It’s Thursday, March 26, 2009 at the Bowery Electric in New York City, minutes before Electric Black’s first show, the show that could make or break them, and their drummer is late.

On February 19, a storm that had been brewing in the popular music underground struck New York City, in the form of an uproarious concert at the Fillmore by three forward-thinking bands: Meshuggah, Cynic, and the Faceless.