4.29.07 - The headliners were Cannibal Corpse and Behemoth, but this isn't why I skipped on down to this show on a Sunday night... it was because of the ridiculously powerviolence triple-opener listed above.
I made it there to see the last half of Psyopus' set (thanks to shitty time listing by Ticketmaster), but was more than treated to the calculated, spastic assault I was hoping for... If you haven't already caught these guys live, seriously do yourself a favor and figure out a way to now. Everybody loves a sonic assault, fully fused with beserk energy!
Job For a Cowboy was next, and right from the get-go busted in the heads of the entire audience. Familiar with their EP work, I was stoked (enough to use the word 'stoked' right now) for them to take the stage. The only thing I felt kind of let down about was that most of their set seemed to be new material... And it seemed like a good portion of the audience had somehow gotten their hands on tracks from their upcoming album, because they were already yelling along with them. But regardless of that (which actually wasn't a problem, since the new tracks are fuckin sick), their set was incredible.
Then it was time for my own personal main event... The fuckin Red Chord... Right out the gate, the guys of the Chord tore my face off. Their set was half from "Fused Together in Revolving Doors," half from "Clients," with one new track thrown in, and the pummeling never stopped til the final breakdown. I thought they fuckin killed, but it seemed like some of the crowd wasn't digging on their sense of humor in between songs (i think it takes a higher intelligence - like mine - to appreciate "Who loves sandwiches? .. Who loves ravioli??" yelled in a cookie-monster vocal at the crowd). Guy and company are one of the most incredible live shows around, and I can't say enough about the whole package of this band... from the albums, to the videos, to the shirts, to the vibe, to the tracks, etc... They're rewriting how this scene should run. Thank them.
Oh, yeah, and then Behemoth went on, they are silly... i can't believe people were into the goofy corpse paint, and their foreign accents which completely demolished any 'heavy badassness' they were trying to convey.... Ugh, get a real job. And I have nothing bad to say about Cannibal Corpse, I respect their longevity... but it's like AC/DC, the secret is don't change anything about the formula... But I'm just kinda over it.
The Red Chord - "Fixation On Plastics"
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