Location: Richmond, VA
Time: 7:30pm (doors7:00 pm)
Tickets: SOLD OUT!!! 20.00 (+ fees), 25.00 (day of show)
Openers: Kepone, The Hex Machine, and Before the Machine
Headliner: Lamb of God
Prelude to a show…
My friend and I were lucky enough to grab dinner at Gibson’s
before the show, spend a few bucks and get in line for the early entry. I
highly recommend doing this if you plan to grab the rail or have a favorite
spot in the venue. With our game plan in hand (literally, we jotted it down on
a napkin like a play by play in the game of our lives), we waited for a sign
from security. I watched the opening to the steps just behind me while my
friend watched up ahead. Then it happened. Security behind me shifted a
trashcan blocking the stairway. I grabbed my friend’s arm and pulled her with
me as I bolted for the opening. Yes! We scored the perfect spot for the show…
on the floor but just above the chaos!
Four bands. All from Richmond. All worth the wait … ?
Initially, I was surprised to hear such a light band opening
for one of the heaviest bands to come out of Richmond. The first two songs
wafted over the crowd like lullabies but the tempo picked up from there.
Despite dropping the mic and talking A LOT after every song, the crowd seemed
to enjoy and/or tolerate them. Check them out for yourself…
Second band up but unfortunately this crowd hungered for
hard metal with a bite big enough to swallow their fists of fury. Just a few
songs through the set, the crowd turned ugly and I don’t mean ugly in a good
way. Boos? Sure, but these were not your ordinary fans. What began as “Get off
the stage!” quickly turned to “You fucking suck!” and unified chants for Lamb
of God. Clusters of middle fingers popped up here and there until a sea of “Fuck
you!” waved back at the unstoppable Hex Machine.
Singer, Trevor Thomas, barked into the mic with fierce gusto
but this crowd was already lost. Bassist, unnamed on any site I can find, … oh
you know what? Fuck it. This band sucked. The crowd went as far as to turn
their backs on them while they were playing! I’ve never seen that happen. I
liked it!
On to better things…
(Review soon ... sorry so slow. Life happens.)
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