channel 4 News Team are there tonight. The Stogies and The Nathan Day Project roll into The Rainbow; the Elmdale House hosts The Five Georges and The Weeds.