METALSUCKS PRESENTS THE PROSTHETIC RECORDS 2010 SXSW SHOWCASE

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 at 3:00pm by

prosthetic records metalsucks sxsw showcase 2010MetalSucks is double-dipping this year at the annual showdown/brodown/hoedown in Austin, TX by bringing you TWO awesome metal shows. You already know about the amazing Full Metal Texas lineup during the day on Thursday, March 18th — featuring Darkest Hour, Howl, Fair to Midland, Iron Age, Karnivool, Iwrestledabearonce and more — and today we’re pleased to announce that we’re sponsoring the showcase for one of our favorite metal labels, Prosthetic Records. The lineup, starting at 7pm on the festival’s inaugural Wednesday night, features the future of Prosthetic’s roster: Scale the Summit, Landmine Marathon, Withered, Book of Black Earth and The Funeral Pyre. We haven’t heard of Clinging to the Trees of a Forest Fire or Lions of Tsavo before, but if Prosthetic gives them their stamp of approval they seriously must be excellent… and aren’t festivals like this supposed to be about discovering new music anyway?

But wait — there’s more! The Prosthetic showcase is taking place at the same venue as the Action PR showcase at the very same time, meaning once you’re in you’ll be able to freely roam between both stages, one inside and one outside. And check out THIS fucking lineup: High on Fire, Priestess, Bison B.C., The Gates of Slumber, Zoroaster and Namm. Holy fucktickles, are you kidding me? That’s 13 fucking awesome metal all for just $10 (free if you have a wristband) in one metal-filled evening. FUCK YES.

Coming soon: a MetalSucks-approved calendar of all the metal goings-on at SXSW 2010.

  • Genial Gentile

    You forgot Torche, ASG, Blacktusk, Weedeater, US Christmas and RWAKE. Epic.

    • stu1

      None of those bands are playing that show.

      • Genial Gentile

        No, but they are playing SXSW.

        • stu1

          And your point is? Vince is mentioning 2 shows. He didn’t “forget” to list other metal bands. He didn’t say, “these are the metal bands playing down there.”

          • Genial Gentile

            Relax…
            I realize that this is the MS sponsored showcase, but there are a lot fewer metal bands at SXSW this year than there have been in previous ones. In addition to the shows mentioned in the article, the Torche show and the Relapse showcase are the only other ones that I know of. I thought that the line up that I posted is a good one and was worthy of mention for anyone who was thinking about attending this year. That’s all…

          • stu1

            There’s at least 10 metal shows/parties/showcases that I’ve heard of.

  • Alex_P

    I approve of this concert, and you all care about that.

  • SP420

    Yawn. Last year’s lineup was better because of one band: Absu.

  • John

    Clinging is fucking awesome. Those are my dudes.

  • http://www.flamingtusk.com Zosimus

    “Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire” is the kind of band name that immediately turns me off, but then again I’m kind of an asshole.

    • some girl

      i’m with you all the way.

  • http://www.lainad.typepad.com Lainad

    Iron Age? Love you! who from MS is going? I dentify yourselves so I can give you a hug. Never thought I’d get the chance to see them live (Canadian).

  • Shep

    Clinging to The Trees of A Forest Fire are AMAZING. Solid dudes too.

  • http://music.msn.com/superfans/heavy-metal/blog pdf

    I’ll come to your showcase if you come to my live onstage interview with Lemmy at 5 PM the same day.

    http://sxsw.com/node/4382

  • Snotrocket

    Secret MOTORHEAD/VOIVOD show at Austin Music Hall just before VOIVOD headline the Relapse showcase. Doing it for the producers of the Lemmy film. Shhh

  • SxPxDxCx

    Clinging to the Trees of a Forest Fire kicks ass

  • Meekal

    Fuck yes indeed.
    Clinging feels like one of those bands that will rip open assholes in a live setting.

  • Meekal

    Fuck Yes indeed.
    Lions of Tsavo are AMAZING.

  • Bliff Curton

    Sick show, wish I could be there!

  • D

    WITHERED. YES.