Show Playlist for 4-27-2012

Judas Priest - Hellion/Electric Eye
Blind Guardian - Fast to Madness
Deliverance - Flesh and Blood
Tyr - Hall of Freedom
Demons and Wizards - Blood on My Hands
The Grim Reaper - All Hell Let Loose
Mpire of Evil - Hellspawn
Hatchet - Frozen Hell
Riot - Warrior
Intruder - The Martyr
( Ray and Ryan's Playlist
Skeletonwitch - Baptized in Flames
Turisas - Rasputin
Northern Kings - Don't Stop Believing
Avantasia - Scales of Justice
Savatage - Gutter Ballet
Destroy Destroy Destroy - Realm of Ancient Shadows
Dragonforce - Cry Thunder
Heavenly - Sign of the Winner
Eluveitie - Inis Mona
Sabaton - Metal Crue
Finntroll - Trollhammaren
Firewind - Into the Fire
Dionysus - Anima Mundi )
Hallows Eve - Plunging to Megadeath
Grimfist - Mosh Pit Underground
Savage Blade - We are the Hammer
In Battle - From the flesh and Bones of Our Enemies
Gehenna - Angel Wings and Raven Claws
Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult - Beneath the Moon Scars Above
Living Sacrifice - Rules of Engagement
Avenged Sevenfold - Scream
Nightwish - Storytime
Empty Playground - D.E.V.I.L.
End of Level Boss - As the Earth Forgets Us
Dead Star Assembly - Arm and Leg
Mantic Ritual - Panic
Metal Church - Psycho
Rainbow - Run With the Wolf
Virgin Steel - Through the Ring of Fire
Cynic - Veil of Maya
Death - Without Judgement
Atheist - Why Bother?
Shah - Beware

Midnight show at Kopec's 4-26-2012

 Me and RJ went to attend a small show at Kopec's Bar where Midnight was headlining with four punk band openers.  The show was pretty awesome and pretty cramped.  But Midnight was amazing and since they're just from around the border in Ohio I hope they stop through Pittsburgh again soon. All pictures from Kopec's Bar.

Mutated Genes

Liebestod

Drug Lust

Bloated Sluts

Midnight

Show Playlist for 4-20-2012

Demon - Full Moon/Night of the Demon
Destructor - Skull Splitter
Steel Attack - Thunder Knight
Machines Head - House of the Suffering
Black Sabbath - After Forever
Savage - The Devil Take You
Metallica - Seek and Destroy
Motorhead - Ace of Spades
Evil Dead - Future Shock
Accept - Hellfire
High on Fire - Bloody Knuckles
High on Fire - Warhorn
Jeff Loomis - Mercurial
Jeff Loomis - Ultimatum
Municipal Waste - New Dead Master
Municipal Waste - Crushing Chest Wound
Accept - Hung Drawn and Quartered
Venom - Sacrifice
Pig Destoyer - Loathsome
Grave Digger - The Grave Digger
Witchfynder General - Death Penalty
Morbid Angel - Chapel -of Ghouls
James Murphy - Touching the Earth
Midnight Syndicate - Haunted Nursery
Jungle Rot - I Predict A Riot
Suicidal Tendencies - controlled by Hatred
God Dethroned - No Survivors
CKY - Hellions on Parade
Earth Crisis - To Ashes
Starkweather - Bustuari
Rise to Fall -  Prophet of Doom
Godflesh - Like Rats
Art 238 - Guinea Pig
( Ray and Ryan's playlist
Destroy Destroy Destroy - Battle Cry
Edguy - Lavatory Love Machine
Ensiferum - Hero in a Dream
Testament - Practice What You Preach
Amon Amarth - Where Death Seems to Dwell
Iced Earth - Stormrider
Angra - Nora Era
Children of Bodom - Silent Night Bodom Night
 Sonata Artica - 8th Commandment
Rhapsody of Fire - Unholy Warcry
Equilibrium - Unbesiegt
Wintersun - Beyond the Dark Sun )

In Solitude, Devil's Blood, Behemoth at Mr. Smalls 4-12-2012

Here are some late pics from the In Solitude, Devil's Blood and Behemoth show myself and RJ attended.  The show was pretty killer.  Everybody put on a good show, even though we had to leave part way through Behemoths set.

Show Playlist for 4-6-2012

Ensiferum - Intro/Hero in a Dream
Black Label Society - Parade of the Dead
Cauldron - Witch Trail
Marty Friedman - Saturation Point
Ozzy Osbourne - Over the Mountain
Holy Terror - Damned by the Judges
King Diamond - Welcome Home
Devastation - Souls of Sacrifice
Carnivore - Thermonuclear Warrior
Running Wild - Marooned
Children of Bodom - Living Dead Beat
White Wizzard - Out of Control
Electric Wizard - Devil's Bride
Savatage - White Wizard
Savatage - Prelude to Madness/Hall of the Mountain King
King Diamond - Abigal
Slayer - Born of Fire
Cirith Ungol - Death of the Sun
Raven - Hell Patrol
Diamond Head - Lightning to the Nations
Halford - Made of Metal
Atrophy - Violent by Nature
Blind Illusion - Vengeance is Mine
Amon Amarth - Death in Fire
Metallica - Escape
Crowbar - All I Had
Killswitch Engage - This Fire Burns
Devil Driver - Forgiveness is a Six Gun
Crimfall - Where Waning winds Lead
Kreator - Servant in Heaven, King in Hell
Manowar - Heart of Steel
Twisted Sister - King of the Fools
Crowpath - Protected by Judas
Assaulter - Into Submission
Devil Driver - I Could Care Less
Warlock - All We Are
Megadeth - Killing is My Business
Metallica - Am I Evil?
Dark Angel - Perish in Flames
Anthrax - Madhouse
Slayer - Raining Blood
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Motorhead - Cat Scratch Fever
Death Mask - Split the Atom
Jon Oliva's Pain - Death Rides a Black Horse
The Lord Weird Slough Feg - Cauldron of Blood

Overkill - Electric Age

On Tuesday March 27th the latest Overkill album was released upon the world, which of course meant a trip to FYE.  This album is a great follow up to 2010's Ironbound, which was an amazing release.  They haven't done anything crazy like try to incorporate harps or sing about mollusks or any other strange thing metal bands have tried over the years. Just the same, good ol' pissed off sounding Overkill.  The album starts off with an appropriately named track called "Come and Get It."  The song kick off with some guitar work that builds up for over a minute before the riff kicks in and then finally Bobby makes himself known.  At about 3:30 there's this chanting/echoing noise that starts with mimicking guitars that is different for Overkill, but I like it.  The next sound, "Electric Rattlesnake" is my favorite song on the album.  It's so good.  There's a riff that starts up at about 2:55 that I wish would go on for three minutes.  I don't think it's possible to listen to it and not bob your head.  The next two tracks "Wish You Were Dead" and "Black Daze" are also very good.  The whole album is great but the one curve ball they throw is at the very end on "Good Night."  The song starts off with an acoustic guitar, which threw me off for a second.  There are some pauses in the playing where I kept waiting for the electric guitars to come in, but it takes about a minutes and fifteen seconds before you hear any.  But overall I really enjoy Electric Age and I pray that they come to Pittsburgh to support it.

Van Halen concert 3-30-2012

Van Halen hit up Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh on March 30th, 2012.  Two important things happened.  First, they didn't break up before the show and second, they didn't break up during the show ( although, during a song Dave did yell at a crew member who was down in front of the stage, apparently doing something wrong.  "Hey man, get off you ass! These people paid for tickets!").  So a bunch of people must have had their fingers crossed.  But they put on an amazing show.  It was awesome to see Eddie casually recline back on the couple of steps in front of the drum set and solo like crazy for three or four minutes.  The only bummer, and this certainly wasn't the bands fault, was that our seats were in the nose bleed section.  And my camera died halfway through the show.  But other than that it was a terrific show and I hope they decide to come back around soon.