Show Recap: Vivisepulture, Zombie Frogs, Protean Collective, and Twelve Foot Ninja at The Palladium

Written By Keith Maxwell

It was a good night for some Prog.  The Palladium Upstairs hosted several local prog bands and Melbourne Australia’s Twelve Foot Ninja.

Vivisepulture

Vivisepulture is a local symphonic metal group from Boston.  This band comes out of a youth band program called Plugged In.  The program provides a great atmosphere for teens to form bands, and experience playing music live.  Every session supports a charitable cause chosen by the students.

Zombie Frogs

Zombie Frogs is an instrumental progressive metal group formed at Berklee College of Music.  This group had no shortage of technical riffs.

Protean Collective

Protean Collective is also a progressive metal band from Boston.  They also share a connection to the Plugged in program, as their guitarist Steph Goyer is one of the instructors.  Their new LP “The Red and The Grey” is out now on their Bandcamp.

Twelve Foot Ninja

Twelve Foot Ninja is a progressive rock band from Melbourne Australia.  Every song on their record “Silent Machine” comes with a comic that was co authored by their guitarist.

Be sure to check out all these bands’ pages if you’re a fan of progressive, technical music, and check out Plugged In Teen Band Program’s Page to find out how you can support local youth bands! Also, be on the lookout for upcoming events next weekend.  Register as a fan to get the updates on upcoming shows!