Suicide Silence -
These guys weren't listed on the bill, yet they were playing when I walked in the doors at around three. Granted I'm not complaining, they were good and fun to watch, favorites were No Pity For a Coward and Price of Beauty. Seems more often these days that its the skinny dudes with the deepest screams.
Thy Will Be Done -
Local boys from Providence. Never really gave them much of a listen, but I think this was my third time seeing them and I was really impressed by their performance. They played a new song from their soon-to-be-released new album and it really shredded. Shredded? Is that even a word? Is now.
Iwrestledabearonce -
Utter shit. My review for their set is a simple two word review, "shit sandwich." Despite some cool heavy parts the joke-metal gimmic got old way too fast and this novelty act wore thin on me. Goofy music for bandwagon scenesters to wank to.
Austrian Death Machine -
Regardless of my opinion of Iwrestledabearonce, I do still have a sense of humor. Austrian Death Machine put the right amount of humor into their music without fucking it all up. "Ahhnold" and the Predator on stage were pretty badass, as well as Ken Susi tearing it up on guitar and Jon Rice for Job For a Cowboy on drums.
All Shall Perish -
These guys were pretty good. To be honest I don't know them beyond hearing their name a lot, but they put on a good show and the crowd was digging it. After their set I'd definitely go check out some of their music.
Winds of Plague -
My only complaint about WoP is that they didn't have their amps turned to 11 as I'd prefer things to be. This was my second time seeing them live and both times they sounded a little quiet. Other than that they were very fun to watch and they played a good set. These guys catch a lot of flack for being just another deathcore band but I still think they bring their own originality to the scene, they have some cool slower parts instead of just blistering riffs and screaming for 3 minutes straight.
Emmure -
Simply put, The Acacia Strain did it first, The Acacia Strain do it better. Despite a sound thats not complete crap, Emmure lack any semblance of originality and their stage presence is stomach churning. After my third or fourth time sitting through these guys, I've come to the conclusion that Frank Palmeri is the biggest douchebag in the modern metal scene. The guy is the fucking Kanye West of metal if that puts it in perspective.
Municipal Waste -
For one reason or another, there was a large congregation of hippies adjacent to the Palladium yesterday. Hackie-sacking and bong-hitting, these tie-die clad vermin were everywhere. When MW hit the stage they were sporting some tie-died Grateful Dead shirts and Tony Foresta was even rocking one mean Peruvian poncho. As always, the Waste thrashed our brains out, all the while preaching of peace and love, and their upcoming Jerry Garcia tribute album. Lucky ladies in attendence even got to see Mr. Foresta strip down to his boxers during their last song.
God Forbid -
Minus Dallas Coyle, who left the band a few weeks ago on questionable terms, God Forbid still brought down the walls. New songs off Earthsblood rocked as well as some old favorites, Byron and company know how to work the crowd. Also, I'm pretty sure I saw Doc check out my girlfriend earlier in the afternoon.
Children of Bodom -
Children of Bodom are one of few bands that sound just about immaculate live. They had a solid career-spanning set list and didn't play too many new songs, which is cool because I prefer their earlier stuff. They played a few songs from Hatecrew Deathroll, including Angels Don't Kill and Bodom Beach Terror, some of my favorites. The New England Hatecrew was definitely into their set.
As I Lay Dying -
If not for Lamb of God, I think AILD might have been the best performers of the night. Their set list was awesome, a perfect blend of new and old, and their stage presence was killer, they know how to get the crowd going. I forgot how much I loved AILD but last night was a good reminder. Definitely gonna be listening to Frail Words Collapse and Shadows Are Security for a while now.
Lamb of God -
There's not much to say about Lamb of God's set beyond it kicked total ass, as expected. Their stage and lights looked awesome and they never fail to just absolutely destroy wherever they're playing by the end of the night. They played a lot of new stuff which was cool, but I still prefer stuff off Ashes, I think the crowd responded more to that stuff too. One hell of a good show from these guys, very professional and Randy was sounding solid throughout.
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