Luminator, Green Water, and Toxic Reign @ The Kraken Bar (RIP)

For the headbangers 🤘

Published February 17, 2023

The band Luminator performs on a moodily lit stage in front of a crowd
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Too Late — You Missed It!

Friday, February 24th • 8 pm

After 12 jam-packed years serving asĀ Seattle’s favorite pirate-themed punk rock dive bar, The Kraken will close its doors (of this first location, at least) in early March. Like many venues and independent businesses, this longtime U District scene staple is the victim of development and new ownership. (The Kraken made headlines back in 2021, suingĀ the Seattle Kraken hockey team after the 32nd NHL team announced plans to name their bar, now known as 32 Bar & Grill, the Kraken Bar & Grill.) But we still have a few weeks left of some pretty stacked shows that are sure to be rowdy, drunken, and certainlyĀ loud as hell.Ā 

This one here is for theĀ headbangers, with three killer Northwest metal bands. If Lord of the Rings and Dungeons and Dragons is your thing, stay late for the epic power metal stylings of Luminator. Their five-song debut EP On the CloudsĀ serves upĀ just the right amount of cheeseĀ alongside the Malmsteen-esque guitar solos and dragon imagery. Things will definitely slow down a bit as Tacoma band Green Water bring bongloads of crunchy, stompingĀ stoner rock jams. Show up on time and you’ll be transported back to the ā€œHellfire Clubā€ as thrash band Toxic Reign serves upĀ Metallica-esqueĀ circle pit anthems by the riff load.

šŸ“ø: Courtesy Luminator

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Kevin Diers is a freelance writer and radio host who lives in Seattle. You can listen to him on both Metal Shop and Loud and Local on 99.9 KISW or catch him interviewing wrestlers at the next DEFY show.

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