That sounds like a basic summary of what happened at UIC, but I wanna get into talking about the Kreator concert!
The picture gets cut off in the blog. For anyone who actually reads this, click on the picture to see the whole thing!
This show was at The Bottom Lounge, which as I was told, was in "the ghetto." Bullshit, it was a sketchy area at most because it was night time and foggy as well. Nothing bad about it really. I've never been there before, but I can say now that it's a nice venue! They're lenient about rules; as long as you're not a dumbass you're fine. I don't think they allowed crowdsurfing at all, but no one did it to begin with, probably because the stage was very small. The place didn't really seem full, which was strange. I'd think that there would be a lot more people there. The show clearly didn't sell out. Onto the bands now...
Lazarus A.D. - I've been listening to them for a while now and liked what I heard, so I was looking forward to them live. They did put on a good show, but the crowd wasn't really into them. A few pits broke out but that's about it, which was pretty weak. Other than that, I look forward to seeing them with Overkill in April again!
Evile - Like Lazarus A.D., I have been listening to Evile for a while too, and just like Lazarus yet again, the crowd sucked. I was surprised, Evile makes some damn good music but no one really got into it. I thought they were awesome and I can't wait to see them again with Overkill next month as well!
Nachtmystium - I didn't really like them. They weren't terrible, but not good to me as well. What was more surprising was that more people liked them better than Lazarus and Evile. There were bigger pits for Nachtmystium and a better response from the crowd even though they didn't interact with them whatsoever. It was weird.
Voivod - I heard bad things about them live, but really, they put on one hell of a show! Everyone was into them and the pits really started to go when they came on. I never really listened to Voivod before, but I am now and I really like what I hear! It makes me glad when a band I have never heard of or listened to impresses me live and gets me into their music. Their stage presence was amazing and they performed well. If they ever come back to Chicago, I'm definitely going to see them again!
Kreator - The headlining act, and what do you know? They were awesome! The pits were at their full potential, and I think I lost 10 pounds altogether that night from it! They had an amazing set and performed flawlessly, which was basically what I expected from them. Before they came on, the guy doing sound check for their instruments got into a fight with a kid throwing stuff at him and both got kicked out of the venue, which was pretty damn funny. But anyway, Kreator is definitely in the top 5 greatest live bands that I've seen for me.
So overall, it was an amazing show. The crowd could be better, especially for the opening acts, but I still met some cool people who were into the show, one of which whom I mistook for the frontman of Evile. That was pretty dumb and embarrassing on my part, but I didn't really care. Hopefully Kreator comes back to Chicago and I see them again!
And that sums up that show. I did see Titus Andronicus the next day at Reckless Records in Wicker Park. It was a free show and two of my friends love them, so we went. I couldn't really see them because so many people were in front of us in the store, but the sound was great and they still put on a great show nonetheless. It was nice seeing them for free, and I'd love to see them again, but they're coming to Chicago next month on a Wednesday, and I don't really have the time or money for it, but whatever, maybe some other time.
That was basically my weekend. It was one hell of a weekend, and a great spring break as well! I'm covered with new music to listen to for a while now and I hope this week goes by fast. I have to present a speech tomorrow which I should have done on the 5th, but scheduling conflicts with my class ruined it for me. I gotta run through it a couple times tonight and tomorrow morning to get it right. Hopefully that and the rest of the day goes well for me.
Hurr durr I forgot about this...
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