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Alright, so I went to that show last night and it ruled. I'll give a small review on each band, they deserve it.
SANCTITY
Alright, so here's the deal. Tall skinny guy with really long orange hair rockin' out with an LTD. Not so appealing. Upon further investigation (the little time i got between getting punched/punching people), they weren't half-bad. The lead guitarist (the chubbier one) wasn't so bad at all, left handed, too. The songs ressembled alot of Metallica's earlier stuff, despite the lyrics being modernized. If these guys were opening for a band you loved, definetly check 'em out, but I wouldn't see 'em if they were headlining. Here's a pic of the vocalist (sorry for bad quality, i didn't exactly have the best spot to stop-and-focus):
GOJIRA
"And for out next song, FLYING WHALES!" ...Not what I wanted to hear at the time. The vocalist was boring, the bassist looked like he was a leaping frog and the lead guitarist had his eyes closed 3/4 of the time. The drummer seemed into it, very energetic. Not much else to say, I didn't even bother with pictures. Don't see these guys. Ever.
AMON AMARTH
ENERGY! These guys are very into what they do. Viking metal at its best, this band provided some of the best tracks for circle pits I have ever heard. Despite their sound man doing a not-so-great job, the band was pretty damn sweet. The vocalist is and will remain in my list of all-time greatest performers. Definetly check these guys out if you've got the money to dish out and can withstand the pits these guys start up. If you're sitting in seats watching them, I'm pretty sure they're not as good. Here are some pics (again, sorry for the quality):
CHILDREN OF FUCKING BODOM
Well, they're obviously getting a biased review since I was there for them specifically.... But here we go anyway. Bodom ruled, the light show rocked, the guitars sounded clean and crisp, the vocals weren't too loud, the keyboardist had it goin' for him that night, the drums were unbelievable, the bass was sweet 'n' low.... Damn. Nice setlist, except for the fact that they excluded Silent Night and HCDR.. two great live songs. Despite that, they did play Mask of Sanity and Children of Bodom, two tracks I had never heard live before. Since I was too busy in the pits to take pics, I just took a short video to sum it up. Here it is (bad sound quality, just a warning):
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...37253423&hl=en
-Paul
SANCTITY
Alright, so here's the deal. Tall skinny guy with really long orange hair rockin' out with an LTD. Not so appealing. Upon further investigation (the little time i got between getting punched/punching people), they weren't half-bad. The lead guitarist (the chubbier one) wasn't so bad at all, left handed, too. The songs ressembled alot of Metallica's earlier stuff, despite the lyrics being modernized. If these guys were opening for a band you loved, definetly check 'em out, but I wouldn't see 'em if they were headlining. Here's a pic of the vocalist (sorry for bad quality, i didn't exactly have the best spot to stop-and-focus):
GOJIRA
"And for out next song, FLYING WHALES!" ...Not what I wanted to hear at the time. The vocalist was boring, the bassist looked like he was a leaping frog and the lead guitarist had his eyes closed 3/4 of the time. The drummer seemed into it, very energetic. Not much else to say, I didn't even bother with pictures. Don't see these guys. Ever.
AMON AMARTH
ENERGY! These guys are very into what they do. Viking metal at its best, this band provided some of the best tracks for circle pits I have ever heard. Despite their sound man doing a not-so-great job, the band was pretty damn sweet. The vocalist is and will remain in my list of all-time greatest performers. Definetly check these guys out if you've got the money to dish out and can withstand the pits these guys start up. If you're sitting in seats watching them, I'm pretty sure they're not as good. Here are some pics (again, sorry for the quality):
CHILDREN OF FUCKING BODOM
Well, they're obviously getting a biased review since I was there for them specifically.... But here we go anyway. Bodom ruled, the light show rocked, the guitars sounded clean and crisp, the vocals weren't too loud, the keyboardist had it goin' for him that night, the drums were unbelievable, the bass was sweet 'n' low.... Damn. Nice setlist, except for the fact that they excluded Silent Night and HCDR.. two great live songs. Despite that, they did play Mask of Sanity and Children of Bodom, two tracks I had never heard live before. Since I was too busy in the pits to take pics, I just took a short video to sum it up. Here it is (bad sound quality, just a warning):
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...37253423&hl=en
-Paul
wish i had that filmed.
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