You know what the middle song in their set was? I know the first is quantam mystic and the third/last is grasping for air, but don't know the middle song
dude fuck the LA crowd holy shit. almost every fucking person there was >9000 hipster. vests over flannels with thick glasses, many with just rims, all sipping pbrs and too cool to get involved. but goddamn la gets dope shows.
You know what the middle song in their set was? I know the first is quantam mystic and the third/last is grasping for air, but don't know the middle song
maybe they switched it up for you... our was quantum, grasping, kosmos (probably that) and the new song part
dude fuck the LA crowd holy shit. almost every fucking person there was >9000 hipster. vests over flannels with thick glasses, many with just rims, all sipping pbrs and too cool to get involved.
went over with four other friends. stayed in a cheap hotel in santa ana and just drank. shit was cash.
we got to the venue which was basically in an industrial park. shit tripped me out. but the venue itself was awesome. two tiers, all GA, bar on both levels, comfortable booths on the upper level for chilling and watching the show, and even a side stage venue inside. three of my friends went in when we arrived at the place, but one of my friends and myself waited up to meet up with his friend who was gonna smoke us out. met mike from yob in the meantime and he was a cool ass dude.
all this was great but holy fucking hell fuck that crowd. Ive never seen more stereotype hipsters in my entire life. got annoying fast.
HELEN MONEY - dope. she plays the cello or something along with a laptop for sample purposes and it came out so fucking cool. Id love to see that again. 8/10
YOB - sounded great, but they played nothing off atma or great cessation. but on the bright side we did hear 3/4 of unreal so that was pretty neat. 8/10
BL'AST! - I was excited when I heard they were opening because I found out nick oliveri was in it. terrible. whoever the fuck decided they should open was stupid. for starters, the band was hardcore punk which isnt my thing in the first place. secondly, this was a doom show and they killed the mood hard. 2/10
NEUROSIS - my friend (whos favorite band is neurosis and he had never seen them before) and I moved as close as we could and got really good spots. that venue has a stage thats closer to the crowd than most places of its size here. they didnt play through silver in blood but they sounded damn great. I came in liking neurosis and left loving them. set was a solid hour 45 long. 9/10
YOB
NEUROSIS
unrelated to the review of the show but I did want to share this since I dont think anyone else has visited sky valley...
on the way back we stopped there. they changed the wooden sign out for a metal one though. but we left our mark on the sign's back, joining others from around the world:
Reggie & The Full Effect were fucking awesome, they even covered Raining Blood at one point. Their vocalist had everyone in tears more than once, dude is hilarious.
Dads were pretty cool as well, they're like The Black Keys meets RX Bandits. Good stuff.
Thu - Holy shit Scorpion Child fucking rocked! Unfortunately do to the opening bands taking their sweet ass time loading up SC's set was cut by two songs :-L . Also, Job For A Cowboy's drummer quit the band and is now in Scorpion Child, he definitely makes the band a little heavier, but not to the point where it's overkill. Nonpoint were decent, nothing overly great, but not bad.
Fri - Nocturnus A.D were fucking perfect, Mike Browning is a madman on drums. And of course Obituary are always fucking awesome to see, they even played 3 brand new songs never before played.
Sat - Enslaved ^:)^ ^:)^ . Amon Amarth were on point for sure, Johan is a master at working the crowd. I enjoyed Skeletonwitch most of all though, they were technically flawless, and Chance sounded perfect. If this tour comes near you, GO.
Inter Arma - Awesome mixture between black and stoner metal, super cool dudes, check em' out.
KENmode - The RC crowd wasn't completely sure what to make of this band, but they were my favorite set of the night. KM make me think of a much darker Norma Jean, they were crazy and pretty chaotic live, their guitarist/vocalist fucking looked possessed lol
Russian Circles - Their drummer fucked up twice, but for the most part they were incredibly tight, by favorite the best instrumental band out there (besides Pelican).
Counter Culture Complex The Hammer Party No; I'm In Control The Promises Of God Your Heartwarming Story Makes Me Sick Book Of Muscle The Terror Pulse -
Inter Arma
??? ??? The Survivor Fires ??? ---
(for anyone attending this tour)
Russian Circles merch wise, they had Memorial and Empros on vinyl for $15, all 5 CDs for $10 each, and a vinyl slip mat for $5.
KENmode had their last 3 albums on vinyl $15, CD $10-12, and one album on cassette for $8.
1. Don't Stay Home 2. Freeze Time 3. Borders 4. Other Side of Things 5. What Was I Thinking 6. How Long Has It Been (live debut) 7. Full Ride 8. Jackolanterns Weather 9. Five of Everything 10. Do You Right 11. Brodels 12. Nutsymptom 13. Get Down 14. Grassroots 15. Two Drops In the Ocean 16. Wild Nights 17. Make It Rough 18. DLMD 19. Strong All Along (w/ Rebirth Jazz Band) 20. Sunset In July (w/ Rebirth Jazz Band) 21. Little Brother (live debut) 22. Beautiful Disaster --Intermission-- 23. Slinky 24. Long for the Flowers 25. Flowing 26. Can't Fade Me 27. Ebb & Flow 28. Six 29. TP&P Combo 30. Revelation of the Year 31. Seal the Deal 32. Visit 33. Weightless 34. Sicktight 35. Rub A Dub 36. Crack the Code 37. Jackpot (w/ Unity Orchestra) 38. Sometimes Jacks Rule the Realm (w/ Unity Orchestra) 39. Coda (w/ Unity Orchestra) 40. Use of Time (w/ Unity Orchestra) 41. Time Is Precious (w/ Unity Orchestra) 42. Dreamland 43. Beyond the Gray Sky (w/ Unity Orchestra) 44. Will the World 45. Eons (w/ Unity Orchestra) -- Intermission-- 46. Livin' & Rockin' 47. Plain 48. Hey You 49. Sweet 50. Showdown 51. Bomb the Town 52. Whiskey and Wine 53. Applied Science 54. First Dimension 55. My Stoney Baby 56. Still Dreaming 57. Unity 58. My Heart Sings 59. Who's Got the Herb? 60. Sun Come Through 61. Feels So Good 62. Creatures (For A While) --Encore-- 63. Freak Out 64. Damn 65. Fuck the Bullshit
Maybe I'm just getting too old for this shit, but I could stand for the second half of the show. My back is killing me right now. But fucking phenomenal show!
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I mean I know ya ain't gonna nosh to yob bit at least fuckin headbanger or something.. They sounded haf
went over with four other friends. stayed in a cheap hotel in santa ana and just drank. shit was cash.
we got to the venue which was basically in an industrial park. shit tripped me out. but the venue itself was awesome. two tiers, all GA, bar on both levels, comfortable booths on the upper level for chilling and watching the show, and even a side stage venue inside. three of my friends went in when we arrived at the place, but one of my friends and myself waited up to meet up with his friend who was gonna smoke us out. met mike from yob in the meantime and he was a cool ass dude.
all this was great but holy fucking hell fuck that crowd. Ive never seen more stereotype hipsters in my entire life. got annoying fast.
HELEN MONEY - dope. she plays the cello or something along with a laptop for sample purposes and it came out so fucking cool. Id love to see that again. 8/10
YOB - sounded great, but they played nothing off atma or great cessation. but on the bright side we did hear 3/4 of unreal so that was pretty neat. 8/10
BL'AST! - I was excited when I heard they were opening because I found out nick oliveri was in it. terrible. whoever the fuck decided they should open was stupid. for starters, the band was hardcore punk which isnt my thing in the first place. secondly, this was a doom show and they killed the mood hard. 2/10
NEUROSIS - my friend (whos favorite band is neurosis and he had never seen them before) and I moved as close as we could and got really good spots. that venue has a stage thats closer to the crowd than most places of its size here. they didnt play through silver in blood but they sounded damn great. I came in liking neurosis and left loving them. set was a solid hour 45 long. 9/10
YOB
NEUROSIS
unrelated to the review of the show but I did want to share this since I dont think anyone else has visited sky valley...
on the way back we stopped there. they changed the wooden sign out for a metal one though. but we left our mark on the sign's back, joining others from around the world:
Dads were pretty cool as well, they're like The Black Keys meets RX Bandits. Good stuff.
Fri - Nocturnus A.D were fucking perfect, Mike Browning is a madman on drums. And of course Obituary are always fucking awesome to see, they even played 3 brand new songs never before played.
Sat - Enslaved ^:)^ ^:)^ . Amon Amarth were on point for sure, Johan is a master at working the crowd. I enjoyed Skeletonwitch most of all though, they were technically flawless, and Chance sounded perfect. If this tour comes near you, GO.
http://riseabovetheanchor.com/show-review-amon-amarthenslavedskeletonwitch/
Inter Arma - Awesome mixture between black and stoner metal, super cool dudes, check em' out.
KENmode - The RC crowd wasn't completely sure what to make of this band, but they were my favorite set of the night. KM make me think of a much darker Norma Jean, they were crazy and pretty chaotic live, their guitarist/vocalist fucking looked possessed lol
Russian Circles - Their drummer fucked up twice, but for the most part they were incredibly tight, by favorite the best instrumental band out there (besides Pelican).
Overall, show was an A.
Russian Circles
309
Harper Lewis
1777
Geneva
Schiphol
Deficit
Carpe
Burial
Mladek
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KENmode
Counter Culture Complex
The Hammer Party
No; I'm In Control
The Promises Of God
Your Heartwarming Story Makes Me Sick
Book Of Muscle
The Terror Pulse
-
Inter Arma
???
???
The Survivor Fires
???
---
(for anyone attending this tour)
Russian Circles merch wise, they had Memorial and Empros on vinyl for $15, all 5 CDs for $10 each, and a vinyl slip mat for $5.
KENmode had their last 3 albums on vinyl $15, CD $10-12, and one album on cassette for $8.
All shirts for all bands were $15.
No wonder why I give 0
I forgot why
1. Don't Stay Home
2. Freeze Time
3. Borders
4. Other Side of Things
5. What Was I Thinking
6. How Long Has It Been (live debut)
7. Full Ride
8. Jackolanterns Weather
9. Five of Everything
10. Do You Right
11. Brodels
12. Nutsymptom
13. Get Down
14. Grassroots
15. Two Drops In the Ocean
16. Wild Nights
17. Make It Rough
18. DLMD
19. Strong All Along (w/ Rebirth Jazz Band)
20. Sunset In July (w/ Rebirth Jazz Band)
21. Little Brother (live debut)
22. Beautiful Disaster
--Intermission--
23. Slinky
24. Long for the Flowers
25. Flowing
26. Can't Fade Me
27. Ebb & Flow
28. Six
29. TP&P Combo
30. Revelation of the Year
31. Seal the Deal
32. Visit
33. Weightless
34. Sicktight
35. Rub A Dub
36. Crack the Code
37. Jackpot (w/ Unity Orchestra)
38. Sometimes Jacks Rule the Realm (w/ Unity Orchestra)
39. Coda (w/ Unity Orchestra)
40. Use of Time (w/ Unity Orchestra)
41. Time Is Precious (w/ Unity Orchestra)
42. Dreamland
43. Beyond the Gray Sky (w/ Unity Orchestra)
44. Will the World
45. Eons (w/ Unity Orchestra)
-- Intermission--
46. Livin' & Rockin'
47. Plain
48. Hey You
49. Sweet
50. Showdown
51. Bomb the Town
52. Whiskey and Wine
53. Applied Science
54. First Dimension
55. My Stoney Baby
56. Still Dreaming
57. Unity
58. My Heart Sings
59. Who's Got the Herb?
60. Sun Come Through
61. Feels So Good
62. Creatures (For A While)
--Encore--
63. Freak Out
64. Damn
65. Fuck the Bullshit
Maybe I'm just getting too old for this shit, but I could stand for the second half of the show. My back is killing me right now. But fucking phenomenal show!