Party: Jucifer

Party: Jucifer

w/ Vickers and Feral Hands
Doors: 8 p.m. || Show: 9 p.m.
$8 in advance || $10 day of show

The Bourbon Theatre presents...

::: Jucifer :::

Jucifer, founded in Georgia in 1993, are pioneers of the sludge / doom metal two piece. They are notorious for their use of massive amplification, and for their entirely nomadic lifestyle.

Jucifer has spent all year, every year on the road since moving into their tour vehicle 12 years ago.

They typically utilize a wall of speakers approximately 10 feet high and 15 feet wide.

The band has performed steadily and released albums through the 90's and 00's on both major and indie labels as well as recently founding their own Nomadic Fortress label which is distributed by Relapse.

During the 90's Jucifer was based in Georgia, but in 2001 moved permanently into their tour vehicle. They have lived entirely on wheels for the decade since and have stated that this nomadic life was undertaken to facilitate playing "as many shows as we possibly can". Their endless tour typically covers 20 or more countries each year.

Jucifer shows are known for being extremely heavy and loud, blending elements of sludge, doom, black metal, death metal, thrash, crust, grind, drone, and noise with occasional melodic passages. Performances are ritual and cathartic, and frequently include improvised sections between or even during the songs. The guitar is downtuned to various non-standard tunings, which lends an unexpectedly pleasing quality to the high volume employed.

Jucifer has expressed distaste for conforming to a genre but has invented names to describe their blend of styles including "deathdrone" "blackcrust" and "grindgaze".

Jucifer's live sound has been compared to Celtic Frost, Melvins, Slayer, Black Sabbath, Necrophagia and Napalm Death, as well as bands of their own generation (Jesus Lizard, Darkthrone, Neurosis, Morbid Angel, Harvey Milk, Electric Wizard, Eyehategod, Acid King) and younger groups Lightning Bolt and Sunn0))).

Because of their knack for odd compositions and onstage improvisation, some have also likened Jucifer shows to the work of Miles Davis and John Zorn.

Jucifer's albums are impressively diverse, though often not representative of their core sound. 2010's 'Throned In Blood' album was the first full length to draw almost entirely from this core, but its sparse production (planned to sound "old school" according to the band) fails to do justice to their massive tones live.

In October 2011 the reissued 1994 EP 'Nadir' was released for digital download by Grindcore Karaoke, J. Randall of Agoraphobic Nosebleed digital-only label.

LP version of 'Nadir' was released in October 2012 by Mutants of the Monster, the new label run by Christopher "C.T." Terry of the band Rwake and filmmaker / video editor /metalhead David Hall (Maryland Deathfest The Movie DVD series, vinyl from Rwake, Surachai, Tellusian, and Biipiigwan). Mutants of the Monster is distributed by Sony RED.

July 17, 2013 saw the release of Jucifer's eighth studio album 'за волгой для нас земли нет'. A second CD pressing was issued in November 2013.

Gatefold double LP of 'за волгой для нас земли нет' was also released in November via Alternative Tentacles.

'за волгой для нас земли нет' made several "best of 2013" lists including iTunes, NPR Music, and artist lists by members of Fuck The Facts, SubRosa and Deafheaven.

Throughout 2013 the band's "Twenty Years Slaying Ears" tour traversed North America, Europe, Russia, and Scandinavia.

Jucifer's endless tour continues with U.S. dates already completed during early 2014 as well as a mainstage appearance at England's Temples Festival in May alongside Neurosis, Brutal Truth, Electric Wizard, Clutch and Gehenna.

Jucifer are currently touring in support of their new album, District of Dystopia, which was released in late 2014.

Invited: Brian Brazier, aly peeler, Rob Moore, Justin Ryan Fyfe, Shane Brandt, Karlin Helms Warner, Jeremy Buckley, Amy Hiltrud Frerichs, Sam Morris, Tyler Jackson, Sean Goziña Oakes, David Tysdal, Chris Bowling, Ben Taylor, Jeremy Dreier, Justin Flowers, Kristin Carder, Audrey Farnham, Ryan N. Olsen, Adam Anderson, Billy Barnes, Jonathan Larreau, Matthew Mehrhoff, Bobby Fabiano, Dustin Duff Hunke, Ben Amelse, Jordan Ellis, Jake Hamilton, Andrew Ristow, Gary Dobesh, George White, John Haverkamp, Tania Marr, Diamond Dave Arredondo, Colby Sanchez, Steve Wimer, Lucas Wright, Eric Nyffeler, Dustin Deisher, Spencer Munson, Alexander Munson, Ashley Fuller, Meike Eilert, Jordan Elfers, Steve Smith, Caleb J Moore, Joshua Hansen, Eric Aspengren, Alan Craghead-Davis, Joshua Bomberger, Drew Frerking, Emma Reker, Matt Anderson, Tanner Wilkinson, Emily Jones, Joseph Tyler Zahourek, Kelso Baggins, Desiree Brogan, Frank George Holm, Mike Zimmerman, Byron Anway, Caleb Wiedel, Thomas Michael Edward Wardenburg, Robbie Reisdorff, Nolan Weber, Dylan Bloom, Todd Poore, Christopher Martini, Thee Josh Brinson, Jihan Najjar, Jeff Starkweather, Mick Ridgway, Nolan Tredway, Alexander Elliott, Forestt Guinn, Jason Morris, Nikki Disturber FenFop, Heather Shyann Murphy, Sierra Matthew, Lynda Clause, Ian Hcok, Andrea Scheiblhofer, C Albert Welsch, Sydney Anaya, Lydia Catone, Sean Broderick, Charles A. B. Venneman, Dolly Trauma, Jameson Bellows, Chris T. Ekwall, Kyle Gibson, Duane Niedner, Elle Handgrenader, Daniel Gerard Schmid, Christopher Ronald Johnson, Kyle Kostrvnek, Jeremiah Bourbon, Jonathan Ringenberg, Talon LaRue, Nathaniel Luginbill show more »