Valentine Massacre

We reached the place on time, but the gig started two and a half hours late! I was cursing myself for going on time, but it didn't matter at all, because the gig was a killer. One of the most brutal gigs I've been to.

The first band to play was "Amidst the Chaos". I don't remember much of their setlist, except for a very ok-ish nu-metal original and some covers which included a bad cover of Tool's Stinkfist.

Second up were Bruteforce a band that claims to play old school thrash. Their setlist included more than just old school thrash. They played some kick ass covers like Domination (Pantera), Holy Wars (Megadeth), Children of Decadence (COB) and some song by Ensiferum, if I remember right. There were violent moshpits during Domination and Holy Wars. While they nailed all the originals perfectly, their original was again, not a very memorable one. It was about some reservations in the private sector or some such bull-shit. The drummer deserves a special mention. He was good. The vocalist needs to improve though.

Next up were Exhumation. This is the second time I'm seeing this band . And unfortunately both the times, the band had some problem with the sound.
I'm not very familiar with the kind of music these guys play, but they were awesome. I hear that they played some Vader. The vocalist was just brilliant.

Next up were Redemption. I was seeing them for the second time. Despite all the hype, I didn't like their music too much. The vocals were too monotonous. I don't remember the setlist except for one *hold your breath* Meshuggah cover. That was just very bad in my opinion . First of all, how can you cover Meshuggah with just one guitarist? The song just didn't have that punch. And secondly, the vocalist was screaming away in one constant pitch. I'd say first get your act right and then cover Meshuggah.

Time to smoke. It was weird that smoking was prohibited in the hall where the gig was taking place. Anyway, I think we should be happy that we have some place in Bombay where we can have metal gigs. By the time we came back, Infernal Wrath was on stage and this was the band of the night for me. They just destroyed. They covered Cannibal Corpse (I cum blood is the only song I remember), *OMFG!!!* Cryptopsy's Phobophile and played a Slayer medley which was just insane. JP, the man on the drums was just mad. This was also the first time I saw a vocalist walk into the moshpit with the mic (you need balls for that!). People ripped his shirt off and the guy kept singing like a mad dog.

Sadly, we couldn't stay for the last two bands Metakix and Bhayanak Maut, the band for which we went to the gig! Anyway, it was one hell of a gig. Metchulll!