| Aug. 1st, 2005 @ 01:33 pm Sounds of the Underground |
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Current Mood:  enthralled
Current Music: Sha la la - Thin Lizzie
Oh, ho ho. I thought I've been to fun concerts before. I'm pretty sure this one tops them all off. Its a 14-15 hour metal/hardcore fest with a lot of my favourite bands playing. And a lot of my most hated bands playing. I had a helluvalot of fun with both of them :}. First, the lineup:
Fear Before the March of Flames
Devil Driver
A life once lost
All that remains
Terror
High on Fire
Strapping Young Lad
Throwdown
Every Time I die
Norma Jean
GWAR
Unearth
Poison the Well
Chimaira
Clutch
Opeth
Lamb of God
Now needless to say, there was a lot of both Metal and Hardcore bands. We arrived around 10-10:30 and parked across the street at the christian fellowship parking lot. Hence 13 metalheads jumped out of the van wearing all black and pentagrams, with long greasy hair and cursing and stuff. It was during sunday mass :}. Anyways we got there, not a lot was happening. FBTMOF played, I didn't watch them. Don't like them too much. But I went down for Devil Driver and was glad I did. Halfway through their set the singer looked around and pointed at some kid: "Alright.. Now see this guy? Wave your hands around. Thats right." Then he looked around the crowd again and picked out another person on the other end of the stage. "You, right there. Everyone see this guy? Good. I want a moshpit from that guy to this guy." And so it was. I was hesitant to get in, but then I saw the bassist from one of the local bands right in front of me, so I tapped on his shoulder and then when he turned around slammed him into the pit and followed. It was chaos, 800 people all moshing, not knowing what the HELL was going on. But it had to be the funnest thing I've ever done. After that, I just sat around, waiting in various lines to get my jeans and jacket signed. I got my pants signed by opeth and half of Devil Driver, and the other half signed my jacket. After that, I waited in line to get my signature from Gwar, but only the singer showed up. In full costume and role. After that, I went and got my shit signed by Lamb of God, and I was done. Every time I die was playing, so I found a water bottle and chucked it at the guitarist. Hit him head on, but he didn't stumble or stop playing, I guess he's used to being hated. (ahem, Ozzfest last year). After that I went and terrorized the PETA tent. After that, I got the fuck back to the stage because Gwar was playing! They took forever to set up, but they had by far the best stage presence. They were all in full costume and they had like, an entire mural behind them and way too many props. They started out by having a priest come out with NAZI symbols on him, (it was a puppet like thing) And saying all this religion bullshit. Then, the singer came over and ripped his face off, sending fake blood all over the crowd. He then got further chopped up. Then after that, a George bush puppet came, holding a bomb. He was decapitated and his neck was used to spray more blood in the crowd. All and all, athey killed a lot of shit and I got covered in fake blood, stomach acid and purple stuff. I hopped in the pit and was almost killed, so I stayed away from then on. <<
Gwar kicked my ass, but I still stayed up to watch Unearth and pit, but for Poison the well I went on a water run and found some energy bars. When Chimiara played, I was asleep in the chairs for lazy people to sit at. Clutch was interesting, no one really liked them, but I thought they were talented and all in all pretty good. I watched their entire set until I learned my friend cracked his skull open. We helped him to the hospital and got back in just in time for Opeth. I pushed my way to the front and they started out with my favourite song, Deliverance. I went fucking crazy. THen they played probably one of their softest songs, Damnation. Then a song from their unreleased album, and ended off with Demon of the Fall. God, it was a great set. I found David, and then we stayed for lamb of god, my last pitting experience. I fell asleep on the way home. But my god, so fun. I now have officially lived. |
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