What Shows Have You Been To Lately?

**Janszoon** · 05-04-2023, 07:15 AM

Obituary
with Immolation, Blood Incantation, and Ingrown

I went to this two nights ago. I had never seen Obituary or Immolation live so I couldn't pass up the opportunity to see them both together. I had never heard of the other two bands prior to buying my ticket. Ingrown were first and played a solid, albeit short, set of high-energy metallic hardcore. Blood Incantation were second. Their style is rooted a somewhat psychedelic influenced death metal, and their most recent album isn't metal at all but rather Tangerine Dream-esque atmospheric synth music. At this show, they stuck to the death metal and they were excellent. Then Immolation took the stage and reminded me of why I like them so much. Their performance was tight, complex, and extremely intense. Apparently the drummer, Steve Shalaty, had just recovered from elbow surgery, but you would never know it from his flawless, intricate playing. Extra high marks go to lead guitarist Robert Vigna, who is among the most impressive guitarists I've ever seen live. Not only was his playing perfect, but for someone who didn't say a word, he had an incredible amount of stage presence. Finally, Obituary came on and they were great. Them and Death were my introduction to death metal back around 1989/1990, so it fun to actually see them in person after all these years. My only criticism is that Immolation is a very tough act to follow and I wish the bands had played in the opposite order, but regardless, Obituary were high energy and highly entertaining.

The Batlord · 05-04-2023, 08:09 AM

Everyone loves Bob and Vigna.

**Frownland** · 05-19-2023, 12:00 AM

billy woods and Kenny Segal killed it when I saw them last week. Small but super dedicated crowd and woods was on fire. They did most of the tracks with features from the new album without bringing the features out which was a pretty funny fakeout. Kenny Segal did a lot of sick jamming throughout the set that really elevated it. Definitely try to catch him on this tour if you can.

mike_oldfield_fan · 06-10-2023, 02:31 PM

The last gig I went to was Focus. Second time seeing them, best live band I think I've ever witnessed. Incredible musicianship

flytrap · 06-11-2023, 09:02 PM

Joji! He was amazing-- great chemistry with the DJ he brought on stage and gorgeous visuals.

Tristan_Geoff · 06-17-2023, 11:44 PM

Wednesday B)

Moemai · 07-02-2023, 07:31 AM

Last show was dEUS concert in Lisbon.

05-04-2023, 07:15 AM	#481 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Obituary with Immolation, Blood Incantation, and Ingrown I went to this two nights ago. I had never seen Obituary or Immolation live so I couldn't pass up the opportunity to see them both together. I had never heard of the other two bands prior to buying my ticket. Ingrown were first and played a solid, albeit short, set of high-energy metallic hardcore. Blood Incantation were second. Their style is rooted a somewhat psychedelic influenced death metal, and their most recent album isn't metal at all but rather Tangerine Dream-esque atmospheric synth music. At this show, they stuck to the death metal and they were excellent. Then Immolation took the stage and reminded me of why I like them so much. Their performance was tight, complex, and extremely intense. Apparently the drummer, Steve Shalaty, had just recovered from elbow surgery, but you would never know it from his flawless, intricate playing. Extra high marks go to lead guitarist Robert Vigna, who is among the most impressive guitarists I've ever seen live. Not only was his playing perfect, but for someone who didn't say a word, he had an incredible amount of stage presence. Finally, Obituary came on and they were great. Them and Death were my introduction to death metal back around 1989/1990, so it fun to actually see them in person after all these years. My only criticism is that Immolation is a very tough act to follow and I wish the bands had played in the opposite order, but regardless, Obituary were high energy and highly entertaining. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

05-19-2023, 12:00 AM	#483 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	billy woods and Kenny Segal killed it when I saw them last week. Small but super dedicated crowd and woods was on fire. They did most of the tracks with features from the new album without bringing the features out which was a pretty funny fakeout. Kenny Segal did a lot of sick jamming throughout the set that really elevated it. Definitely try to catch him on this tour if you can. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

06-10-2023, 02:31 PM	#484 (permalink)
mike_oldfield_fan Groupie Join Date: Jun 2023 Posts: 6	The last gig I went to was Focus. Second time seeing them, best live band I think I've ever witnessed. Incredible musicianship

06-11-2023, 09:02 PM	#485 (permalink)
flytrap Groupie Join Date: Apr 2023 Location: Canada Posts: 2	Joji! He was amazing-- great chemistry with the DJ he brought on stage and gorgeous visuals.

07-02-2023, 07:31 AM	#487 (permalink)
Moemai Groupie Join Date: Jun 2023 Posts: 3	Last show was dEUS concert in Lisbon.