just got back from Bodom, my ear pussy is thoroughly ravaged. the opening bands played surprisingly well, although their sets were 15min too long imo
. Bodom kicked ass, as expected. I lol'd at the Team America intro, and then they blasted follow the reaper, that was awesome. the place was sold out, and there were people straight up hopping fences to get in. I was front row for LDB and Hellhounds, and then i went upstairs to join my buddy on the balcony (the sound quality was way better up there, and i didn't feel like being drenched in other people's sweat lol, it was soooo hot). They played Angels Don't Kill, Smile Pretty For The Devil, Sixpounder... eventually, they got to Children of Decadence
blush:!!). That was a really nice treat. Hate Me!, of course, more songs, and Hatecrew Deathroll. Ever since the CRY DVD, I've always wanted to be a part of screaming that break-down in the crowd. god that was so cool, everyone knew the words ("we're the hate crew, we stand and we don't fall" bit), in fact everyone knew the words to just about -every- song. They played Bed of Razors at some point, and I was surprised to hear everyone around me singing along. Ended with Downfall, of course. Only major complaint was that they cut out the solos! I mean, Alexi took a few solos in between songs, but they didn't have a drum solo, nor a keys/solo battle, nor a Roope solo. Alexi was really clean, that was a major plus; he did fuck up the Children of Decadence solo, Bed of Razors (might have been Roope, it was the harmony bit), and a few others, but not enough for me to really give a shit. The energy, the stage presence, the showmanship, the technicality, it was all there. All in all, a great show.
And then, poor Jaska 
