Saw Hatebreed and Damageplan last night in Des Moines. Hatebreed kicked ass. They should have been the headliners. They got the place going crazy & it actually seemed like they had more fans there watching them than Damageplan did. I'm definitely going to try to catch Hatebreed every time they come through. Jamey Jasta was really cool to the fans, even reciting the names of the smaller bars they played in when they've come through Des Moines before. Wish I could go see them on Ozzfest. An Anthrax/Hatebreed bill would kick serious ass!
Damageplan was another story. I went into the show expecting Hatebreed to be the highlight, which they were, but I was really disappointed by Damageplan. First off, they had some problems with the mic/monitor, then the singer was whining for half the night about the crowd not being into it. It seemed like all he did the whole show was stand with one foot on the monitor and scream into the mic. When a chick crowd surfed up to the front, he made sure to shake her hand or touch her. They played Walk & A New Level at the end and to me it seemed like the band played those two songs with a lot more emotion than they did the whole rest of the set combined. I'm sure it had something to do with the crowd being more into it, as those songs were great, but the Pantera/DP fans that were there didn't really seem into the DP material.
Anyway, a big difference in the two frontmen. One was practically kissing the crowds ass thanking us for coming out, the other bitched the whole night and made it sound like it was a damn privilege for us to pay money to watch them play.
There's my rant for the night.
Damageplan was another story. I went into the show expecting Hatebreed to be the highlight, which they were, but I was really disappointed by Damageplan. First off, they had some problems with the mic/monitor, then the singer was whining for half the night about the crowd not being into it. It seemed like all he did the whole show was stand with one foot on the monitor and scream into the mic. When a chick crowd surfed up to the front, he made sure to shake her hand or touch her. They played Walk & A New Level at the end and to me it seemed like the band played those two songs with a lot more emotion than they did the whole rest of the set combined. I'm sure it had something to do with the crowd being more into it, as those songs were great, but the Pantera/DP fans that were there didn't really seem into the DP material.
Anyway, a big difference in the two frontmen. One was practically kissing the crowds ass thanking us for coming out, the other bitched the whole night and made it sound like it was a damn privilege for us to pay money to watch them play.
There's my rant for the night.
