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Fight Paris opened the show to a huge ovation (though the crowd was surprisingly small at this point), which turned out to be their biggest applause of their set. From a distance, their singer looked like Eddie Vedder, but as I walked closer to the stage, he looked more like the singer of Ugly Kid Joe.
Their music sounded like a mix between 60s/70s rebel rock, grunge, hardcore and The Bronx. It was interesting, but I'm not sure I was sold or not. I'd like ot hear their debut album to make a more educated decision, but I don't see myself shelling out the money to buy it.
Misery Signals blew me away. I haven't listened to them in about a year, and their amazing set left me asking myself why. Their drummer was a fucking madman, constantly modifying his beat to keep things interesting. The collest thing about him was that his hands never stopped moving, but his head barely moved. The guitars were constatly playing something powerful, or a breakdown. They sounded so great with the screaming over it. I was highly impressed with this band, and I'll be listening to them a lot more in the future.
I only saw the last two Zao songs because I was interviewing Darkest Hour. They sounded pretty good, but I didn't pay too much attention to them because I was really thirsty, but too cheap to shell out $3 (plus tip) for water, especially when I had two bottles of water and a container of Gatorade (that mysteriously appeared) in my trunk.
I don't understand why every time a band (in this case, Fight Paris) is nice enough to give away condoms, a few shitheads in the crowd think it would be funny if they blew them up and tossed them around like a beach ball. First off, the rubber feel of a condom makes my hand feel pretty gross, so I have no desire to put my mouth anywhere near it. Secondly, ITS NOT FUCKING FUNNY!!! If the person filled it up with semen before tossing it around the club, then that would be funny. Until anyone has the balls to do that, please put condoms inside of someone so they can live out their rightful destiny.
Except for the condom toss, Darkest Hour freaking destroyed the stage. They had more energy than a 16 year old on speed and Viagra, and they were tight as hell. They shredded through their set while the crowd moshed and circle pitted. Their drummer, who is a freaking good drummer, made himself known by doing silly things like running around the stage at times when he wasn't playing and standing on his drums to get the crowd pumped up. I also noticed that one of their guitarists looked like Davey Havok. Darkest Hour totally owned the stage for the half hour they played.
Bleeding Through had Johnny Cash on the loud speakers as they took the stage, which I found odd. The blazed through some songs that I only half paid attention to. I think they're okay and all, but I wasn't really in the mood to see them. They sounded tight, and I did enjoy their use of blast beats. I left after hearing a new song, which sounded pretty good with the exception of a singing part.
Written by: RF