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Flaming Tusk

- Astoria, NY Metal / Extreme Metal

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Members: Zosimus, Jubal Cairn, Schneidaar, Stolas Trephinator, Dumnorix Χριστόφαγος

Bio: Flaming Tusk practices in a haunted basement.

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“The singer sounds like the meanest motherfucker in the world, scratching out lyrics about the horror of Vietnam including the line that’s been stuck in my head for weeks: “Ho Chi Mien Kissinger!” The guitars seamlessly alternate between doom riffs and classic death metal with a solo that’s best described as Fast Eddie Clarke from Motorhead. The sidewalk shakes. I’m in the right place.”

— Adam Wisnieski, NY Press

“Flaming Tusk sounds like High On Fire and Immortal mud-wrestling each other in a blackened sludge pit full of blood, bile, lava and more blood.”

— Revolver

“They've here written a pretty tight debut showcasing their potential, which rests heavily on the killer riffing of Don Blood and 'Zosimus'. Seriously, these gentlemen can groove, and though many of their riffs recall the primal, morbid ascensions and declensions of an old Slayer, or the more creative sludge of The Ocean, Cult of Luna or the later Isis records, I'd say on the whole what they evoke is quite an original trip, worth taking even if the vocals require a little adjusting (unless you're already into extreme sludge like Soilent Green or Eyehategod).”

— Autothrall, From The Dust Returned

“...if you’re starting to get bored with the metal you’ve been cranking recently, and you’re after something out of the box, you should go listen to Flaming Tusk’s horrifyingly enjoyable opus.”

— Islander, No Clean Singing

“...dissecting the influences here may be computationally intractable, and that is a wonderful thing. Flaming Tusk have a truly unique sound... Old, Blackened Century has violently appropriated my attention, much like Cobalt's Gin did last year... The songwriting is superlative.”

— Atanamar, Sunyata: Mindful of Metal

“Young NYC heavies Flaming Tusk deliver some loud, abrasive, hard-to-classify metal on their their debut EP Abigail. It’s really best that you just check this stuff out for yourself... these dudes are heavy.”

— MetalKult, metalkult.com

“Astoria's Flaming Tusk wins the odd bird award here. I have no idea what to call this. You Fail Me-era Converge, but sludgier, proggier and with black metal rasps? It's messy, but melodic and strangely compelling. You can download it for free at the band's site. Try or die!”

— Cosmo Lee, Decibel Magazine

“Their crunchy granola of various metal strains -- from Ludicra-style black metal to NWOBHM stomps and the occasional glassy prog-guitar sections -- has the potential to make a daunting debut out of the Abigail EP.”

— Etan Rosenbloom, Cerebral Metalhead

"1) Gore is cool and 2) Satan is real. They’re two more classic metal tropes, and as a band we delight in the classic themes and aesthetics of metal... Musical grossness is perhaps an infinite frontier."

— Hanntu, Metal-Rules.com

“This five piece band plays an eclectic mix of death, black and thrash metal that draws as much musical influence from The Doors and Black Sabbath as Immortal, via Emperor and Deicide and Testament. The result is their EP, ABIGAIL which features four original tracks from this intrepid young band.”

— Hanntu, Metal-Rules.com

“The debut EP _Abagail_… seems to be a solid piece of music… A particular stand out track is the closer song "26 Legions", a great show of all the influences the band have, in a single song, and just over nine minutes. All three of the other songs show some quality heavy metal.”

— Paul Williams, Chronicles of Chaos

“I realized that all anyone needs to know about it is that the title track is about Abigail Taylor, a young girl who’s intestines were sucked out by a pool drain and died shortly after. If that isn’t metal as fuck then you don’t know what metal is and you don’t know what good music is.”

— Andrew Lynch, Vanshnookenraggen

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Mar 2

Saint Vitus
Brooklyn, NY, US | 7:30pm
Saint Vitus
Brooklyn, NY, US
Sat Mar 02 7:30pm
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Sat
Jan 26

The Acheron
Brooklyn, NY, US | 7:30pm
The Acheron
Brooklyn, NY, US
Sat Jan 26 7:30pm
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2011
Jun 21

Lucky 13
Park Slope, NY, US | 6:30pm
Lucky 13
Park Slope, NY, US
Tue Jun 21, 2011 6:30pm
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Lucky 13 Saloon hosts a metal outrage on the streets of Park Slope, Brooklyn, in attempt to destroy the sun on the Summer Solstice.
2011
Mar 9

Union Pool
Brooklyn, NY, US | 8:00pm
Union Pool
Brooklyn, NY, US
Wed Mar 09, 2011 8:00pm
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Tickets at the door. 21+ Show starts at 9PM.
2010
Jul 20

Ace of Clubs
New York, NY, US | 7:30pm
Ace of Clubs
New York, NY, US
Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:30pm
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Flaming Tusk supports HULL, Iron Tongue (mem. of Rwake), and Dirty Streets.