Satyricon 09.25.2009

#50
Friday, September 25, 2009
Satyricon
Bleeding Through
Toxic Holocaust
Sonar Club Room

I don't think I'll ever figure out the proper timing for Sonar shows. The last time I wanted to see the early bands I got there way too early and this time I missed half of Toxic Holocaust. Anyway, Toxic Holocaust was still awesome and could totally be my new favorite band. Looks like they're going to be back through this region again before the end of the year, so I'll definitely be back for that. Nuke the cross!
Bleeding Through I have seen before and I will say that at least they're hot. And neck tattooed. But although I like hardcore and I like metal, I just don't like them. Whatever.
Finally, I finally see Satyricon after at least two failed attempts to see them in the past. It was fucking awesome too. Hey, where did everybody go? A lot of people left after BT but that was OK but it looked a little sad. I think there were actually more people there for Marduk and that was on a weeknight. But they still put on a top-notch set and seemed to be really enjoying themselves. They played both old and new stuff and now I have The Wolfpack in my head (which is so much better than what was in there before). K.I.N.G. was one of the encores (they played three) so I was excited about that. No Black Lava though. Frost is an amazing drummer - even after seeing the Gojira drummer earlier this week.
I can't believe I've already been to 50 shows this year. My record is 57 which is probably beatable, although I'm missing a lot of good stuff in the next couple weeks (no Lady Gaga or 3 Inches of Blood for me, :-(

Napalm Death + Toxic Holocaust 05.05.2009

#25
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Napalm Death
Toxic Holocaust
Hawthorne Theatre, Portland, OR

So after meeting Capt. Phil in Albany, OR and not understanding how to get tickets to the Deadliest Catch viewing party featuring him and Jake, I headed back to Portland for the Napalm Death show. I was sad that I missed Coliseum but excited to see Toxic Holocaust on their home turf. I think they could be my new favorite band.
I skipped out on Kataklysm and watched Deadliest Catch in the front bar.
There weren't many people there for Napalm Death but enough of them annoyed me. The venue was OK - the all ages part of the floor is separated from the 21+ portion by the sound booth. The Napalm Death set was basically the same as Jaxx, though they didn't have any sound problems. At least Portland has good beer.

Napalm Death 04.12.2009

#14 Easter Sunday, April 12, 2009
Napalm Death
Kataklysm
Toxic Holocaust
Coliseum
Trap Them
Jaxx

This show was set to start pretty early so I went straight from work (which was thankfully also out early). I had no idea what was going on when I got there but Trap Them was already on. I never heard them say their name so I had to look it up today. The singer had neck tats - which was my only tweet about them.
Up next was Coliseum, a three piece from KY who kinda remind me of Mastodon. I really liked them and managed to get up off my fat ass to go stand up front. I'm looking forward to seeing them again when I catch this tour in Portland.
I wasn't really sure what to make of Toxic Holocaust when they were setting up. Frankly I was a little scared - what with the hair and the skinny jeans and all. However, I was pleasantly surprised that TH kicks fuckin ass! Thrash, speed metal, whatever you want to call it. Seemed like their set was a lot longer than the first two bands, although it was quite a good thing. They should have a good reception from their local crowd in Portland.
Ah Kataklysm, y'all have real purty hair. Musically, they're not really my thing but it was a fun set nevertheless.
Finally, with the curse of the PA, Napalm Death. The mic went out for an entire song but they didn't seem too fazed by it. They played a handful of songs from their latest album and then a mix of old old songs and other stuff. I've been reading the history of grindcore book and actually considered asking them to sign it, but maybe I should finish reading it first.