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| Top 10 Concerts Of 2013
My favorite 10 concerts of the year. | | 1 | Loss
1. Stella Natura Festival @ Tahoe National Forest September 20th, 2013
Dude, what can I say. I got to see some of my favorite contemporary bands in the
fucking forest. It was truly an experience like no other, just read my original review.
Original review: http://metalsetlists.com/showthread.php?t=23916 | | 2 | Enslaved
2. Enslaved/Pallbearer/Royal Thunder @ Slims February 9th, 2013
Best tour line-up of the year goes to Enslaved?s US tour in support of their 2012
master piece, RITTIR. Sure, Ancient VVisdom sucked complete ass, but the rest of
the line-up was incredibly badass. Royal Thunder got the night started right with their
badass blend of sludge and eerie, southern blues. They give their songs new life in
the live setting it?s just awesome. Pallbearer put on the 2nd best performance I?ve
seen this year. Sorrow and Extinction may very well be the best doom metal album
in recent history, so seeing them play my favorite songs off it and a tasty new jam
was a privilege. Their live sound was absolutely incredible too, some of the thickest,
tastiest tones ever. Only shame was I couldn?t hear the vocals much. And then after
the mesmerizing set Pallbearer put on, I got almost 2 hours of amazing progressive
black metal from Enslaved! I?m really only super familiar with their more recent
works, but the setlist had material from all eras and it all sounded incredible. They?re
also one of the tightest live bands I?ve ever seen, and each had incredibly fun stage
presence, which is awesome considering the complexity of their music. Enslaved was
probably the most straight up fun I?ve had at a metal show in quite some time.
Original review: http://metalsetlists.com/showthread.php?t=22425 | | 3 | Deafheaven
This was hands-down my favorite performance of the year. If you haven?t picked up
by now, Sunbather is one of my favorite records of the year. So seeing Deafheaven
perform the whole record live in a more laid back environment then when I caught
them at the Bottom of the Hill in July was an absolute treat. On top of that, the
intimacy of the show was incredible, and frontman George Clarke got up close and
personal with yours truly. Plus the scream along at the end of The Pecan Tree was
one of the most intimate things I?ve ever experienced at a show, so that was really
special for me. Deafheaven never disappoint, and I can?t wait to see them again. And
again. And again.
Original review: http://metalsetlists.com/showthread.php?t=23929 | | 4 | Aldebaran
4. Graves at Sea/Aldebaran/Dipsirit/Larvae @ DNA Lounge, March 31st, 2013
This concert was such a sweet surprise. I originally went just for Dispirit, but I was
introduced to some incredible bands at this show. Opening band, Larvae started the
night off right with some solid black/doom metal. Dispirit performed a great set,
playing two wicked new songs that I can?t wait to hear professionally recorded
(hintfuckinghint). The only weird thing about their set was the amount of light present
while they were playing. But the show really took me surprise went Aldebaran came
on. As I explained in my original review of this gig, everything about Aldebaran?s
performance was perfect. Their sound was incredibly heavy and punishing, and the
atmosphere was just perfect. Their strain of funeral doom metal really resonates with
me and I?m really glad I was able to discover Aldebaran is such an incredible
atmosphere. Graves At Sea was another great surprise too, as they performed a
great, loud set full of think sludge/doom that got the crowd just the right amount of
rowdy. Overall, this show was great experience because the atmosphere and the
great discoveries I made.
Original Review: http://metalsetlists.com/showthread.php?t=22808 | | 5 | Boris
5. Boris w /Deafheaven @ Rickshaw Stop, May 22nd, 2013
This was the perfect show for me to go to after my first year San Jose State
University. My first year of college was a great experience, but after the stresses of
finals, I need an outlet to detox and relieve some stress, and this show was perfect
for that. I caught Boris on their Flood night of the tour?s stop in San Francisco, which
had Deafheaven opening. It was the perfect setting for my first time seeing
Deafheaven. The club was small and intimate and their performance was raw. It
gave me a sample of what was to come on Sunbather too, which was great. But
more importantly, Boris played. Boris was incredible and definitely the loudest band
I?ve seen ever. Their set-list was great: Huge was just that, their cover of My Bloody
Valentine?s ?Sometimes? was the loudest thing ever, and seeing Flood live was one of
the most cathartic experiences of my life. Just absolutely amazing.
Original review: http://metalsetlists.com/showthread.php?t=23207 | | 6 | My Bloody Valentine
6. My Bloody Valentine @ Bill Graham Civic Center August 23rd, 2013
This show was unlike ones I usually go to. The crowd was pretty diverse, ranging
from old fans, hipsters, and new age MBV fanatics, and a decent male:female ratio. I
didn?t really know what to expect from the crowd or how?d they react to My Bloody
Valentine?s performance, or how I would really. I?m used to expressing appreciation
for live music through moving my body and headbanging, etc, so when the band
started I just kind of braced myself for sonic bliss and let instinct take over my body.
And that instinct was to stand there and take in amazing performance that My Bloody
Valentine put on, from the second row of the crowd. The band sounded incredible.
Kevin and Debbie had such amazing tones; Kevin producing other worldy walls of
sound and plain and simple, Debbie had some of the gnarliest bass tones ever.
Bilinda sounded great throughout the entire night and Colm?s drumming was really
lively and brought a great dynamic to the band?s live sound. The setlist was full of
some of my favorite tunes from Loveless, MBV, and all of their EPs. Everything
sounded perfect and it was just a really blissful experience. My only complaint was
that the leads on songs like ?Soon? and ?I Only Said? were either performed on
keyboard or pre-recorded. It would?ve been cool to have seen those melodies
recreated on guitar, like they are on the record. But overall this performance was
like nothing I?ve experienced before | | 7 | Black Sabbath
7. Black Sabbath @ Shoreline Ampitheater, August 26th, 2013
What more is there to say? I saw the Riff Lord, Tony Iommi, along with Ozzy and
Geezer, perform a killer set of classic songs and some solid new tunes. The show
was a fun time and I ran into some awesome people before going to my seats. The
set-up time after Andrew WK?s ?set? was short and so getting straight into this black
sabbath was great. I got to hear some all times favorites (INTO THE VOID, Children
of the Grave, Black Sabbath) and a bunch of other classic songs. The band sounded
incredible. Only complaint was the 10 minute drum solo. Fuck that noise. Overall,
approximately 2 hours of Black Sabbath was incredible. All hail the Riff Lord. | | 8 | Neurosis
8. Neurosis/Yob @ Regency Ballroom December 29th, 2013
Final show of the year was a good one. Got front row and pretty much center for the
whole gig and witnessed some awesome sludge metal. Yob laid down the heavy,
playing kind of a throw back set. Neurosis was absolutely hypnotizing and brutally
heavy. Only bummer was that the set got cut short. This shot was definitely a great
way to end the year for shows.
Original review: http://www.metalsetlists.com/showthread.php?t=24392 | | 9 | Mastodon
9. Mastodon/High On Fire @ Slim's June 26th, 2013
Shout out to Converse for making cool shows and doing cool stuff like putting on a lot
of free shows in San Francisco. In honor of a new outlet shop being opened up in San
Francisco, Converse held a weeklong residency at Slim?s, hosting awesome line-ups
each night, with each night being a different style of music. The only way to get into
one of these shows was to win tickets, and luckily my friend Ben won tickets to the
night that featured Hot Lunch, Saviours, High on Fire, Mastodon, and some band
called Quicksand. Unfortunately Quicksand headlined and Mastodon and HoF had
short set, but still, High On Fire and Mastodon for free in a my favorite club venue for
free was an incredible experience, if not just for bragging rights alone. While I did
enjoy High On Fire and Mastodon a bunch and being only a few feet away from Troy
Sanders was incredible, their sets were short and fairly lack luster. That?s why this is
only #9.
Original Review: http://www.metalsetlists.com/showthread.php?t=23433 | | 10 | Lil B
10. Lil B @ Regency Ballroom, 11/15/13
Lil B ?The Based God? made a very #rare appearance in San Francisco on Friday
night. The show was completely sold out and was a blast. Stunnaman and Lil Uno of
The Pack provided a fun, booming opening set performing bangers and some choice
cuts from The Pack?s past like ?In My Car?. At one point, Stunnaman invited a bunch
of girls on stage and had them twerk. That was fun. Bitch Mob/Task Force was in full
affect at the sold out show. A lot of people were rockin? pink gear, myself included. I
saw this one dude who had a custom made pink shirt that had all of Lil B?s album
covers; respect. At around 10pm, the myth, the legend, Lil B came out, performing
his recently released hit, ?4 My.? Throughout the night, Lil B kept the energy and
positivity at max and played deep cuts that I didn?t recognize at times and played all
the hits from Ellen DeGeneres, Like A Martian, I Own Swag, to more recent hits from
his multiple 2013 mixtapes like 4 Me, Eat, and Flex 36. He even performed Vans with
Lil Uno and Stunnaman. He ended the set with I?m God; I Love You, both with the
beat and a capella (he actually cried, it was beautiful); and ended it with Total Recall.
Overall, the show was a lot of fun and it was awesome to see Lil B in the flesh | |
HenchmanOfSanta
01.13.14 | Goddammit why doesn't Neurosis do a nationwide tour ever | NordicMindset
01.13.14 | 05 fuck em | chemicalmarriage
01.13.14 | damn I saw Boris in 2013 but they didn't have Deafheaven wit them. COngrats on that man.
Meshuggah, Animals as Leaders and Intronaut was my fav show of 2013. | NightProwler
01.13.14 | Some cool bands, saw 6 myself this summer.
My fav concerts of the year was The National (intimate), Kvelertak and The Dillinger Escape Plan | MasBarHigeuoris21
01.13.14 | Saw Neurosis on the 28th at the Observatory in Anaheim with Bl'ast and YOB. It was fucking awesome. I had to leave before the show was over but it was fucking amazing.
Intronaut, Cult of Luna, TesseracT, and Katatonia was pretty fucking awesome too. Wish I could have saw Enslaved live. I just got into them last year. I found out a month after I got into them they played a few miles from I live. | slapguitarer
01.13.14 | I guess I need a post-hardcore history lesson. I'm just a filthy metal dude. |
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