A couple notable notes about goings-on in the local metal world: Grievous are finishing up their new record this weekend with producer Paul Speer (Himsa) and added guitarist/vocalist Timm Trust’s heavy growls to the band. In not so good news, Joe Axler from Skarp, Book of Black Earth, Splatterhouse, and Closed Casket is undergoing major wrist surgery today for an ongoing injury that puts his ability to play drums on hiatus for a couple months at least—he says he hopes to be back behind a kit by next spring.