Dec 18, 2004 07:05
last night was the Not So Silent Night show
when we got there we were chillin in the merch line for a while, and then we see Ken Susi from UNEARTH. So we get a picture with him and talk to him for a while, the show could have ended right there and I would've been happy. So we go get the bracelet things and get on line and go upstairs into the giant room that nobody ever knew about at Rex Plex.
First band came on, Seamless. They blew ass. Then came Folly. They were fuckin amazing. They mix ska with hardcore/metal. I don't think i've ever seen people go from skanking to moshing in the same song before. So yeah that was a pretty fun set. Then From First to Last came on. Wow just when i didn't think it could get any worse than the first band. Their music wasn't that bad, just that they had a really girly sounding whiny singer. After them was Boys Night Out, they had a couple of catchy songs but overall it wasn't too good.
Up next was the band most of the crowd was there to see....UNEARTH. They opened with "The Great Dividers" into "Endless." Then they suprised the hell out of us and played "Zombie Autopilot" then some song i didn't know. "This Lying World" was next and thats when the pit got crazy "oooooooooooh BREAKDOWN!" After that was "One Step Away" when Ken stood on the amp and played the guitar solo behind his head. Then they closed with "Black Hearts Now Reign" and they dragged the song out soooo much that when they actually played the breakdown there was literally blood on the floor. We got jipped though. Poison the Well didn't play because their drummer was in the hospital. We were pissed even though the crowd would just kinda be standing around during their set. We didn't stay for From Autumn to Ashes and Andrew W.K. because everyone was so tired after Unearth.
So overall, in a crapload of pain and i have a sore throat, but holy crap was it worth it.