Oh yeah the music. he he he.. DOOM DOOM DOOMY DOOM! First off each band on the BRUTALFEST bill was metal but Metal in its own way. The MassMetal way. That to me is what makes MASSMETAL so good and so much fun to be a part of. There is truly a metal band in MA for every kind of metal fan. Plus the bands that were at BRUTALFEST do not suck. No really, they don’t suck. Go to their websites, go to their shows and check em out and tell me they suck. You wont…you wanna know why? Cuz they don’t.
18 Wheels of Justice seriously causes me brain damage and neck injuries every time I see them. Their set is always absolutely relentless and this one was no different. I am sitting at a flea market this afternoon humming “off we go into battle” That song should be in a video game or in a movie. It is an aggressive war-cry masterpiece. It never gets old and it is permanently stuck in my head. They remind me of one of my favorite metal albums -Ride the lightning – Metallica but 18 Wheels are faster, better and with current musical influences.
Hollow Image was tight and better than I have ever heard them before. I love Josh’s aggression and head banging. Lauren was slamming behind her kit in a mass of black flailing hair and ripping elbows. I think Hollow tends to get grouped in with some odd bands but were an awesome fit for BRUTALFEST. Fast head banging, body shaking metal. I personally am always going to support a girl in a metal band actually playing an instrument not “singing”. Much respect to Lauren always. True Metal.
Liquid Violence was sick and fun and got the crowd screaming and got Jake on stage. I forgot my camera so I can not wait to see pix. If anyones got em let me know so I can post them here. I will give ya credit. Liquid brings the road experience perfection one rarely finds in a band. A band so tight and together they are in complete sync. They bring the energy of the entire room and crowd right up front…regardless if there are people talking in the back instead of paying attention. They demand your attention and they deserve it. True metal road-warriors. We salute you. |M|
Kultur is the type of music that I can not even describe accurately. I get so lost in their set usually I can not even remember where I am. My knees get all wobbly, my neck is throbbing, all I see is hair and lights and I fade into pure metal bliss. All I can say is if you like their music or even remotely like their cd. See them live. It is a live experience of metal that will never disappoint. I went to a show saw Kultur and for the next year I am pretty sure we went to every single Kultur show in the area. (except one which was cuz jake messed up directions … I was so pissed) They are always brutal, always thrashin, always slammin, always true MASSMETAL.
Last but not least Wretched Asylum. I have seen them in their band space and drank till I puked and had such a good time. I like them but never loved them. Since last night though I have changed. Wretched impressed me more than I have been impressed with a band in a long time. I usually do not go for theatrical, theme bands. I never liked Marilyn Manson or Alice Cooper, I do like Slipknot though. But I realized why I like Wretched Asylum when I do not like that theatrical stuff. Wretched writes good ass music. My head was banging harder than it had been all night before or after. The crowd got into them after hearing one or two and they did not relent or disappoint. I love the blood and gore and messy scariness. It adds DOOM to the show and they write some doomy doom music. A complete live metal experience. The whole crowd after their set was standing in stunned silence. We all walked away saying damn Wretched was sooo good tonight. Jake still has blood in his hair. |M|
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