Serpent Throne/Gondola
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[Dec. 20] Both groups create music free of lyrical clichés, instead going for thoughtfully crafted instrumental tracks, featuring many a guitar riff.
Serpent Throne, headliners for this “Merry Riffmas” doom-metal showcase, formed with the words of German guitarist/neo-classical metal progenitor Uli Roth in mind: “We don’t need a singer because he’ll just get in the way of the riffs.” They and their Philly brethren in Gondola create music free of lyrical clichés, instead going for thoughtfully crafted instrumental tracks, featuring many a guitar riff. Go where the riffs take you.
Fri., Dec. 20, 9:15 p.m., $10, with Golden Grass, Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 215-739-9684, johnnybrendas.com.
