Post by dmh on Apr 9, 2008 9:05:50 GMT -5
Wow - what a brutal gig and what a cool day!
First off - saw Ben from Evile in the pub next door, who I've known for years - told him I couldn't get hold of a ticket for the show - he said he'd try and get me on the guest list. Evile's list was full, but one of the people never showed, so I got their ticket instead! ;D
Also met MHB 2643 in the pub, had a natter about Motorhead over a pint, then went in for the gig.
First up were Gama Bomb, a bunch of young lads from Belfast. They were good, lots of silly songs about zombies, beer and Robocop! They got a night of thrash off to a great start.
Evile were up next, fresh from completing their European tour opening for Megadeth. The crowd was 100% behind them, which was just as well because they had some technical gremlins to deal with - Matt's guitar amp was playing up, and none other than Gary Holt of Exodus went onstage to fix the problem!
The rest of the band kept the crowd entertained with a few Slayer riffs. Problems sorted, they ripped through "Schizophrenia" and "Enter the Grave".
Exodus were a revelation, I had never seen them live before. New singer Rob Dukes looked like he wanted to fight the whole audience. Seriously, this guy looked so hard he could make Kerry King his bitch if he wanted to!
Right from the word go - he demanded that the room be one huge circle pit, and the band provided the soundtrack. The setlist was a perfect blend of the old and new. Of course there was only one track they could play to cap a brutal night of thrash metal - sure enough they finished on "Toxic Waltz" - in a word - Awesome!
First off - saw Ben from Evile in the pub next door, who I've known for years - told him I couldn't get hold of a ticket for the show - he said he'd try and get me on the guest list. Evile's list was full, but one of the people never showed, so I got their ticket instead! ;D
Also met MHB 2643 in the pub, had a natter about Motorhead over a pint, then went in for the gig.
First up were Gama Bomb, a bunch of young lads from Belfast. They were good, lots of silly songs about zombies, beer and Robocop! They got a night of thrash off to a great start.
Evile were up next, fresh from completing their European tour opening for Megadeth. The crowd was 100% behind them, which was just as well because they had some technical gremlins to deal with - Matt's guitar amp was playing up, and none other than Gary Holt of Exodus went onstage to fix the problem!
The rest of the band kept the crowd entertained with a few Slayer riffs. Problems sorted, they ripped through "Schizophrenia" and "Enter the Grave".
Exodus were a revelation, I had never seen them live before. New singer Rob Dukes looked like he wanted to fight the whole audience. Seriously, this guy looked so hard he could make Kerry King his bitch if he wanted to!
Right from the word go - he demanded that the room be one huge circle pit, and the band provided the soundtrack. The setlist was a perfect blend of the old and new. Of course there was only one track they could play to cap a brutal night of thrash metal - sure enough they finished on "Toxic Waltz" - in a word - Awesome!
