Concert Report: Deicide, Abigail Williams, Jungle Rot, Lecherous Nocturne

I first read about the "March of Death" tour last year and was equal parts instantly excited and impressed with the line up including the legendary Deicide as well as quality younger American black metal act Abigail Williams.

This past Wednesday the 28th was the New Orleans date, the second to last show of the tour. Prior to leaving, I had heard some rumblings that Glenn Benton would not be appearing at the upcoming show, but I scoured the web and even checked the website for the venue before we left and show was still a go. Despite the meager money in our pockets, my friend and I embarked on our trip.

As my friend was fueling up up at a gas station in Gulfport, Mississippi he was approached by a young hispanic couple both appearing in their early twenties carrying a cardboard sign that read "Headed West." Being the stand up individual my friend is, he takes them back to our car where we agree to take them to New Orleans. This couple was from Miami, Florida and had decided to see the country just for the hell of it.

After dropping off the couple near the historic French Quarter in downtown New Orleans, we head to the Hangar with about 15 minutes until doors open. We arrive at the venue and notice that the usually filled street is practically barren. Approaching the venue, I saw four individuals standing in front of the front door.

They informed us that Deicide had cancelled the show. We were devastated. Cancelled? But Why? Curse you Jehovah!!!!! All of the people standing outside were fans, so this next part could be entirely untrue or totally true. Of the two explanations that I was given, the most plausible was that Glenn Benton had gotten food poisoning and since there were only three shows left on the tour(apparently the last show was cancelled too) they decided to cancel the few remaining dates. Bummer, but understandable. The second explanation was that Decide had arrived at the venue and was not impressed and refused to play and left. I was unable to speak to anyone who works at the Hangar to confirm any of these claims.

Dejected, broke and with a long car ride home, we did the only thing two bummed out metal heads could do, HEAD TO BOURBON STREET!!

With the fans of the teams playing in the Final Four in town, Bourbon was quite busy for a Wednesday night and provided lots of entertainment the way only New Orleans can deliver. So, sorry, no real concert report here, just one massive wrong made right with whiskey and Bourbon (St.).