Death-metal warhorses Bones drop a new album just in time for Devil’s NightJ.R. Nelson and Leor Galilon October 25, 2022 at 6:26 pm

Gossip Wolf can be a little fuzzy when it comes to math, but bassist and vocalist Jon “Necromancer” Woodring, guitarist “Carcass” Chris Svoboda, and drummer Joe “Apocalyptic Warlord” Schaeffer of local death-metal trio Bones have been raising an unholy ruckus together for decades. (Bones formed in 2011, and in the aughts they all played together in Usurper, a blackened thrash band that Woodring and Schaeffer joined in the 90s.) On Friday, October 28, Bones drop their fourth album, Vomit, via Indianapolis metal label Disorder Recordings. This wolf is happy to report that the record is chockablock with the kind of putrid vocals, gristly guitar tones, and sinewy, sludgy rhythms that can only be mastered by old hands who seriously know what the fuck they’re doing! On Saturday, October 29, Bones celebrate by opening for fellow death-metal legends Autopsy at Reggies Rock Club; also on the bill are local metal maniacs Cardiac Arrest and Molder as well as comedian Dave Hill.

Vomit opens with “Beware of Ghouls,” which is especially sensible advice this time of year.

Long-running annual underground hip-hop and beat-scene party Boombastic takes over the California Clipper on Sunday, October 30. “Boo!bastic” features DJ sets from Large Professor, Rude Onederful, Doc West, Supreme Court, Shon Dervis, and more! The free party starts at 8 PM, and Uprise skate shop sponsors a midnight costume contest.

Thursday, October 27, is the 40th birthday of Prince’s album 1999. To celebrate the same way people did when it came out, you’d have to party like it’s 2039, but luckily there’s a better option! That night, Metro’s new media and civic events producer, Jill Hopkins, teams up with music critic Jack Riedy (who’s written about the Purple One for the Reader, including a 2019 story about 1999 and house music) to DJ hours of Prince material at a free Gman Tavern night called “Life Is Just a Party.” It kicks off at 8 PM, and Gman will pour Purple Rain cocktails for the occasion.

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