Zafakon (Puerto Rico) in Everett, WA on Tuesday, June 27th, 2017

Last night Zafakon played in Everett. This was the second time that they played in Everett. The band's take on extreme metal--sometimes thrashy, sometimes groovy, with melodies and a guitar-focused approach to the music--is fun to watch. They have worked on their live performance a lot and it shows. They are not a band "jamming" on the stage, they are musicians who know what everyone is doing and work together well. They can go from fast speeds to melodic segments rather smoothly. The guitar playing is important for Zafakon and the lead work shows a lot of skill and a lot of time spent working on the musicianship, as does the whole band, really. They delivered a professional performance and they seem very much like a band on the rise!

Below are some amateur pictures of the band in action. Below is the announcement of the band's summer tour in the United States, an announcement that this publication has already posted. Next for the band is shows in the West, Midwest and East Coast.

OFFICIAL: We will be playing this summer around the United States mainland. Prepare yourselves for an explosive show that will cover material from both of our albums "War As A Drug" and "Release".

We will share some dates with California's Anger As Art and Puerto Rico's Damaged.

Dates listed below:

6/10 - Club 77, Rio Piedras PR

6/22 - The Merrow, San Diego CA*

6/23 - Shamrock Chino Hills, Chino Hills CA*

6/24 - Toot's Tavern, Crockett CA*

6/26 - Twilight Bar and Cafe, Portland OR

6/27 - Tony V's Garage, Everett WA: Zafakon, Thou Shall Kill, Method13

REMAINING SHOWS

6/30 - Streets of London Pub, Denver CO

7/01 - The Riot Room, Kansas City MO

7/02 - The Wisco, Madison WI

7/05 - Slash Run , Washington DC**

7/06 - The Fire, Philadelphia PA**

7/07 - FAT BABY, NEW YORK NY**

* with Anger As Art

** with Damaged

discography

Fall EP 2011

War as a Drug full-length 2013

Release full-length 2015

Zafakon / Deus Inc. split 2016

www.zafakon.bandcamp.com

www.facebook.com/zafakon