Shred Fest & Death Pitts Skate Comp 2014 - SLUG Magazine

Taogle Maza of Togtke playing his guitar.

SLUG went to Ft. Duchense for Shred Fest 2014 and the DP Skate Comp over the Fourth of July weekend.

We pulled up to Shred Fest and found folks Soaking in the Fort Duchesne Ute radio-station soundwaves (90.3 Native Voltage) and sunset before the second band gears up. Photo: Joshua Joye

(L-R): Nathan Hall vocals, Ryan Harris Guitarist / backup vocals, Zech Schultz Bassist of Pray For Us All starts out the set as members of War Party help kick off the event with some headbanging. Photo: Joshua Joye

Anthony Guzman, the Shred Fest director and organizer, hypes the crowd for the rest of the night. Photo: Joshua Joye

A local group of dudes fronting and goofing off between band sets. Say hi to the bird! Photo: Joshua Joye

Helping give the festival its name, Taogle Maza of Togtke sends out flesh-shredding guitar riffs. Photo: Joshua Joye

Eli Miles supplying Togtke's beats on drums. Photo: Joshua Joye

Darkness creeps in, leaving All Systems Fail to fight it back in front of the Native Voltage radio station. (L–R): Travis Nelson (bass), Rich Caramadre (drums), Jorge Arellano (vox), Shaun Heth (guitar). Photo: Joshua Joye

Dust is kicked up in the small circle pit as the kids start to slamdance to War Party. Photo: Joshua Joye

Signal 99 cut into their set after the air raid, giving the crowd an atomic blast of metal. (L–R): Brandon Curley bass, Chuck Haven vox/guitar. Photo: Joshua Joye

Gabriel Peters and Brandon Curley of Signal 99 double teaming as they play through their set. Photo: Joshua Joye

Al Grim of War Party is slashing at the crowd with black thrash guitar work, slashing from his flying V guitar. Photo: Joshua Joye

V.J. Murder, bassist of War Party, rolling out deep black thrash metal tones that left the crowd to bleed out. Photo: Joshua Joye

(L–R): V.J. Murder bass, Dusty Werebeast drums, Al Grim vocals/guitar) of War Party pre-fire-breathing and motorcycle dirt burnouts.

The next day, July 5, the 4WheelWarPony crew facilitated the DP Skate Competition by putting up some of their product as prizes. Photo: Michael Sanchez

The Ute Tribe Alcohol/Substance Abuse Prevention Center held the Death Pitts Skate Competition at the Fort Duchesne skate park in order to get people off their couches and doing something productive. Photo: Michael Sanchez

Anthony Guzman, Program Director for the Ute Indian Tribe Alcohol/Substance Abuse Prevention Center and Dustinn Craig, 4WheelWarParty's Team Manager, chat before the competition. Photo: Michael Sanchez

Some of the Ute Indian Tribe Alcohol/Substance Abuse Prevention Center's projects include youth outreach through music and art. Photo: Michael Sanchez

A couple of kids showed up to the park early to practice. Photo: Michael Sanchez

Prizes were also provided by Rezolution Skateboards, a Native-owned skateboard company. Photo: Michael Sanchez

(L–R): Josh Pons won Second Place and Tony Steel won First. Photo: Michael Sanchez

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