Just got back! It was fucking awesome (Mayhem was better though). I got SOAKED through my skin during the greatness that is Drowning Pool. BLS wasn't allowed to play because of the lightning and the pretty much torrential downpour that started during Drowning Pool. Review tomorrow.
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I had been checking the weather like crazy before the show and it was calling for thunderstorms, and fuck, did we get them. I got there around 12:20. While waiting to get frisked in the door, there were a few religious protesters with a megaphone and we heckled them right back. It was pouring on the way to the venue but it had stopped by the time we got inside. The first band had to start early due to the threatening rain.
Skeletonwitch-I have never really listened to these guys before yesterday and I was not disappointed. The first band of the day and they got everyone moving. The turn-out for them was sort of small, yet dedicated. 7/10 Submit to the Suffering Strangled by Unseen Hands Beyond the Permafrost Crushed Beyond Dust Within My Blood
Kataklysm-I was so excited to see these guys again. We moved to the front-ish for them. Frontman was brutal and on point, as was the rest of the band. This is when the crowdsurfing began and it started to drizzle. 8/10 As I Slither In Shadows & Dust Push the Venom Numb and Intoxicated Crippled & Broken
Goatwhore-I've been dying to see Goatwhore for years so I was soooo happy that they could make it. More crowdsurfing, the sun came out, etc. Loved them. 8/10 The All-Destroying (Unknown) Carving Out the Eyes of God Alchemy of the Black Sun Cult Apocalyptic Havo
Saviors-Fuck this band. They would have been good if the singer would actually try to sing and forget about getting trashed on stage. The only thing that saved their set was the singer demanding the megaphone of the protesters. Crowdsurfers again, this time this one dude kicked my friend in the face and bent his glasses into oblivion. 4/10
Kingdom of Sorrow-I am not a Hatebreed fan, but I like Kingdom of Sorrow. Crowd surfers went wild again. I got to the second row with my hand on the bar. At this point is when the BLS fans started to invade the crowd. 7.5/10 (Unknown) Behind The Blackest Tears Led Into Demise Enlightened To Extinction (Unknown) Free The Fallen
Drowning Pool-The band of the day in my opinion. The first time I saw Drowning Pool was last year on Cruefest and I was on the lawn so I didn't really pay much attention. Ryan McCombs is a beast. They opened up with Sinner. It started to drizzle during their second song and McCombs kept on saying "Fuck the rain!" "Fuck it!" The skies opened up during their 3rd song, 37 Stitches and it was glorious. I hated wearing my glasses yesterday because it was soooooo tough to see. I was packed against the guy in front of me and was jumping up and down to every word. Crowdsurfers were the most prevalent during this since they wanted to cool off. Green Man crowdsurfed (if you don't know who Green Man is, you're a fucking retard). The rain was coming down in sheets, visability was shit, but everyone when wild when they started their cover of Cowboys from Hell. The rain was at it's height during their last song, Fucking Bodies. Crazy. Awesome. Ryan McCombs braved the rain after their set ended and came down to the crowd and shook everyone's hand and I got a big, wet, hug. Hah! 12/10 Sinner Feel Like I Do 37 Stitches Step Up Tear Away Cowboys From Hell (Pantera cover) Bodies
Black Label Society was cancelled due to lightning and a tornado nearby or some shit. We were "removed" from the sidestage and had to make our way inside. FUCK THE WEATHER/10
Nonpoint-Made our way onto the lawn. I've seen Nonpoint before and then they were pretty good, but the vocalist's voice didn't really translate well in a giant crowd like that. 5/10 (Unknown) Mindtrip (Unknown) What a Day Bullet With a Name
Devildriver-I love these guys. We headed over the the mud-pit for this. It was hilarious and brutal. Green Man was moshing! Hah! 6.5/10 for the distance. End Of The Line Pray For Villains I Could Care Less Clouds Over California Fate Stepped In Not All Who Wander Are Lost Hold Back the Day The Mountain Meet The Wretched
Rob Halford-It started to rain again right before his set. Fuck him. He was boring and I didn't give a shit about him. The 5 person mosh pit was more interesting than he was. A shit ton of people got thrown out for fighting. 2/10 (mosh pit-6/10)
Motley Crue-They were better on Cruefest 2, but still fucking awesome! Their stage show is killer and I love them live. 9/10 Kickstart My Heart Wild Side Shout At The Devil Saints Of Los Angeles Looks That Kill Live Wire Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away) Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.) Home Sweet Home Mutherfucker of the Year Helter Skelter (The Beatles cover) Primal Scream Dr. Feelgood Girls, Girls, Girls
OZZY-Hah! The video before he came on with him in a whole bunch of popular movie/TV/music roles was god damn hilarious. "I'm not a fucking vampire (during the Twilight spoof), I'm the fucking Prince of Darkness!" HAH!!!! Ozzy really fucking loved getting the people in the pit wet, firehose and buckets of water. His band was spot on and kickass and the little kid he brought out...so adorable. I was so glad I could remember Ozzy this time since last time I was waaaaay too drunk to remember him. 10/10 Bark at the Moon Let Me Hear You Scream Mr. Crowley I Don't Know Fairies Wear Boots (Black Sabbath cover) Suicide Solution Road to Nowhere Into the Void (Black Sabbath cover) Shot in the Dark Rat Salad (Black Sabbath cover) Iron Man (Black Sabbath cover) I Don't Want to Change the World Crazy Train Encore: Mama, I'm Coming Home Paranoid (Black Sabbath cover)
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Saviors-Fuck this band. They would have been good if the singer would actually try to sing and forget about getting trashed on stage. The only thing that saved their set was the singer demanding the megaphone of the protesters. Crowdsurfers again, this time this one dude kicked my friend in the face and bent his glasses into oblivion. 4/10
Rob Halford-It started to rain again right before his set. Fuck him. He was boring and I didn't give a shit about him. The 5 person mosh pit was more interesting than he was. A shit ton of people got thrown out for fighting. 2/10 (mosh pit-6/10)
Oh boy, Britt wrote an Ozzfest review! I wonder what she thought of everybody.
got there right as skeletonwitch came one, caught the train right as it was leaving, thank god, woulda had to wait like 45 more mins. they moved the sidestage from the normal spot, so i couldnt find it at first, but found it after walking like a mile.
skeletonwitch - i dug these guys, they got the crowd(which wasnt that many people into it in the beginning. sounded clean, definately see them again! the best part was at the very end of the set he said something like "remember, not matter what happens in life (long pause) EAT SOME FUCKING PUSSY!" i thought that was funny. 6/10
katakylsm - wow these dudes rock, smooth riffs, singer had a great voice, i know alot of people like them, but i never really got into them before, glad i got to see these guys, one of the best of the day, wish they could have played longer. 8/10
goatwhore - been listening to these dudes for a while now, glad i finally got to see them, the sun cam out as soon as they came on great live, the pit was starting to grow, just not enough time like kataklysm. they shoula scratched saviours and had the 3 others play longer. 7/10
saviours - i left and got a drink of water and ate, but they souded like ass from across the parking lot. ?/10
kingdom of sorrow - i'm a huge hatebreed fan, i know they dont have the best music, but, their live shows are incredible. i thought KoS was awesome, i didnt think i would like them all that much, because i've been a huge hatebreed fan for 10 years, i thought it would be weird to see jasta with another band, but it was alot of fun, and the dude from type o negative played great. something about jasta, as soon as he hits the stage all hell breaks loose, he really knows how to get the crowd going, alot of fun and moshing! 8/10
drowning pool - what the fuck? i almost left because i never really liked drowning pool, seen them 2wice live and they never got my attention, but i didnt want to loose my spot (right against the sound booth) for BLS so i stayed. holy shit these dudes rocked hard! biggest pit of the day, the rain was pouring down, everyone was jumping having a blast, then the played CFH! fuck yea man! they played a slow song and it was crowd surfing galore! i would love to see these dudes play a full set, so glad i stayed, most fun of the day and i saw the green man! 10/10
BLS - /10
nonpoint - sucked, i like them on cd, but live on the mainstage, noway, i was bored and then we payed some dude to jump from the lawn to seats, and some bitch security guard hassled me for no reason, so i wasnt paying attention either. i would like to see them in a smaller venue. 5/10
devildriver - i like this band and i seen them plenty of times on 2nd stages, but they sounded like ass to me on the mainstage, all i could hear were drums and the singer, no guitars. woulda been better on the sidestage, i think anyone besides motley and ozzy woulda been better on the side stage, but devildriver or nonpoint didn't compare to halford... 6/10
halford - zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz! i thought the torture would never end, i almost left because they sucked so bad. when he 1st came on everyone got up and was excited, including me and im not a huge priest fan, but 10 mins later, the seats emptied and people were sleeping. the crowd was dead. it wasnt that his voice didnt sound good, you couldnt hear it, their whole set was just blah and boring and not loud and the band behind him sucked. 45mins felt like an eternity. the best part was seeing a few topless girls walk by. i wouldnt go see halford if it was free. britt was kind giving them 2/10, just horrible. they shoulda put on BLS instead. maybe if i was closer? 0/10
motley crue - awesome. i was never a huge fan, but they put on a great show. the lighting, fireworks, stage props, tommy lee on the piano, it was alot of fun and they got the crowd awake after halford knocked everyone out for ozzy. the place filled up when they came on and the crowd was loving it, honestly i didnt think ozzy could top their set, but he did. ozzy' s ozzy. but motley was awesome, i'm a fan now. 9/10
ozzy - was great! he's still got it and always will. the crowd screams the whole time, everyone knew every word and sang along, i wish i could see ozzy again tonight! ozzy's trademark phrase is the best part " I CANT FUCKING HEAR YOU!" they played alot of non mainstream songs which was awesome, i dont remember the entire setlist, but britt's looks close enough. they also had a killer guitar and drum solo, i guess so ozzy could take a break. the opening video was funny they made fun of jersey shore, twighlight, lady gaga, ect. ozzy never dissapoints! ozzy ftw! 10/10
ozzy > halford
then on the way out i barely caught the train home, so happy we got on it! had a blast, hope they do it again next year! the rain would have been the best part if it didnt fuck up bls from playing, i was really excited to see him, that was the only downer of the day. but the show as a whole was solid!
Priest is touring next year, so it wouldn't make much sense for him to churn out Breaking The Law or Electric Eye when he has a pretty sizable catalog. It's too bad, his solo stuff is good in its own right.
His stuff sounded good, but the show just wasnt that interesting to me, maybe it's just cuz i'm not very familiar with his solo stuff as opposed to any of the other main stage bands. i'll definitely try to catch Priest if they come by here though.
^^ i'm not trying to talk shit, i hope you go tomorrow john and love halford, all i'm saying is yesterday, he put the crowd to sleep. and as loud as that youtube video is, is about as loud as it was inside that entire arena. after ten mins, people starting leaving their seats and falling asleep and shit, i was surprised, cause when he 1st came on everyone got super excited and jumped up, but sat down real quick. it was just awful. and i'm not just saying that because i'm not a huge fan, i never was a huge fan of motley and drowning pool, but after yesterday, they changed my mind and, i cant wait to see those guys again! halford didnt do shit for me. like i said, maybe if i was closer, but the people all the way down in the pit in front of the stage looked dead too. but i hope he kicks ass at your show john, have a good time tomorrow! it was alot of fun!
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I had been checking the weather like crazy before the show and it was calling for thunderstorms, and fuck, did we get them. I got there around 12:20. While waiting to get frisked in the door, there were a few religious protesters with a megaphone and we heckled them right back. It was pouring on the way to the venue but it had stopped by the time we got inside. The first band had to start early due to the threatening rain.
Skeletonwitch-I have never really listened to these guys before yesterday and I was not disappointed. The first band of the day and they got everyone moving. The turn-out for them was sort of small, yet dedicated. 7/10
Submit to the Suffering
Strangled by Unseen Hands
Beyond the Permafrost
Crushed Beyond Dust
Within My Blood
Kataklysm-I was so excited to see these guys again. We moved to the front-ish for them. Frontman was brutal and on point, as was the rest of the band. This is when the crowdsurfing began and it started to drizzle. 8/10
As I Slither
In Shadows & Dust
Push the Venom
Numb and Intoxicated
Crippled & Broken
Goatwhore-I've been dying to see Goatwhore for years so I was soooo happy that they could make it. More crowdsurfing, the sun came out, etc. Loved them. 8/10
The All-Destroying
(Unknown)
Carving Out the Eyes of God
Alchemy of the Black Sun Cult
Apocalyptic Havo
Saviors-Fuck this band. They would have been good if the singer would actually try to sing and forget about getting trashed on stage. The only thing that saved their set was the singer demanding the megaphone of the protesters. Crowdsurfers again, this time this one dude kicked my friend in the face and bent his glasses into oblivion. 4/10
Kingdom of Sorrow-I am not a Hatebreed fan, but I like Kingdom of Sorrow. Crowd surfers went wild again. I got to the second row with my hand on the bar. At this point is when the BLS fans started to invade the crowd. 7.5/10
(Unknown)
Behind The Blackest Tears
Led Into Demise
Enlightened To Extinction
(Unknown)
Free The Fallen
Drowning Pool-The band of the day in my opinion. The first time I saw Drowning Pool was last year on Cruefest and I was on the lawn so I didn't really pay much attention. Ryan McCombs is a beast. They opened up with Sinner. It started to drizzle during their second song and McCombs kept on saying "Fuck the rain!" "Fuck it!" The skies opened up during their 3rd song, 37 Stitches and it was glorious. I hated wearing my glasses yesterday because it was soooooo tough to see. I was packed against the guy in front of me and was jumping up and down to every word. Crowdsurfers were the most prevalent during this since they wanted to cool off. Green Man crowdsurfed (if you don't know who Green Man is, you're a fucking retard). The rain was coming down in sheets, visability was shit, but everyone when wild when they started their cover of Cowboys from Hell. The rain was at it's height during their last song, Fucking Bodies. Crazy. Awesome. Ryan McCombs braved the rain after their set ended and came down to the crowd and shook everyone's hand and I got a big, wet, hug. Hah! 12/10
Sinner
Feel Like I Do
37 Stitches
Step Up
Tear Away
Cowboys From Hell (Pantera cover)
Bodies
Black Label Society was cancelled due to lightning and a tornado nearby or some shit. We were "removed" from the sidestage and had to make our way inside. FUCK THE WEATHER/10
Nonpoint-Made our way onto the lawn. I've seen Nonpoint before and then they were pretty good, but the vocalist's voice didn't really translate well in a giant crowd like that. 5/10
(Unknown)
Mindtrip
(Unknown)
What a Day
Bullet With a Name
Devildriver-I love these guys. We headed over the the mud-pit for this. It was hilarious and brutal. Green Man was moshing! Hah! 6.5/10 for the distance.
End Of The Line
Pray For Villains
I Could Care Less
Clouds Over California
Fate Stepped In
Not All Who Wander Are Lost
Hold Back the Day
The Mountain
Meet The Wretched
Rob Halford-It started to rain again right before his set. Fuck him. He was boring and I didn't give a shit about him. The 5 person mosh pit was more interesting than he was. A shit ton of people got thrown out for fighting. 2/10 (mosh pit-6/10)
Motley Crue-They were better on Cruefest 2, but still fucking awesome! Their stage show is killer and I love them live. 9/10
Kickstart My Heart
Wild Side
Shout At The Devil
Saints Of Los Angeles
Looks That Kill
Live Wire
Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)
Same Ol' Situation (S.O.S.)
Home Sweet Home
Mutherfucker of the Year
Helter Skelter (The Beatles cover)
Primal Scream
Dr. Feelgood
Girls, Girls, Girls
OZZY-Hah! The video before he came on with him in a whole bunch of popular movie/TV/music roles was god damn hilarious. "I'm not a fucking vampire (during the Twilight spoof), I'm the fucking Prince of Darkness!" HAH!!!! Ozzy really fucking loved getting the people in the pit wet, firehose and buckets of water. His band was spot on and kickass and the little kid he brought out...so adorable. I was so glad I could remember Ozzy this time since last time I was waaaaay too drunk to remember him. 10/10
Bark at the Moon
Let Me Hear You Scream
Mr. Crowley
I Don't Know
Fairies Wear Boots (Black Sabbath cover)
Suicide Solution
Road to Nowhere
Into the Void (Black Sabbath cover)
Shot in the Dark
Rat Salad (Black Sabbath cover)
Iron Man (Black Sabbath cover)
I Don't Want to Change the World
Crazy Train
Encore:
Mama, I'm Coming Home
Paranoid (Black Sabbath cover)
Goatwhore's singer:
Jamey Jasta:
Ryan McCombs of Drowning Pool before the rain:
....D:
I like how Halford's into extreme metal, unlike other older members. He's apparently quite the fan of Skeletonwitch.
got there right as skeletonwitch came one, caught the train right as it was leaving, thank god, woulda had to wait like 45 more mins. they moved the sidestage from the normal spot, so i couldnt find it at first, but found it after walking like a mile.
skeletonwitch - i dug these guys, they got the crowd(which wasnt that many people into it in the beginning. sounded clean, definately see them again! the best part was at the very end of the set he said something like "remember, not matter what happens in life (long pause) EAT SOME FUCKING PUSSY!" i thought that was funny. 6/10
katakylsm - wow these dudes rock, smooth riffs, singer had a great voice, i know alot of people like them, but i never really got into them before, glad i got to see these guys, one of the best of the day, wish they could have played longer. 8/10
goatwhore - been listening to these dudes for a while now, glad i finally got to see them, the sun cam out as soon as they came on great live, the pit was starting to grow, just not enough time like kataklysm. they shoula scratched saviours and had the 3 others play longer. 7/10
saviours - i left and got a drink of water and ate, but they souded like ass from across the parking lot. ?/10
kingdom of sorrow - i'm a huge hatebreed fan, i know they dont have the best music, but, their live shows are incredible. i thought KoS was awesome, i didnt think i would like them all that much, because i've been a huge hatebreed fan for 10 years, i thought it would be weird to see jasta with another band, but it was alot of fun, and the dude from type o negative played great. something about jasta, as soon as he hits the stage all hell breaks loose, he really knows how to get the crowd going, alot of fun and moshing! 8/10
drowning pool - what the fuck? i almost left because i never really liked drowning pool, seen them 2wice live and they never got my attention, but i didnt want to loose my spot (right against the sound booth) for BLS so i stayed. holy shit these dudes rocked hard! biggest pit of the day, the rain was pouring down, everyone was jumping having a blast, then the played CFH! fuck yea man! they played a slow song and it was crowd surfing galore! i would love to see these dudes play a full set, so glad i stayed, most fun of the day and i saw the green man! 10/10
BLS -
nonpoint - sucked, i like them on cd, but live on the mainstage, noway, i was bored and then we payed some dude to jump from the lawn to seats, and some bitch security guard hassled me for no reason, so i wasnt paying attention either. i would like to see them in a smaller venue. 5/10
devildriver - i like this band and i seen them plenty of times on 2nd stages, but they sounded like ass to me on the mainstage, all i could hear were drums and the singer, no guitars. woulda been better on the sidestage, i think anyone besides motley and ozzy woulda been better on the side stage, but devildriver or nonpoint didn't compare to halford... 6/10
halford - zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz! i thought the torture would never end, i almost left because they sucked so bad. when he 1st came on everyone got up and was excited, including me and im not a huge priest fan, but 10 mins later, the seats emptied and people were sleeping. the crowd was dead. it wasnt that his voice didnt sound good, you couldnt hear it, their whole set was just blah and boring and not loud and the band behind him sucked. 45mins felt like an eternity. the best part was seeing a few topless girls walk by. i wouldnt go see halford if it was free. britt was kind giving them 2/10, just horrible. they shoulda put on BLS instead. maybe if i was closer? 0/10
motley crue - awesome. i was never a huge fan, but they put on a great show. the lighting, fireworks, stage props, tommy lee on the piano, it was alot of fun and they got the crowd awake after halford knocked everyone out for ozzy. the place filled up when they came on and the crowd was loving it, honestly i didnt think ozzy could top their set, but he did. ozzy' s ozzy. but motley was awesome, i'm a fan now. 9/10
ozzy - was great! he's still got it and always will. the crowd screams the whole time, everyone knew every word and sang along, i wish i could see ozzy again tonight! ozzy's trademark phrase is the best part " I CANT FUCKING HEAR YOU!" they played alot of non mainstream songs which was awesome, i dont remember the entire setlist, but britt's looks close enough. they also had a killer guitar and drum solo, i guess so ozzy could take a break. the opening video was funny they made fun of jersey shore, twighlight, lady gaga, ect. ozzy never dissapoints! ozzy ftw! 10/10
ozzy > halford
then on the way out i barely caught the train home, so happy we got on it! had a blast, hope they do it again next year! the rain would have been the best part if it didnt fuck up bls from playing, i was really excited to see him, that was the only downer of the day. but the show as a whole was solid!
I'm also not shocked that people are becoming fans of the Crue after seeing them live because they are a great live band.