Those damn music festivals! A couple of weeks ago, I bought a ticket for Europe’s biggest indoor extreme metal fest, only to find out that the 2 bands that I absolutely didn’t want to miss were scheduled at the same time! Whereas a friend of mine choose to see NAPALM DEATH’s hyper intense show in its entirety, I decided to quit halfway through their fantastic show in order to see Finland’s grindcore masters ROTTEN SOUND who laid down an ultra-ferocious & devastating set, dedicated to… NAPALM DEATH!
“I can’t believe so many people showed up for us while the gods of grindcore are playing in the main hall” said Rotten Sound singer Keijo Niinimaa and I immediately realized that I wasn’t the only one who had just made a very difficult choice. Apparently, ROTTEN SOUND was somehow aware of this which resulted in an extremely ruthless set that sounded like the aural equivalent of a precise bombardment. This may sound like a cliché but really, this set was so fuckin’ HEAVY that it felt like a BOMB. An earth-shattering gig by one of the most ferocious grindcore bands around these days. Like my old Big Black t-shirt used to state: Power Where You Need It!
NAPALM DEATH has been around since 1986 and although their music underwent quite some changes, they are still considered one of the best and most crucial bands around in the metal department. Singer Barney Greenway is a wonderful down-to-earth bloke who is a real joy to watch on stage and one of the few lead singers who has actually something interesting to say in-between songs. You should definitely check out Earache’s 2003 2cd compilation 'Noise For Music’s Sake' which is a perfect anthology but even if you are not so keen on their albums, a NAPALM DEATH show is a total unique experience that you cannot afford to miss if you like your music loud, adventurous and heavy. I hereby induct NAPALM DEATH into my personal Hall of Fame!
One other band that made quite an impression on me was SIX FEET UNDER whose singer’s ear piercing screech and huge dreadlocks had to be heard/seen to be believed! Each time he started banging his head, it looked like he was in a terrible fight with a huge octopus. Awesome!
Brutal Truth, Venomous Concept, Cripple Bastards, Eyehategod, Rotten Sound, Napalm Death… what’s next?
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