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DESCRIPTION:Doors 7:30pm | Show 8:30pm\nWith a newly-rejuvenated line-up 
 and their signature sound intact\,  San Francisco&rsquo\;s Hammers of Mi
 sfortune have returned with 17th Street\, a  brash and heartfelt song cy
 cle\, blending the best elements of NWOBHM\,  thrash\, doom metal\, and 
 American folk music while somehow sounding  unlike any of these. 17th St
 reet takes the band&rsquo\;s inimitable sound to a  new level\, creating
  an emotional gravity that only further accentuates  the band&rsquo\;s f
 ormidable songwriting chops. &ldquo\;I can see how someone could  find i
 t an upbeat record at first glance&rdquo\; says John Cobbett\, guitarist
   and producer of the band\, also of underground metal legends Ludicra a
 nd  Slough Feg. &ldquo\;If you listen carefully\, you&rsquo\;ll find tha
 t each song has its  own point of view. You might find hope\, or somethi
 ng very different\,  very dark.&rdquo\; On 17th Street\, Cobbett&rsquo\;
 s intuitive ax work creates waves of atmosphere  that bear up one spirit
 ed anthem after another\, with the help of  freewheeling percussion prov
 ided by the band&rsquo\;s only other founding  member\, Chewy Marzolo\, 
 as well as the haunting organ and piano of  longtime member Sigrid Sheie
  and the chugging rhythms of bassist Max  Barnett. But the new album als
 o showcases Hammers&rsquo\; two newest line-up  additions\, guitarist an
 d vocalist Leila Abdul-Rauf (Saros\, Vastum\, Amber  Asylum) and vocalis
 t Joe Hutton (The Worship of Silence). &ldquo\;Leila really  brought me 
 back to writing for the electric guitar&rdquo\; says Cobbett. &ldquo\;Sh
 e  thinks about the guitar as a rhythm instrument\, in the same way I do
 .  And Joe&hellip\; people always ask me\, &lsquo\;Do the line-up change
 s change the way  you write?&rsquo\; And the answer is usually no. But w
 ith Joe\, it&rsquo\;s yes. How  could you not write for a voice like tha
 t?&rdquo\; While reconfiguring the band&rsquo\;s line-up\, Cobbett began
  writing 17th  Street\, a multi-faceted expression of loss and disillusi
 onment the  guitarist felt reverberating near and far during the time of
  its  writing. &ldquo\;It&rsquo\;s about loss\, and endings&rdquo\; says
  Cobbett. &ldquo\;The songs each  deal with this in one way or another. 
 It could be the loss of a loved  one\, a relationship\, a way of life\, 
 one&rsquo\;s home or livelihood\, or one&rsquo\;s  innocence. It could b
 e about any number of these things at the same  time. It&rsquo\;s not un
 common for me to write lyrics about several different  things at the sam
 e time. I feel that this makes it easier for the  listener to get whatev
 er meaning he or she needs from the song.&rdquo\;
URL:http://clevelandheights.patch.com/events/hammers-of-misfortune-gates-
 of-slumber
SUMMARY:Hammers of Misfortune / Gates of Slumber
LOCATION:Grog Shop: 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd\, Cleveland\, OH
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