Debating whether or not I'm going to drive 2 hrs to Kitchener, ON, CA to see the Planet Smashers. I haven't seen them in 4 years but they don't come to the U.S. anymore :(

Wait, explosions in the sky is playing at the jager tour? That's an awful mix of bands.

I really love your avatar.

I've been wanting to go to Roadburn since I first heard of it in 2004. They always get killer obscure bands.

Oh, and ATP this year....for Sleep.

But those are in entirely different continents so I'm fucked.

Throbbing Gristle in Brooklyn!

Maryland Death Fest May 22nd to the 24th

All I have to say is Bolt Thrower

Totally missed the MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice reunion concert....in Utah.

He even played Ninja Rap.

Best thing about Maryland Deathfest is Atheist.
But I'm still not going.

I miss Hellfest :(

You should really try to make it out there because yours truly will be there.

Maybe one day, but I don't go to fests that I have to pay to see.
I'm fucking lazy.

man oh man, going to metal fests is a cornerstone to my life. Drinks and loud noise, the only thing you have to watch out for is beer guts caressing your back.

I love fests.
But I don't feel the need to torture myself over 2 days with a mediocre and mostly retarded death metal tin ear migraine for like 3 bands.
I've gotten to the point where unless I'm working, or going as someone's guest I don't even bother anymore. Besides, I don't drive.

European metalfests are the way fests should be over here.
I'm kinda hoping to make it over to Doom Shall Rise next time my husband gets an invite. DSR line-ups are always the best.

Yeah, sometimes you got stuck with kids who play nothing but breakdowns for about 2 hours straight and you just see their fans with grills in and they're nice little tidy b ball hats. I'm mainly going to see Blot Thrower, Bird Flesh, Pestilence, Atheist, Pig Destroyer (new album sucks dick), Brutal Truth, Immolation, and of course Napalm Death. They definitely out way all the other shit so I'm pretty stoked for sure. I love Mayhem but new Mayhem is not what I'm into at all.

The Doom Shall Rise fest is soooo fucking gnarly, I love doom a lot but mostly I'm into Ohm, Boris, SunnO))), and Wolves in the Throne Room the more dronish doom style.

I'll say it again, Mayhem was one of THE most disappointing moments of my life.
Fucking TERRIBLE.

At this point I've just sat through too many fests having to listen to crappy death metal to even care. The last fest I worked at had a band that wore glowing blacklight codpieces.

I saw Sunn a few years ago.
They played a couple of shows with Sigh and Deceased.
We thought Sunn were tuning and we were throwing beer cans on top of the "stage bathroom" next to the stage and cans were falling behind them when they played.
I kinda felt bad but they weren't very friendly to begin with.
Sigh and Deceased fucking rocked it.
Sigh did their amazing cover of Venom's Black Metal while we were dancing on the stage.

I can't really get into the drone stuff, I like a little rhythm in my doom.
I'm reallllly hoping to go to DSR within the next 3 years, but it isn't up to me.
:(

Sigh is one hell of a band, I guarantee that shit was amazing especially with the Venom cover.

Isn't the Doom Shall Rise tour over in Germany? I wish I could attend that but that's a lot of money a long with it's next month so planning a flight with out months in advance would be pretty pricey.

The DSR tour goes all over Europe, but mainly Germany, yes.
The festival itself is in Germany, and yes trying to go now would be costly.
There's always next year. :)

looking forward to Phish this summer at Alpine!

/looks around

no, really!, it's going to be awesome!

I miss the Classic Metalfest that used to happen in Ohio.
That was always really fun.

I miss it too, I was actually thinking about the other day. Man, I was a regular to that and now nothing. I remember going when I was relatively young (16 I believe). I'm from Ohio so it was easily accessible.

Really?
Which years?

2002, I went with my friend and his dad. Originally how I got into metal in the first place was all because of my old friends dad, he actually introduced me to Death which I instantly fell in love with.

Hahah I was at that one!
Drunk and in the parking lot beside/behind the club.
October 31 had a live CD release from that show.
That was the one with Anvil right?

Going to Street Dogs on Paddy's day. I just have to make sure I don't drink too much leading up to it. I have my ticket at will call and don't want too drunk to pick it up.

Slightly Stoopid tonight after work and Converge on Tuesday. :)