Saw Hate Eternal, Born of Osiris, Unearth, Cannibal Corpse, and Hatebreed last night at Pops in St. Louis.
Hate Eternal sucked. Real disappointment. Thought the drummer was awesome, until we walked over to watch his feet, only to see he had those things triggered to the max, beaters were barely touching the drums. Couldn't distinguish any of the instruments because the sound was horrible. Just bad.
Born of Osiris was pretty damn good, though following HE probably helped them out a lot. got the crowd going, cool double leads and guitar solos, and I always like a keyboard in metal. They did some pretty technical stuff. Probably going to check out one of their CDs.
Unearth stole the show. They were amazing. Teir sound was perfect; you could distinguish every instrument from the other. They had awesome energy and stage presence. Awesome performance. I'm not sure if I'm going to buy any of their stuff, but I'd definitely see them again.
Cannibal Corpse. Well, I guess if you like CC, you would have liked it. All the songs sounded the same (as pretty much all CC songs do to me, recorded or otherwise). Vocals were up to loud IMO, and drowned out everything out with his mono-tonal growls. I did like Hammer Smashed Face (though, it is the only song I know by them) and the drummer's blasting was some of the best I've seen live. The CC fans in the crowd were really into it, and the stuff the vocalist said had my laughing (e.g., "This next song is about shooting blood from your c**k!").
Hatebreed: Same as with CC. If you like 'em, you would have enjoyed their show. They were good, just not my kind of music. Crowd really got into them, and the pit was crazy (to watch). First time I've seen a dude in a wheelchair go crowd surfing (at his request).
So, overall, good show. Born of Osiris was great, and Unearth was amazing. Definitely recommend any metal head to see them, especially Unearth.
Edited by ~Rael~ - December 12 2009 at 22:40
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