Two in the same show, when I went up to Louisville to see Carcass. Openers were some local opener, Psycroptic, Samael, Arsis, and Suicide Silence. Opener was as good as you would think when you think "brutal Kentucky death metal". Psycroptic owned faces and I was really disappointed that I hadn't brought any cash, because I really wanted to buy some merch since they'd come all the way from Australia when they wouldn't have made a dime playing what they play even if they were American. Samael was interesting, but their performance was dampened by the rumor spreading through the crowd that Arsis was a no-show (I'd later find out - here, actually - this was because James Malone had checked himself into rehab for 17-year-old-girl-that-reads-too-much-Us-Weekly-itis. Or anorexia or something. I'm still bitter, I forget.).
Then, Suicide Silence came on. I almost went and hid in the bathroom for their entire set, but I stayed when the guitarist and drummer soundchecked with "Man in the Box". I was rewarded with one of the most entertaining sets I've ever seen, both for the music and the unintentional comedy. The bassist had a fan to blow his hair around while he played. The vocalist had an ego box and about 20 bottles of water (in a one hour set, he used every single one of these on his hair :lol
, and would do this absolutely bizarre bird-headbang thing every triplet riff. Look up "No Pity For A Coward" live on Youtube and mute it. You'll see what I mean within 30 seconds. The drummer had a little breakdown announcement bell on his drum kit, and he would make a huge deal out of hitting it. ******** screamed "Go back to California!" at them. And, of course, every single scene kid in that place was absolutely captivated. The music was heavy enough that all the other aspects of the performance made it good, and now when I listen to them I automatically go back to that place in my mind.
After this, on came Carcass. Remember that episode of Metalocalypse where Pickles reunites his hair band? And they're at rehearsal and he tells Michael Amott's character "I could hardly hear your guitar," and Amott tells him his amp is off to save on electricity? Apparently life imitated art, and convinced Bill Steer to join in. Guitars became audible about halfway through the show, and by that point we had missed "Carnal Forge," "Death Certificate," and "Corporeal Jigsore Quandary," so we just left. Fortunately, my disappointment in this was topped when I went to see Metallica last year, and they showed up. :lol:
Then, Suicide Silence came on. I almost went and hid in the bathroom for their entire set, but I stayed when the guitarist and drummer soundchecked with "Man in the Box". I was rewarded with one of the most entertaining sets I've ever seen, both for the music and the unintentional comedy. The bassist had a fan to blow his hair around while he played. The vocalist had an ego box and about 20 bottles of water (in a one hour set, he used every single one of these on his hair :lol
, and would do this absolutely bizarre bird-headbang thing every triplet riff. Look up "No Pity For A Coward" live on Youtube and mute it. You'll see what I mean within 30 seconds. The drummer had a little breakdown announcement bell on his drum kit, and he would make a huge deal out of hitting it. ******** screamed "Go back to California!" at them. And, of course, every single scene kid in that place was absolutely captivated. The music was heavy enough that all the other aspects of the performance made it good, and now when I listen to them I automatically go back to that place in my mind.After this, on came Carcass. Remember that episode of Metalocalypse where Pickles reunites his hair band? And they're at rehearsal and he tells Michael Amott's character "I could hardly hear your guitar," and Amott tells him his amp is off to save on electricity? Apparently life imitated art, and convinced Bill Steer to join in. Guitars became audible about halfway through the show, and by that point we had missed "Carnal Forge," "Death Certificate," and "Corporeal Jigsore Quandary," so we just left. Fortunately, my disappointment in this was topped when I went to see Metallica last year, and they showed up. :lol:
