Preview: Midnight Idöls
Here at Seattlest we aren’t afraid to venture out of Seattle proper, which is exactly what we’re doing this weekend. Saturday night we’re heading to Everett, our white-collar sibling city to the north, to witness local heavy metal group Midnight Idöls. We first saw these local rockers at the West Seattle Summer Fest earlier this year where they opened for Hell’s Belles. Not only did they leave us deaf for three days, they also drew noise complaints from the nearby nursing home. So basically, it was fantastic. They had kids and their own parents throwing around their hair and devil horns by the second song.
Midnight Idöls are a pentagram of guys with musical backgrounds from country to grunge but when they all met, they pulled together in a style they’ve been dying to do: heavy metal. Drawing inspiration from the likes of Slayer and Iron Maiden and you can feel it in their music through their guitar solos, perfected drumming and Satan-inspired lyrics. When singer Diabolic Diamond takes the mic he controls the stage like a madman with songs like “Satan’s Son” and “Torch The Sky”. Guitarist Rizz allows his fingers to do the talking as is plain to hear in Into the Night.This is exactly the kind of music your parents tried to keep you away from. The time is now to embrace your inner demon; go see the Idöls! Doors 8 p.m., show 9 p.m. // Madison Ave Pub // t$10 // 21+
Midnight Idöls photo by Colby Perry
