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FIDLAR … aka “fuck it dog, life’s a risk” … band name and motto all in one. I sat down with Zac (guitar/vocals), Elvis (guitar/vocals), Max (drums), Brandon (bass) after their set supporting OFF! at Slim’s in San Francisco to learn more about the band that writes songs about skating (Zac’s pedal board is a skate deck), surfing, drinking and smoking weed but bristles a bit at being referred to as slackers. According to Elvis, “the slacker thing is definitely a misconception.”

Check out the full audio of the interview below to get the story behind their bizarro online band bio and get the scoop on their upcoming full-length record and touring plans.

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How were they live, you may be wondering? A tight, raucous set that had the crowd moving and Zac dripping with sweat by the end as he flailed around on the stage singing into a tipped-over mic. Certainly not a slacker performance by any means.

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The Decibel Magazine Tour hit San Francisco with a sold out show at Slim’s featuring headliners Behemoth on their first U.S. tour since vocalist/guitarist Nergal Darski’s battle with leukemia. Supporting acts Watain, the Devil’s Blood and In Solitude promised that concert goers were going to get their fill of black metal.

If you never been to a sold-out show at Slim’s, rest assured that you’re in for a cramped and sweaty good time. For this particular show, there was the added pungent scent of vomit, decayed meat, incense and manure (all easily explainable with the exception of the manure) which combined into something very much like what you’d experience in a slaughter house … unpleasant but somehow appropriate for what ensued.

The crowd was polite for the openers but seemed to be equally amped for the impending Watain and Behemoth’s sets. And while Watain may have scaled back the spectacle to fit the cramped stage (no fire and no vomit-inducing flying meat and/or blood), their set was no less sinister than expected. Having beat leukemia, Nergal may be back with a shorter ‘do but with no shortage of energy, delivering a solid set that did not disappoint.

Setlist:

• Ov Fire And the Void
• Demigod
• Moonspell Rites
• Conquer All
• 1000 Plagues
• Alas, Lord Is Upon Me
• The Seed Ov I
• Decade Ov Therion
• At The Left Hand Ov God
• Slaves Shall Serve
• Chant For Ezkaton 2000
• 23 (The Youth Manifesto)
• Lucifer

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