FRET12 SESSIONS
READY FOR DEATH – Live Performance
Ready For Death gashes, gnashes, and thrashes through their earth-shaking tracks “Worldwide Blackout,” “Wasteland of Peace,” and “Cannibal Cops.”
Broadcasting from our shop at The Salt Shed, FRET12 Sessions invites musicians of all genres and styles to come in, perform, and share their work with the world.
FRET12 SESSIONS
READY FOR DEATH – LIVE PERFORMANCE
Ready For Death gashes, gnashes, and thrashes through their earth-shaking tracks “Worldwide Blackout,” “Wasteland of Peace,” and “Cannibal Cops.”
Broadcasting from our shop at The Salt Shed, FRET12 Sessions invites musicians of all genres and styles to come in, perform, and share their work with the world.
F12-SESSION 003 // READY FOR DEATH
Just off a packed-house show opening for Sunn O))) at the legendary Thalia Hall, Ready For Death is a Chicago-based thrash metal band that cannibalizes the best elements of hardcore, death metal, punk, and more to create a crushing, all-consuming sound that’s all their own. Though a relatively new band, they have a deep heavy music history, with members having played in Milhouse, Racetraitor, Pelican, Luggage, and Asschapel. Which explains how effortlessly they tore the roof off our shop with performances of “Worldwide Blackout,” Wasteland of Peace,” and “Cannibal Cops.”
Post-performance, we sat down with Ready For Death to talk about their upcoming record, which builds upon the concepts of planetary war, religion, and a post-apocalyptic future the band explored on their debut.
↓ ↓ ↓
"Artie and I met through our wives [and kids]...we started looking through each other’s records and were like, “damn, you know who Neurosis is?” If you have kids, and your kids make a friend, and then you’ve got stuff in common with their parents, it’s like....wait! It’s like, the [normal parents] are nice, but... they don’t know who Judas Priest is. So we started talking music.”
— Dallas Thomas
"Artie and I met through our wives [and kids]...we started looking through each other’s records and were like, “damn, you know who Neurosis is?” If you have kids, and your kids make a friend, and then you’ve got stuff in common with their parents, it’s like....wait! It’s like, the [normal parents] are nice, but... they don’t know who Judas Priest is. So we started talking music.”
— Dallas Thomas
"It’s kind of terrifying though, because
an 80’s B-movie is becoming our reality...maybe this isn't funny anymore and we are ready for death, and the AI robots are going to take us over anyway."
— Dallas Thomas
"It’s kind of terrifying though, because an 80’s B-movie is becoming our reality...maybe this isn't funny anymore and we are ready for death, and the AI robots are going to take us over anyway."
— Dallas Thomas
“I toured for almost two years straight. I feel like in 2024 we don’t really need to do the punishing Black Flag style touring all year around. You can if you’re built for it. But you can also do little week or two-week jaunts, and the Internet empowers you to reach people that you might not been able to reach and you don’t have to put yourself through that.”
— Artie White
“I toured for almost two years straight. I feel like in 2024 we don’t really need to do the punishing Black Flag style touring all year around. You can if you’re built for it. But you can also do little week or two-week jaunts, and the Internet empowers you to reach people that you might not been able to reach and you don’t have to put yourself through that.”
— Artie White
[The Astral Destiny pedal by Earthquaker Devices] feels to me like a blend of an octave pedal with a delay pedal, which is exactly my zone...One song you’ll definitely hear it on is the leads in Worldwide Blackout, as well as some of the new songs that aren’t out yet...I’m massively impressed with that pedal, it captures the ambient vibe I want to get on my leads live.”
— Dan Binaei
[The Astral Destiny pedal by Earthquaker Devices] feels to me like a blend of an octave pedal with a delay pedal, which is exactly my zone...One song you’ll definitely hear it on is the leads in Worldwide Blackout, as well as some of the new songs that aren’t out yet...I’m massively impressed with that pedal, it captures the ambient vibe I want to get on my leads live.”
— Dan Binaei
ASTRAL DESTINY BY EARTHQUAKER DEVICES
The Astral Destiny is a compact and powerful modulated octave reverb pedal that features 8 reverb modes with 8 editable presets, assignable expression control, tails for natural reverb decay when the effect is bypassed and a super cool stretch feature that doubles the length of the reverb while adding an adjustable pitch bending effect.
VIEW PEDAL
ASTRAL DESTINY BY EARTHQUAKER DEVICES
The Astral Destiny is a compact and powerful modulated octave reverb pedal that features 8 reverb modes with 8 editable presets, assignable expression control, tails for natural reverb decay when the effect is bypassed and a super cool stretch feature that doubles the length of the reverb while adding an adjustable pitch bending effect.
HARD-WON TOUR TIPS
💥 “Maybe do 6 weeks throughout the year [of touring] and do a lot of social media, content, and don’t get burned out. Pace yourself!”
💥 “Don’t be in a band with assholes. If you’re in a band with cool guys, it’s like you’re having a good time. And if the shows suck, even if the audience sucked, and the city sucked, you’re with good friends and having a good laugh”
💥 “Even if there’s five people at the show, there’s five people that are there to see you, so you play to them. That’s what you gotta do.”
READY FOR DEATH // Follow their journey ➔ Bandcamp // Instagram // YouTube Music // Facebook
All video and photos by FRET12.
Venue: FRET12 Shop, located in the main lobby of the Salt Shed - Chicago
FRET12 SESSIONS – NATHAN GRAHAM
Chicago-born singer-songwriter Nathan Graham performs three songs live at the FRET12 shop.
