Cowardice, Lunar Ark, Diva Karr played Widowmaker – 12/7

A crushing metal bill took over Widowmaker’s Braintree taproom earlier this month with visuals by The Dregs Liquid Light Show.

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Local brewers Widowmaker have been hosting shows at their Braintree taproom just south of the city for some time now, but I’d yet to make it down for one prior to this month. Logistically, it’s a highway jog outside the city, and oftentimes I simply don’t want to drive to the gig when I can walk to another. That’s a me problem though, which I did finally rectify a couple Saturdays back when some regional favorites teamed up for a killer bill with everyone’s favorite psychedelic light show The Dregs.

Diva Karr kicked things off with their noise-inflected black metal chaos, while cosmic sludge quartet Lunar Ark effectively laid down the hammer even with a shorter set than normal thanks to an ill-timed gear power failure. NY-via-Boston doom merchants Cowardice closed out the night with a towering reminder that their June LP Atavist is among the year’s best heavy releases.

Scroll below for a colorful overview of the whole evening.