Batman138
03/28/09, 01:33 PM
This show has been so much fun, I went to it last night and saw all the bands that I was excited to see. I will probably go back tonight for converge and cro mags. But friday was probably the best overall hardcore show I have ever been to, so much fun, a crazy crowd, stage dives, head walks, jumping from balcony, it was crazy. The pit was really cool too, it was sold out but the pit was still big enough to move around and stuff, but it was probably the roughest pit I have ever been in. All the bands were great. Highlights of the day were Have Heart, Cruel Hand, and Mother Of Mercy, Mother Of Mercy is probably my favorite hardcore band right now (next to This is Hell).
Here was the lineup:
Heathens
Mother of Mercy
Foundation
Title Fight
Reign Supreme
Cruel Hand
War Hungry
Bracewar
Trapped Under Ice
Cold World
Have Heart
I had never heard of Heathens but they were really awesome, along the same style as Mother Of Mercy, I really enjoyed them and will be checking out their material.
Mother Of Mercy were outstanding, like I said, one of the better bands in hardcore right now. They played a nice fast set but played their best songs. They playe a few new songs that sounded great, can't wait for a full album from them. Here is their set (might be missing one):
Nailed Down
Cold Sun
Ice Burn
Untitled New Song
Divide
Pulled Under
Demise
Foundation were awesome, Im from Atlanta and at least 50 other people from atlanta came for them and had a lot of fun, it was definitely their best performance that I have seen from them and Im not even a huge fan of them. Here are some of the songs they played (missing some):
Never Stops Reigning
Against the Wall
Evaporate
Keyhole
Testing Patience
Title Fight were pretty good, I had never heard them before but they put on a good show, kids went crazy for them, I was definitely impressed by them. It was cool cause they didn't have a front man and just two guitarists that did vocals, but there was still a lot of energy.
Reign Supreme were good, they are becoming one of my favorite hardcore bands but I was a little dissapointed with their set, they played a lot of new songs which were sounded really good and everything but they didn't play the new song that I wanted to hear, Slipping Away. They were running short on time too so they didn't play one of their songs. Once their new record hits they should be a lot better. But still a fun set, here is what I remember them playing (I think I am missing one, possibly "to a dead god":
Iscariot
I Stand Defiant
New Song
New Song
New Song
Still Unbroken
Cruel Hand were so much fun, I can't get enough of this band, so much energy and they sound great live. The crowd went the most nuts for this band (so far), the dudes are super nice too and I can't wait till I see them again. This is what they played:
Dead Weight
Hounds
Damaged Goods
Life In Shambles
Above and Below
Trust Me
Without A Pulse
Begin Descension
War Hungry were another band I had never listened to and I enjoyed them a lot too, they had a cool sound to them that was different from a lot of hardcore bands, they seemed to have a lot of sound issues but other thant that they were good.
Bracwar were a ton of fun, of course the crowd went crazy for them, it was a real rought pit and they played great. It was interesting watching them because they have so many short songs but they put so much energy into them that it is really good, plus they were able to pretty much play all their songs. Here are most of the songs they played (not in order and Im probably missing something):
Get Sick
APS
Money Maker
Watch It Burn
Calling Out
Doom Dat
Empty Promises
New Song
Spirals
On Your Own
Power Violence
Friends Like You
Trapped Under Ice were crazy too, I think the crowd went craziest for this band, more than all of the other bands, it was nuts. They sounded really good too, I have seen them before but they were much better here. I don't listen to them much but I pretty sure they played these songs:
Half A Person
Skeleton Heads
Stay Cold
New Song
Street Lights
Realtiy Unfolds
Cold World were honestly a little dissapointing, I was expecting them to be really good but I wasn't impressed, overall I think they were the worst band of the night (which isn't saying much considering all the bands were awesome) Plus they didn't play "Cold World" which is my favorite song and I thought they were definitely gonna play it. Again I don't know everything they played but Im pretty sure they played these songs:
Boom Bye Bye
Do The Knowledge
Dedicated to Babies Who Came Feet First
New Song
Refuse To Lose
Time To Break Down
Have Heart was so much fun, I have grown to really like them, primarily due to their shows, there is just so much passion in their performances its impossible to not like them (I didn't even like them that much until I saw them live). But I think they probably gave the best performance of the night, but I was a little dissapointed with their set list it could have been much different. I also was kinda expecting the crowd to go a lot crazier after seeing some videos from last years fest. But they did not play Lionheart or Armed With A Mind which was also kinda dissapointed. Anyways here is their set from what I remember, I don't know the new songs very well but they at least played the ones I list here plus probably one or two more:
Watch Me Rise
The Same Son
Bostons
Watch Me Sink
Pave Paradise
Life Is Hard Enough
Something More Than Ink
The Machinist
Song Of Shame
Hard Bark on the Family tree
The Unbreakable
Here was the lineup:
Heathens
Mother of Mercy
Foundation
Title Fight
Reign Supreme
Cruel Hand
War Hungry
Bracewar
Trapped Under Ice
Cold World
Have Heart
I had never heard of Heathens but they were really awesome, along the same style as Mother Of Mercy, I really enjoyed them and will be checking out their material.
Mother Of Mercy were outstanding, like I said, one of the better bands in hardcore right now. They played a nice fast set but played their best songs. They playe a few new songs that sounded great, can't wait for a full album from them. Here is their set (might be missing one):
Nailed Down
Cold Sun
Ice Burn
Untitled New Song
Divide
Pulled Under
Demise
Foundation were awesome, Im from Atlanta and at least 50 other people from atlanta came for them and had a lot of fun, it was definitely their best performance that I have seen from them and Im not even a huge fan of them. Here are some of the songs they played (missing some):
Never Stops Reigning
Against the Wall
Evaporate
Keyhole
Testing Patience
Title Fight were pretty good, I had never heard them before but they put on a good show, kids went crazy for them, I was definitely impressed by them. It was cool cause they didn't have a front man and just two guitarists that did vocals, but there was still a lot of energy.
Reign Supreme were good, they are becoming one of my favorite hardcore bands but I was a little dissapointed with their set, they played a lot of new songs which were sounded really good and everything but they didn't play the new song that I wanted to hear, Slipping Away. They were running short on time too so they didn't play one of their songs. Once their new record hits they should be a lot better. But still a fun set, here is what I remember them playing (I think I am missing one, possibly "to a dead god":
Iscariot
I Stand Defiant
New Song
New Song
New Song
Still Unbroken
Cruel Hand were so much fun, I can't get enough of this band, so much energy and they sound great live. The crowd went the most nuts for this band (so far), the dudes are super nice too and I can't wait till I see them again. This is what they played:
Dead Weight
Hounds
Damaged Goods
Life In Shambles
Above and Below
Trust Me
Without A Pulse
Begin Descension
War Hungry were another band I had never listened to and I enjoyed them a lot too, they had a cool sound to them that was different from a lot of hardcore bands, they seemed to have a lot of sound issues but other thant that they were good.
Bracwar were a ton of fun, of course the crowd went crazy for them, it was a real rought pit and they played great. It was interesting watching them because they have so many short songs but they put so much energy into them that it is really good, plus they were able to pretty much play all their songs. Here are most of the songs they played (not in order and Im probably missing something):
Get Sick
APS
Money Maker
Watch It Burn
Calling Out
Doom Dat
Empty Promises
New Song
Spirals
On Your Own
Power Violence
Friends Like You
Trapped Under Ice were crazy too, I think the crowd went craziest for this band, more than all of the other bands, it was nuts. They sounded really good too, I have seen them before but they were much better here. I don't listen to them much but I pretty sure they played these songs:
Half A Person
Skeleton Heads
Stay Cold
New Song
Street Lights
Realtiy Unfolds
Cold World were honestly a little dissapointing, I was expecting them to be really good but I wasn't impressed, overall I think they were the worst band of the night (which isn't saying much considering all the bands were awesome) Plus they didn't play "Cold World" which is my favorite song and I thought they were definitely gonna play it. Again I don't know everything they played but Im pretty sure they played these songs:
Boom Bye Bye
Do The Knowledge
Dedicated to Babies Who Came Feet First
New Song
Refuse To Lose
Time To Break Down
Have Heart was so much fun, I have grown to really like them, primarily due to their shows, there is just so much passion in their performances its impossible to not like them (I didn't even like them that much until I saw them live). But I think they probably gave the best performance of the night, but I was a little dissapointed with their set list it could have been much different. I also was kinda expecting the crowd to go a lot crazier after seeing some videos from last years fest. But they did not play Lionheart or Armed With A Mind which was also kinda dissapointed. Anyways here is their set from what I remember, I don't know the new songs very well but they at least played the ones I list here plus probably one or two more:
Watch Me Rise
The Same Son
Bostons
Watch Me Sink
Pave Paradise
Life Is Hard Enough
Something More Than Ink
The Machinist
Song Of Shame
Hard Bark on the Family tree
The Unbreakable