O.K. I know this happened days ago, but I've been busy as hell with work, life, etc... Anyway, here goes. Saw Shadows Fall, Sworn Enemy, Grade 8, and The Revenants in Louisville, KY at a place called Tek World. We get there and Tek World is like a C.D. store, arcade, concession stand, and a live music place all in one. It was very small (holds about 400 people maximum) and in a Strip Mall. But, the place was cool. Small stage, but huge area to see bands. Also, they had beer. No whiskey, Jagemeister, tequila, etc... But they did have CORONA, BUD/BUDLIGHT/BUD ICE, COORS/COORS LIGHT, HEINEKEN, MILLER LITE. It was an all ages show and those who were 21 and over had a green wrist band.
*First band: The Revenants: This was a local band comprised of 6 members. 1 drummer, 1 keyboardist, 2 guitarists, 1 girl bassplayer, and 1 vocalist who thought who was Glenn Danzig (a skinnier, younger version). These teen-agers (maybe older but none of them were drinking) were dressed from head to toe in black Gothic type garb, black combat boots to the knees, fishnet shirts and hose, and spikes on the forearms of the singer. I guess they were trying to be dark and like black metal, but come across as a "Misfits" type punk band with keyboards. They were talented for their age but not my cup of tea. The girl bass player was cute and reminded me of the bass player from Coal Chamber. The singer, girl, and lead guitarist had long hair but the other had crew cuts.
*Grade 8: Saw them open for In Flames and Mudvayne. Have a video for "Brick by Brick". Kind of like "rap-metal" Limp Bizkit wothout a DJ. No sir, didn't like them.
*SWORN ENEMY: New York Hardcore. Pretty heavy and impressive live. Like old school Biohazard meets Slayer or Pantera. Lead guitarist had on a TESTAMENT shirt. Pretty interesting.
Note: By this time I had a good BEER buzz and befriended a guy with a MOTORHEAD tattoo. He and I were talking and then came my friend Josh, Shane, & his girlfriend Missy. The MOTORHEAD guy was there with his daughter and her boyfriend, both 16. He yelled at her to come talk to the "Geritol" crew, being that we are all older (31, 31, 28, & 27). Motorhead dude was 44. We all were buzzed and were having a good time. Got to meet some members of Shadows Fall early in the night before Grade 8. Met Brian Fair-vocals, Jon Donais-lead guitar/vocals, Paul Romanko-Bass, and Jason Bittner-drums. Very humble guys and down to earth. Talked with Brian, Jon, and Paul the most. Had on my NEVERMORE DNB shirt and all the guys said, "They're a good band". I said, "Why not tour with them," and the guys laughed and said something like, "We'll see, it's up to the label" meaning Century Media and we all laughed sarcastically.
SHADOWS FALL: These guys kicked ass. Had great sound, clear guitars during solos, clear vocals, good death and melodic background vocals. Very tight and professional. The set list was something like this: IDLE HANDS, THE IDIOT BOX, CRUSHING BELIAL, A FIRE IN BABYLON, OF ONE BLOOD, THOUGHTS WITHOUT WORDS, STEPPING OUTSIDE THE CIRCLE, DESTROYER OF SENSES, and as an encore bits of IRON MAIDEN "RUN TO THE HILLS" bits of JUDAS PRIEST "VICTIM OF CHANGES" and in its entirety MOTLEY CRUE "LIVEWIRE". The younger crowd didn't know the Crue song, but a few older "old-school METALHEADS" did and the younger kids were still moshing, slamming, pitting, crowd surfing, etc... Also, the lead guitarist is bad ass. Zakk Wylde, John Petrucci, and Jeff Loomis take notice.
In concluding, a great time by around 250-300 people. Cheers.
*First band: The Revenants: This was a local band comprised of 6 members. 1 drummer, 1 keyboardist, 2 guitarists, 1 girl bassplayer, and 1 vocalist who thought who was Glenn Danzig (a skinnier, younger version). These teen-agers (maybe older but none of them were drinking) were dressed from head to toe in black Gothic type garb, black combat boots to the knees, fishnet shirts and hose, and spikes on the forearms of the singer. I guess they were trying to be dark and like black metal, but come across as a "Misfits" type punk band with keyboards. They were talented for their age but not my cup of tea. The girl bass player was cute and reminded me of the bass player from Coal Chamber. The singer, girl, and lead guitarist had long hair but the other had crew cuts.
*Grade 8: Saw them open for In Flames and Mudvayne. Have a video for "Brick by Brick". Kind of like "rap-metal" Limp Bizkit wothout a DJ. No sir, didn't like them.
*SWORN ENEMY: New York Hardcore. Pretty heavy and impressive live. Like old school Biohazard meets Slayer or Pantera. Lead guitarist had on a TESTAMENT shirt. Pretty interesting.
Note: By this time I had a good BEER buzz and befriended a guy with a MOTORHEAD tattoo. He and I were talking and then came my friend Josh, Shane, & his girlfriend Missy. The MOTORHEAD guy was there with his daughter and her boyfriend, both 16. He yelled at her to come talk to the "Geritol" crew, being that we are all older (31, 31, 28, & 27). Motorhead dude was 44. We all were buzzed and were having a good time. Got to meet some members of Shadows Fall early in the night before Grade 8. Met Brian Fair-vocals, Jon Donais-lead guitar/vocals, Paul Romanko-Bass, and Jason Bittner-drums. Very humble guys and down to earth. Talked with Brian, Jon, and Paul the most. Had on my NEVERMORE DNB shirt and all the guys said, "They're a good band". I said, "Why not tour with them," and the guys laughed and said something like, "We'll see, it's up to the label" meaning Century Media and we all laughed sarcastically.
SHADOWS FALL: These guys kicked ass. Had great sound, clear guitars during solos, clear vocals, good death and melodic background vocals. Very tight and professional. The set list was something like this: IDLE HANDS, THE IDIOT BOX, CRUSHING BELIAL, A FIRE IN BABYLON, OF ONE BLOOD, THOUGHTS WITHOUT WORDS, STEPPING OUTSIDE THE CIRCLE, DESTROYER OF SENSES, and as an encore bits of IRON MAIDEN "RUN TO THE HILLS" bits of JUDAS PRIEST "VICTIM OF CHANGES" and in its entirety MOTLEY CRUE "LIVEWIRE". The younger crowd didn't know the Crue song, but a few older "old-school METALHEADS" did and the younger kids were still moshing, slamming, pitting, crowd surfing, etc... Also, the lead guitarist is bad ass. Zakk Wylde, John Petrucci, and Jeff Loomis take notice.
In concluding, a great time by around 250-300 people. Cheers.
