Four Stroke Baron & Exist
With Special Guests Weight Of The Tide & Drag Me Under
FOUR STROKE BARON (Prosthetic Records) – This will be the first hometown show in over 3 years. The band has not played the west coast since 2021..
A match made in Reno Craigslist heaven, Matt Vallarino & Kirk Witt are Four Stroke Baron. Collaborating on every note, they merge fantasy pop melodies and unrelenting drumscapes with dynamic synths, samples, and lyrics. Four Stroke Baron guarantees surprise with an eclectic but focused approach to progressive metal, from new wave vocals to technical musicianship and collaborations with artists such as Devin Townsend, Paul Masvidal, Adam Janzi, and Jorgen Munkeby. Their imaginative music videos know no bounds, featuring stop-motion animation, found-footage, choreographed dances, and distorted reality. Four Stroke Baron is a testament to the controlled chaos of creativity and contemporary composition.
EXIST (Prosthetic Records) – Led by guitarist/vocalist Max Phelps (CYNIC), bassist/vocalist Alex Webster (WAIT), drummer Brody Smith (SATYR), and guitarist/synths Charles Eron (WAIT). Exist have been delivering superior progressive, technical death metal for 15 years. They have consistently refined the balance of pure aggression, jazz fusion, and clean passages.