There were a lot of good bands coming out of Ohio in the 90's. Donut Friends Records, run by Jamie Stillman (Party of Helicopters) out of Kent, chronicled as many of them as possible. One of these, Pankration definitely fell on the more metal side of things. Tons of energy live and pretty nice guys as well, from what I remember. These shots were taken at the Pilot Light and I believe it was a release show for their split EP with The Red Scare. Pretty much any recollections I have from this era are suspect, though. Even sober I have a memory that tends to be fuzzy at best. I do actually have pictures of the other guys in the band, but these three are the best ones from this particular show.
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| Pankration at the Pilot Light, Knoxville, TN |
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| Pankration at the Pilot Light, Knoxville, TN |
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| Pankration at the Pilot Light, Knoxville, TN |
I looked around and found a few Pankration songs posted by their former drummer. These are unreleased tracks from the tail end of the band's existence and they show quite a bit of progression from the earlier records. Kind of a shame they didn't stick around a bit longer. Info on Donut Friends is also a bit hard to come by online, unfortunately, but if you know more than I do please feel free to say so in the comments section.
This is actually one of the few shows I remember fairly well because I have a few polaroids from it. Your pictures are much better. Thanks for these.
ReplyDeleteI'm actually happy I quit playing drums to go to grad school, because they did get really good after that!
Also, check out Earthqueaker Devices (earthquakerdevices.com) - Jamie Stillman, the guy who started Donut Friends, has a guitar pedal company now that's getting some recognition for their seriously awesome products. Fej, the other Pankration guitarist not pictured, works for Jamie. Jamie was also the tour manager for the Black Keys for a time.
Again, thanks. These are awesome.