Venue: The House of Blues, Chicago, IL. I've been here a number of times, and the sound quality is very good, but because of the 9:30 curfew, the show has to start early which I don't like very much.
Bands (from opener to headliner): Lecherous Nocturne, Skeletonwitch, 1349, Cannibal Corpse
Lecherous Nocturne: I had never heard of these guys before, but they did good live. I'm more than likely not gonna check them out because I didn't like their music, but like i said, their stage presence was good.
Skeletonwitch: This is what got the people moving! One of the bands that I can safely say are much better live than in the studio! They played a long enough set for people to enjoy and everyone was having fun during their set. The crowd surfing started (I joined in later on) and overall they kicked ass as usual! I hadn't seen these guys since The Black Dahlia Murder in October, and I think it'll be a while before I see them again, which sucks, but I'll still be looking forward to the next time they're coming around!
1349: I knew these guys were a black metal band from Norway, but I had never listened to them before until now. They were actually really good! A lot of people loved them and I'm actually listening to their Hellfire album now! But back to the show, this is where things got brutal, and not just the band. There were 2 fights during their set, security was all over the place at that point. This is why morons who have short tempers should not be in the pit. But overall, they were really good and I'm probably gonna check out more of their stuff later on!
Cannibal Corpse: And the moment we were all waiting for! They had a much longer set list than the last time I saw them, when they weren't even headlining! They changed it up a lot from the 2 previous times I saw them, which was a great thing because some of their songs haven't been played for a long time, such as The Cryptic Stench. Again, there were some jackasses picking fights with people in the pit for no reason but security took care of them, so the pits were free of morons. I went in for a good portion of the set, and now I have bruises on both of my arms, and my nose and hip were nailed pretty hard so if I apply pressure to there then I can feel it a little. I've said this before and I'll say it again: Cannibal Corpse fans don't fuck around. But really, those pits were incredibly fun, and I think I burned more calories from that show than I do working out a night!
Overall, it was an amazing show! I met up with a few people I knew, saw some people from previous shows, and met new people as well. Hopefully Cannibal Corpse or Skeletonwitch will be back in Chicago soon enough. Next concert: Mastodon on May 19th!
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