OK, since they at last moved the whole show to Prague, I thought I'd reconsider and buy the ticket, expensive as fuck but whatever. I had to do some work on Saturday so I arrived a bit late. I missed Duff McKagan, Misfits, Kreator and Cavalera Conspiracy.
Mastodon - saw them two years ago supporting Slayer and didn't like them at all. It might have been because they played only in one guitar then. But I did enjoy the Sonisphere show. The sound was killer and the whole band was brutal.
In Flames - thought they were OK but compared to Mastodon, their guitars sounded like shit. They must be using some guitar rigs or PODs (no amplifiers on stage). But overall it was good. They had some fill in drummer who I thought was better than the original one.
Korn - what a pile of fucking dog shit. I never liked this band so I pretty much did not expect anything otherwise, but well, I had thought I could be pleasantly surprised, having seen them for the first time. But in fact, the amount of their sucking was the only surprising thing. I wish someone would tell me what is good about this band. They might have a pretty good drummer, but the rest is just unlistenable. I literally suffered through their set.
Iron Maiden - probably not their best show I've seen, mainly due to the fact the sound was a bit inconsistent, but onstage they did pretty good job as always. Guys in their fifties, running around the stage, jumping around and always smiling, playing their asses off. As far as the setlist went, it was pretty much "the best of" set. My friend who was there told me he'd seen them in Croatia and the show was much better there. Maybe it was the sound, but whatever, the energy they had this night was overwhelming.
Mastodon - saw them two years ago supporting Slayer and didn't like them at all. It might have been because they played only in one guitar then. But I did enjoy the Sonisphere show. The sound was killer and the whole band was brutal.
In Flames - thought they were OK but compared to Mastodon, their guitars sounded like shit. They must be using some guitar rigs or PODs (no amplifiers on stage). But overall it was good. They had some fill in drummer who I thought was better than the original one.
Korn - what a pile of fucking dog shit. I never liked this band so I pretty much did not expect anything otherwise, but well, I had thought I could be pleasantly surprised, having seen them for the first time. But in fact, the amount of their sucking was the only surprising thing. I wish someone would tell me what is good about this band. They might have a pretty good drummer, but the rest is just unlistenable. I literally suffered through their set.
Iron Maiden - probably not their best show I've seen, mainly due to the fact the sound was a bit inconsistent, but onstage they did pretty good job as always. Guys in their fifties, running around the stage, jumping around and always smiling, playing their asses off. As far as the setlist went, it was pretty much "the best of" set. My friend who was there told me he'd seen them in Croatia and the show was much better there. Maybe it was the sound, but whatever, the energy they had this night was overwhelming.
