Twins of Evil Tour: Boris & Melvins @ Variety Playhouse
Now and then the music gods shine upon us with an incredible tour such as the Twins of Evil Tour featuring Boris (performing their album, Heavy Rocks) and (the) Melvins (performing their album, Bullhead plus other songs) with Mr. Phylzzz as the opening support. It has been a few years since I have seen either Boris or (the) Melvins but getting to see them together on the same night was going to be a memorable night filled with some heavy riffs. So, you know that I could not miss this tour stop at the Variety Playhouse in Little 5 Points which is one of my favorite areas in Atlanta, GA. I wish more metal bands would play Variety Playhouse. The views from this venue are superb whether you are standing on the floor, seated downstairs, or seated upstairs. Not to mention the friendly staff that works at Variety Playhouse, which makes this venue one of the premier music venues in Atlanta.
Boris is an experimental rock/metal/drone/noise/sludge metal band from Tokyo, Japan that formed as a band in 1992. Boris consists of Wata (guitar/keyboards), Atsuo (drums), and Takeshi (bass/guitar). They have released twenty-nine (29) LPs and have collaborated on sixteen (16) different projects. What is fitting about this tour is that Boris came up with their name from the song “Boris” off the album Bullhead by the Melvins. Every time I see Boris perform live; I can’t help but think back to one of my first assignments for Concerthopper covering Boris performing their album Pink with opening support from Earth live at The Masquerade – Hell (07/30/2016). And with each new show, Boris keeps improving their style and refining their craft as musicians. Next time Boris stops by, you can bank on finding me with my camera in hand ready to take some photos.
Follow this link to Boris’ Official Bandcamp page today and check out their discography!
Check out the setlist from this evening’s show at the Variety Playhouse below:
· “Heavy Friends”
· “Korosu”
· “Dyna-Soar”
· “Wareruraido”
· “Soft Edge”
· “Rattlesnake/Dronevil”
· “Death Valley”
· “Koei”
· “Kane – The Bell Tower of a Sign”
· “1970”
· “Boris” – (Melvins cover)
Melvins are a sludge/alternative/doom metal/experimental rock band from Montesano, Washington that formed as a band in 1983. The band consists of Buzz Osborne (vocals/guitar), Steven Shane McDonald (bass/backing vocals), and normally it would be Dale Crover (drums/percussion/backing vocals). But Dale is recovering from emergency spinal surgery (we wish you a speedy recovery, Dale) and luckily Coady Willis (drums/backing vocals) is perfectly filling in for this tour. You may know Coady from the band Big Business and most recently the mighty High on Fire. The last time I saw the Melvins perform was with Corrosion of Conformity and Ministry (March 22, 2022) at the Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA, so I was rather pleased knowing that they were coming back to Atlanta with another stacked lineup. (the) Melvins are a band that no matter how many times they come to Atlanta/Athens, I will do my best to see them perform live again.
Check out the Melvins Official Bandcamp page today and check out them out today!
You can see the setlist below from this tour stop at the Variety Playhouse:
· “Ligature”
· “Your Blessened”
· “It’s Shoved”
· “Anaconda”
· “Zodiac”
· “Cow”
· “A History of Bad Men”
· “Honey Bucket”
· “Revolve”
· “Night Goat”
· “Boris”
Mr. Phylzzz (pronounced Flyzzz) is a two-piece noise rock band from Chicago, Illinois that formed as a band in 2015. The band consists of Clinton Jacobs (vocals/guitar) and Danny Sein (drums). This would be my first time seeing Mr. Phylzzz and I was impressed with their energy as they powered through their opening crushing setlist. I really enjoyed their energetic and fiery set, and I recommend that you also check out their music soon! Mr. Phylzzz was the right call to have as an opener on the Twins of Evil Tour. Head over to Mr. Phylzzz’s Official Bandcamp page today and show them some support!
You can check out Mr. Phylzzz’s set list from this evening’s tour stop below:
· “Pretend Friends”
· “Kitty”
· “Dirty Hands”
· “Damp”
· “Mr. Entertainer”
· “Modern Life”
· “Pick Scrape”
· “Insisting”
You can still catch the Twins of Evil Tour: Boris + Melvins w/ Mr. Phylzzz on the following dates:
2023.10.02 (MON)
Warehouse Live - Studio (Houston, TX)
2023.10.03 (TUE)
Mohawk (Austin, TX)
2023.10.04 (WED)
Granada Theater (Dallas, TX)
2023.10.05 (THU)
Beer City Music Hall (Oklahoma City, OK)
2023.10.06 (FRI)
Cain's Ballroom (Tulsa, OK)
2023.10.07 (SAT)
The Bottleneck (Lawrence, KS)
2023.10.09 (MON)
Summit (Denver, CO)
2023.10.11 (WED)
Sunshine Theater (Albuquerque, NM)
2023.10.13 (FRI)
Marquee Theatre (Tempe, AZ)
2023.10.16 (MON)
House of Blues (San Diego, CA)
You can check out some previous reviews of both Boris and (the) Melvins that were published by Concerthopper over the years by following these links: “Boris: Dear / 25th Anniversary Tour” (2017) and “The Industrial Strength Tour: Ministry w/ Corrosion of Conformity & (the) Melvins live at The Tabernacle!” (2022).
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