Metal Fest Day 1

So Crash, Gunner (Gimpy), and I ventured deep into the centrals of Massachusetts to a tiny little hole in the wall theater you may have heard of, the Worcester Palladium (only the best place to check out a metal show...period), for a teeny, tinsy, little festival called the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival (who am I kidding, it's the largest in the country!) We were privileged enough to go on The Syndicate's and Roadrunner Records' tabs, so we must extend a HUGE THANK YOU TO THEM!

Cash and I took over 700 pictures, we are currently working on a photo gallery where you can see all of our photos from all concerts. Please bear with us while we are under construction! thanks!

Day 1 hosted a battery of bands, along the likes of Job for a Cowboy, Children of Bodom, In Flames and Megadeth, (also known as the Gigantour!)

Unfortunately, I cannot comment on Job for a Cowboy's performance, since I decided food was pertinent, and so was a Spinefarm Record Label party with Children of Bodom themselves.

As a long time fan of Children of Bodom and In Flames, I was excited as a little metal kid in a little metal candy store for this performance. I have never had the opportunity to see Children of Bodom live, so you can imagine my excitement as they destroyed my eardrums with their grueling guitars and frantically moving tones spewing forth from the keyboard. Children of Bodom owned the Palladium for the night! They most definitely have secured a fan from the sheer energy of their performance. The closed with their signature "Downfall" (which just happens to be this girl's favorite song by them) If you ever, ever have an opportunity to see this band, I'm serious here, DO NOT PASS IT UP!

In Flames followed Children of Bodom with a more subdued performance. Playing songs primarily off of Come Clarity and A Sense of Purpose (their new album, release April 1) They tore the stage up with "Take this Life" I swear everyone in the Palladium was singing along. The energy was addicting. In Flames delivered a flawless performance. I was very happy to have the opportunity to see these guys perform for a second time. I heard a fan say they were disappointed they didn't hear any older music, but I don't agree with this random guy, because their performance was fantastic. The could have played "Mary had a Little Lamb" and my panties would have been thrown at the stage. Sorry for the scaring mental image. Back to the metal shall we? \m/

The night belonged to Megadeth, being the most seasoned. The commanded the attention of every person in that theater. I saw Megadeth my senior year in highschool, now I know I am dating myself, but oh well. I was 17. Staind and Sevendust opened for them. The stage set has changed, maybe the set list, but Megadeth delivered a performance just as solid and just as flawless and full of life as they did 8 some odd years ago. They may have been the most seasoned on this bill, but they never lost a beat. Their set list included songs as A Tout le Monde (which gave Crash chills), Tornado of Souls, Symphony of Destruction and many others that spanned their two decade career.

Day 1 was only the beginning of the ear bleeding fun. Day 2 and 3 are forthcoming

but for now,
Don't do anything we wouldn't do.
~Fade