House
Of Lightning played second on the bill. This was Torche drummer Rick Smith's
other band, playing with Henry Wilson and Eric Hernandez.
Wilson has also played with
Torche's Steve Brooks in Floor, and this was the band where the sound was most
similar to Torche. I have seen House Of Lightning listed as Art Metal, but I
believe fans of classic rock would enjoy them. They remind me at times of Led
Zeppelin, especially on "Downbeat Situation".
There
is a level of detail in the guitar playing that almost belies the aggression of
the beat. You could bang your head to it, and the crowd was largely keeping
time with their heads and feet. Check out "Wheels I-II-III" for a
sense of that.
Perhaps
because the members are involved in other projects it explains the lack of a
strong online presence. While I have multiple links, the Bandcamp site is for
the label, there is only one tweet (a re-tweet), and the links they have to the
MySpace site just take you to the main page, though you can find content with
some searching. (Plus, it's MySpace.)
The
Facebook page is probably the best source of information at this time. I put up
what I could find.
Check
them out if you get a chance.
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