I finished these two bands first because I have never seen them live before and they impressed me the most! I really enjoyed both their sets and feel like they are going to be in heavy rotation in my
iPod.
Behemoth -they are truly a brutal band. I was dying in my tank top and shorts at this show and complained about the heat. Tampa is definitely not a place you want to be in the Summer. The humidity was high and not only did you sweat, but it just stuck to you and made it worse. These guys walk on stage in
corpsepaint and full gear and I got hot just looking at them! They put on an amazing show and had an endurance anyone can admire. If it were me up there, I would have passed out. Later on I find out that they are from Poland! (I am part polish too). That is why they are warriors! The crowd welcomed them with a great pit and I think all had a great time.
Nergal, Orion and Seth were the only ones that I could take great pics of. Poor Inferno was hidden behind the kit, so I did the best I could. Did I mention that I happened to be right under Seth when he spit out "blood" and I got bathed in it? I didn't bother washing it off and a lady came up to me later and asked me if I realized I had blood all over me. I told her yes and kept walking. That was too funny. Here are a few pics from that show:
All That Remains puts on an interactive show. They have a great cohesion with each other and Phil really stirs the crowd up and gets them involved. I have to say I really love
Oli and Mike's guitar work. Jason just
makes drumming look easy; we know its not. I save Jeanne for last because she is living my childhood dream. Back when I was growing up, you didn't see girls in metal, other than Lita Ford and the other chick "hair" bands. It's so cool that she will give a generation of girls out there the hope that they too can shred with the boys. Jeanne, you are one my new heroes!