Over the last two nights, I've seen Cannibal Corpse, Dying Fetus, Necrophagist, Unmerciful, Rise Against, Thursday, Circa Survive, and Billy Talent.

10/16 - Cannibal Corpse, etc.

[B]Unmerciful[/B] opened the show to a fairly empty room. I found this kind of funny, because the show was moved because it was "too big" for it's original venue.

Anyway, these guys were alright. They seemed to be pretty typical death metal, but that didn't bother me too much, as I don't listen to that much death metal. I found myself becoming a bit bored during their last couple songs though.

[B]Necrophagist[/B] was the band I was most excited to see, and they did not disappoint. They're an incredibly talented band, and they did not skip a beat live. They were AMAZING.

The third band, [B]Dying Fetus[/B], had a bit of a different sound. I have one of their albums, but only listened to it once before the show, so I really didn't know what to expect. They were alright, but like Unmerciful, they became boring after a while.

By the time [B]Cannibal Corpse[/B] came on, the room was pretty well filled. From what I heard, there ended up being about 650 people at the show.

Cannibal Corpse was quite good, and played a long set. I found myself zoning out a bit, but it was more because I was than anything else.

Overall, it was a solid show. Necrophagist blew me away.

PS - I'm glad I wasn't in the pit during CC, because, from what I heard, there was a naked dude moshing. I didn't see it, but I was really far away.



11/17 - Rise Against, etc.

Although I don't like [B]Billy Talent[/B] much, I enjoyed them live. They had a lot of energy, and really got the crowd pumped up. They played my the two songs I really like by them too, so that was cool.

As with Billy Talent, [B]Circa Survive[/B] doesn't do much for me. I've seen them a couple times, and I always find them boring. They have a couple songs I really like though, and they always play them, so that's cool. Last night was a typical Circa Survive set.

[B]Thursday[/B] was really good. Although I was kind of annoyed with the crowd (a lot of 'haters'), I thought Thursday was great. They had an awesome set list, and they played for a decent amount of time (they co-headlined).

The only disappointing part was that they didn't play "Standing On The Edge Of Summer".

By the time [B]Rise Against[/B] came on, some people had left, but not as many as I might have expected. I was shocked to find that Rise Against was so popular, even though anything 'hardcore' seems to be written off by the mainstream.

However, at the end of their hit-single "Swing Life Away", a good 200+ people left, even though they still had 4 songs left. This pretty much proved to me that most of the people there had no idea what hardcore was, and only knew Rise Against from their one, mellow, MTV hit.

Anyway, Rise Against was amazing. Even though no one knew any of their old stuff, they still put on one hell of a show. They played an awesome mix of old and new music, and they covered "Ohio" by Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young.

For their last song, "Ready To Fall", they brought out the lead singer from Buffalo-native Snapcase. There were maybe 50 people in the crowd who had any idea who Snapcase was, but that was no surprise, becuase whay would anyone at a 'hardcore' show in Buffalo know one of the key bands in Buffalo hardcore history. :rolleyes:

Anyway, show ruled. Thursday and Rise Against were incredible.

good reviews. rep for it! not that it matters cause your a mod.

thursday are supporting my chem over hear. which is so wrong, im not paying £25 to see them play for half an hour thouhg. hopefully they will play some solo shows

[QUOTE=lunchforthesky;13654188]good reviews. rep for it! not that it matters cause your a mod.

thursday are supporting my chem over hear. which is so wrong, im not paying £25 to see them play for half an hour thouhg. hopefully they will play some solo shows[/QUOTE]

Whens that?

some time next year go look on ticketmaster for my chemical romance or something

[B]Panic! At The Disco, Jack's Mannequin, Plain White T's[/B]

Dropped $80 for a pair of tickets in the upper deck for me and my girlfriend.

[B]Plain White T's[/B]

Filled in for Bloc Party because their drummer broke his leg or something. They weren't really impressive. I didn't even catch their name until about 5 songs in but I was thinking the whole time, "this sounds like typical generic pop-punk." "Hey There Deliah" was pretty good though.

[B]6/10[/B]

[B]Jack's Mannequin[/B]

They were great. I never got around to buying their CD but I am definitely going to get it now. The only songs I recognized were "Mixtape" and "The Rescue" but they ended with "We Were Made For Each Other" which was awesome. Andrew is incredible live and he went wild for the last song, jumping on the piano and filming the crowd doing the wave. The only thing I thought was that I didn't really see that much of a difference between them and SoCo. I mean JM seemed more piano driven I guess and more rock based, but I don't see why Andrew doesn't focus on SoCo.

[B]8/10[/B]

[B]Panic! At The Disco[/B]

They did this neat little circus concept and started with actor's playing all the people from the cover of their CD out onstage dancing around. The whole set (they played the CD in order which I thought was lame but I guess it was to support the "concept") was filled with incredibly flexible dancers and other actors that acted on the song concepts. The band played very well, Brandon hit all the notes (plus some extra high crazy ones) and played piano. The whole band game out and did this drum off kind of thing with a marching band. At one point they played a video on the screen of some circus freaks. I think Ryan and Brandon kissed at one point too which made the crowd go wild (the crowd of course was 90% teenage girls). But the band played very tight and put on a hell of a show. They played a new song where Brandon played guitar too and they covered "Elanor Rigby" by The Beatles which was fantastic.

[B]9/10[/B]

[QUOTE=cbmartinez;13668578][B]Panic! At The Disco, Jack's Mannequin, Plain White T's[/B]

Dropped $80 for a pair of tickets in the upper deck for me and my girlfriend.

[B]Plain White T's[/B]

Filled in for Bloc Party because their drummer broke his leg or something. They weren't really impressive. I didn't even catch their name until about 5 songs in but I was thinking the whole time, "this sounds like typical generic pop-punk." "Hey There Deliah" was pretty good though.

[B]6/10[/B]

[B]Jack's Mannequin[/B]

They were great. I never got around to buying their CD but I am definitely going to get it now. The only songs I recognized were "Mixtape" and "The Rescue" but they ended with "We Were Made For Each Other" which was awesome. Andrew is incredible live and he went wild for the last song, jumping on the piano and filming the crowd doing the wave. The only thing I thought was that I didn't really see that much of a difference between them and SoCo. I mean JM seemed more piano driven I guess and more rock based, but I don't see why Andrew doesn't focus on SoCo.

[B]8/10[/B]

[B]Panic! At The Disco[/B]

They did this neat little circus concept and started with actor's playing all the people from the cover of their CD out onstage dancing around. The whole set (they played the CD in order which I thought was lame but I guess it was to support the "concept") was filled with incredibly flexible dancers and other actors that acted on the song concepts. The band played very well, Brandon hit all the notes (plus some extra high crazy ones) and played piano. The whole band game out and did this drum off kind of thing with a marching band. At one point they played a video on the screen of some circus freaks. I think Ryan and Brandon kissed at one point too which made the crowd go wild (the crowd of course was 90% teenage girls). But the band played very tight and put on a hell of a show. They played a new song where Brandon played guitar too and they covered "Elanor Rigby" by The Beatles which was fantastic.

[B]9/10[/B][/QUOTE]

that must of been a good show especially for jack's mannequin. your right theres not much diffrance between the them and SoCo but i think i actually prefer jacks mannequin

Last Wednesday I went to a stupid club
Last Thursday I went to see Rancid
Friday I saw The Peacocks
Saturday I had a kind of party/show at my house
Sunday I went to see a friend's band
Monday I went to see a friend's acoustic set
Tuesday I had a day off
Last night I went to the same stupid club
Tonight I gotta see a friend's band
Tomorrow I see Strike Anywhere
Saturday I see a friend's band in South London
Then back to North London for a show/party where the bands don't stop playing til 8am

I am really ill I think I might die.

[QUOTE=the-UK-ska-scene;13685701]Last Wednesday I went to a stupid club
Last Thursday I went to see Rancid
Friday I saw The Peacocks
Saturday I had a kind of party/show at my house
Sunday I went to see a friend's band
Monday I went to see a friend's acoustic set
Tuesday I had a day off
Last night I went to the same stupid club
Tonight I gotta see a friend's band
Tomorrow I see Strike Anywhere
Saturday I see a friend's band in South London
Then back to North London for a show/party where the bands don't stop playing til 8am

I am really ill I think I might die.[/QUOTE]
WRONG THREAD.:wave:

I dont care.

Im in London next week, whats some good clubs to go to?

My hotel is near the British museum if you know where that is, god knows i dont, but still, i think we want a night out and dont know where to go

[QUOTE=Untitled;13685719]WRONG THREAD.:wave:

I dont care.

Im in London next week, whats some good clubs to go to?

My hotel is near the British museum if you know where that is, god knows i dont, but still, i think we want a night out and dont know where to go[/QUOTE]

Nooo it's the right thread cus I was talking about shows I'd been to....ish :p

What days you in London? There's an amazing club 11-3 Tuesday night at the Borderline (Tottenham Court Rd tube), it's monthly and it's punk/ska/swing/all sorts of awesome. £3 entry I think, all drinks £2

and on Wednesday there's always NASIN at Camden Underworld which I'm addicted to. 11-2, punk/ska/hardcore/metal. £2 a pint of beer/snakebite or £2.50 a JD + coke. that's £2 entry.

If you came to NASIN you could meet me. Tempting, eh?

Sucks that The Square (squatted social centre) got evicted earlier this year, as it was right on Russell Square so woulda been right near to you. And there woulda been some amazing benefit gigs or parties on when you stayed.

I know they're planning to open up another social centre in Bloomsbury but it hasn't been done yet.......

[QUOTE=the-UK-ska-scene;13686966]Nooo it's the right thread cus I was talking about shows I'd been to....ish :p

What days you in London? There's an amazing club 11-3 Tuesday night at the Borderline (Tottenham Court Rd tube), it's monthly and it's punk/ska/swing/all sorts of awesome. £3 entry I think, all drinks £2

and on Wednesday there's always NASIN at Camden Underworld which I'm addicted to. 11-2, punk/ska/hardcore/metal. £2 a pint of beer/snakebite or £2.50 a JD + coke. that's £2 entry.

If you came to NASIN you could meet me. Tempting, eh?

Sucks that The Square (squatted social centre) got evicted earlier this year, as it was right on Russell Square so woulda been right near to you. And there woulda been some amazing benefit gigs or parties on when you stayed.

I know they're planning to open up another social centre in Bloomsbury but it hasn't been done yet.......[/QUOTE]
Well, were going on the wednesday, but that sounds cool, might go down, who knows, may see you there.

Ill have to run it by my mates first though, they might wanna go somewhere different or something, and i really don't wanna walk around london on my own drunk. I don't like doing it in manc and i know it realy well.

[QUOTE=Mute Print;13654108]

Anyway, Rise Against was amazing. Even though no one knew any of their old stuff, they still put on one hell of a show. They played an awesome mix of old and new music, and they covered "Ohio" by Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young.

Anyway, show ruled. Thursday and Rise Against were incredible.[/QUOTE]

Which older songs did they play at your date? At the show I went to the only pre SSOTCC songs they played were Like the Angel and Blood Red, White and Blue.

Man you go to a lot of gigs...

i am booking like 2185 shows these up comming months.
and i am seeing the aggrolites probly on december 2nd.

AND BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY ON DECEMBER 21ST

I was supposed to go see Silverstein, A Wilhelm Scream, I Am The Avalanche, and The Sleeping next Saturday. I mainly wanted to go for A Wilhelm Scream, but they I found out I have to work.

Let's see.. the next one coming up here would be Angels and Airwaves!.. although id much rather see +44.. but they should still be good!

im seeing New Found Glory and The Early November tommorow and Between the Buried and Me on friday.

[B][U]Hit The Lights[/U][/B]
Their pretty much the definition of generic pop punk but its fun enough even if they didn't really get the crowd going. I've had their album for a while but "Bodybag" is the only song i know well, they finished with it anyway. Their songs seem to lack definition and all sound pretty similar. With a sound that is pretty much Fall Out Boy's i cant see them ever becoming a huge band uniutl they get a sound of their own but they weren't exactly bad and they had a decent amount of energy.
[B]6/10[/B]

[B][U]The Early November[/U][/B]
My first time of seeing one of my favourite bands. They came on tne minutes early which was great because we got an extra two songs. The set list was great, a good mix of old and new. They played, "Every Night's Another Story" and "I Want to Hear You Sad" both of which are personal favs. It must be said that the band has a lot of energy on stage and are very tight. Ace's singing sounds better live than on record at times, I was expectin with a unique voice like his that it might be a bit suspect. The new material is great small doses although doesn't quite fill up the triple disk. It was clear that while a lot of people hadn't heard them before, there were a considerable number of devoted Early November fans in attendance who were making a lot of noise for them. They even managed to slip in a few bars of "Champagne Supernova" which went down well in Oasis' hometown.
[B]8/10[/B]

[B][U]New Found Glory[/U][/B]
Probably the best thing about this gig was the complete absense of kids in attendance. It seems that while NFG probably haven't picked up too many new fans with their new album that they haven't lost too many to age either. The average age was 18+ which was great because kids annoy me. Their set choice was spot on mixing old classics and new material. All the fan favourites were played, "Hit or Miss," "Better Off Dead," "Dressed To Kill" and "All About the Girls." I wish they would of played something of Nothing Gold Can Stay particularly "It Never Snows In Florida" but i guess you cant have everything. NFG are always good live. There tight and energetic and Jordan is a strong frontman. Their experience as a band really showed and where Hit The Lights may have lacked definition you could hear every note. They were on for about an hour and twenty minutes, longer than most bands of this genre and lef tpretty much every fan happy for the pop punk sing-a-long they had been treated to. It was great to see fans of all styles instead of a tight jeans and fringe fest.
[B]9/10[/B]

I want to see The Early November SO bad.

[quote=Chris]They did this neat little circus concept and started with actor's playing all the people from the cover of their CD out onstage dancing around. The whole set (they played the CD in order which I thought was lame but I guess it was to support the "concept") was filled with incredibly flexible dancers and other actors that acted on the song concepts. The band played very well, Brandon hit all the notes (plus some extra high crazy ones) and played piano. The whole band game out and did this drum off kind of thing with a marching band. At one point they played a video on the screen of some circus freaks. I think Ryan and Brandon kissed at one point too which made the crowd go wild (the crowd of course was 90% teenage girls). But the band played very tight and put on a hell of a show. They played a new song where Brandon played guitar too and they covered "Elanor Rigby" by The Beatles which was fantastic.[/quote]

That's pretty gay they did that exact same circus concept on their last tour.

[QUOTE=DepthsOfDreams555;13774371]I want to see The Early November SO bad.
[/QUOTE]

I want them to do a headlining tour over here but im not sure they have enough fans to pull it off.

I've seen the Early November.. yeah it sucks that not alot know them.. well when i saw them, they opened for senses fail, which is wayy more heavier rock than TEN, so not alot of ppl really got into them.. im not sure they have enough fans out there to headline.

Okay, so last night I went to see Gwar. :evil:


The first band of the night was [B]The Bloody Crackdown[/B]. I didn't even know they were supposed to play, but they ended up being pretty decent. They were all dressed in army gear, and they had a stripper who danced around on stage the whole time, usually with a plastic AK-47.


Next up was [B]Municipal Waste[/B]. I know I've mentioned before that I had to leave the last time Municipal Waste played here before they even came on, because the marijuana smoke was too much for me to handle. Well, I wasn't letting anything stop me from seeing them this time. There was still a ton of marijuana being smoked, but the club was big enough that I could get away from it.

Anyway, Municipal Waste was amazing. They had a ton of energy, and they went all out, even though it couldn't have been the same for them having to play behind a barricade. About halfway through the set, they brought out beer bongs for anyone of age in the crowd to drink from.


[B]The Red Chord[/B] played third. I've seen them once before, and once again they were pretty good. Unlike the other bands, they didn't really have any sort of gimmick. (no fake blood/beer bongs/strippers/etc.), but they were still solid.


This show had to be really interesting for [B]Gwar[/B]. From what I was told, they had to cut a good half of their production, because the club was so much smaller than what they usually play.

Either way, their show was still insane. The costumes, lights, fake blood, etc. were wild. They had all sorts of weird characters, most of whom they 'murdered' brutally. It was really a wild experience.

[SIZE="1"]Note: I stood way in the back, away from all the blood.[/SIZE]


Overall, crazy show. A lot of fun.

Hahaha, that's cool that you got to see Municipal Waste Brain. They are pretty great. I might be seeing Limp Wrist Feb next year.

And if NOFX play a Christchurch show I might go, even though I'm not a fan of that sh[COLOR="Black"]i[/COLOR]t.

Just got ticket for Converge. Should be good.

converge is supposed to be godly live

i know dude. I can't wait

Oh NOFX are coming here, should i go see them? are they good live?

Is anyone going to the Taste of Chaos this year?

[QUOTE=Loner;13815474]Oh NOFX are coming here, should i go see them? are they good live?[/QUOTE]
Yes.

word bro

[QUOTE]Just got ticket for Converge. Should be good.[/QUOTE]
Converge was amazing when I saw them.

GODLY

converge are so epic

[QUOTE=Loner;13815474]i know dude. I can't wait

Oh NOFX are coming here, should i go see them? are they good live?[/QUOTE]

I heard they suck live.

[QUOTE=allofmeoliveme;13816021]Yes, go see them[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Dead Star]I heard they suck live[/QUOTE]

uh :/

they're always drunk so it depends if you're looking for lots of fun or a good live band to sit and watch haha

NOFX suck in general.

I'm looking for some good fun punk show

I guess we know what the answer is now :D

Eliminator : no

I'm going to see NOFX if I can. I don't like NOFX but I'd say it would be a fun show.

[QUOTE=Eliminator;13820541]NOFX suck in general.[/QUOTE]

You might not like them musically, but they're amazing musicians.

I saw Madness and the Aggrolites last night. One was great, one wasn't.

[QUOTE=Oz Rembrandt;13822727]You might not like them musically, but they're amazing musicians.

I saw Madness and the Aggrolites last night. One was great, one wasn't.[/QUOTE]

Well, i know Madness does not suck, and i also know the Aggrolites have a kick *** live show.
so im stumped.

[quote=Oz Rembrandt]...but they're amazing musicians.[/quote]

Are you serious?

my c[U]o[/U]ck is an amazing musician tbqh