Feeder are wank
The last 2 gigs for me have been like this!

I went to see Cannibal Corpse, then left before Children Of Bodom (main act) even came on stage.

More recently I saw Behemoth, and was utterly disappointed by Devildriver.

All That Remains are pretty good, but I think it would be interesting to see Dragonforce on a smallish stage.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 16:32, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

You seem to go for the same kind of music as me
I would have stayed for Children of Bodom though! DevilDriver were awesome at Download this year. I was in the worlds biggest circle pit to them, was fucking epic! Also saw Dragonforce at Download this year and they were quite good. Still think All That Remains are better.
(wehttamman via B3ta for microwave, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 16:35, Reply)

Devildriver
I was in their download pit a couple of year back, it was ace. Look at the vids of that, you'll always see a fat lad with his top off running round, that's me!

And tbh, while I didn't go this year, I watched the stream. The pits were pathetic. Lots of people running in a circle does not a circle pit make.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 16:39, Reply)

Ok, care to let on what a real circle pit is?
I got floored so it felt pretty real to me!

Was also at the front of Killswitch Engage's wall of death at Download this year. My mate I was with nearly shit himself when they got everyone to part and then run at each other XD
(wehttamman via B3ta for microwave, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 16:42, Reply)

Your seriously heavy bands
Cannibal Corpse, Behemoth, The Berzerker, Napalm Death, Carcass. These are the bands that do incredible circle pits.

The only compliment I'll ever pay, but back at Download 2005 when Trivium weren't the complete bag of wank they are these days, their circle pits to 'Pull Harder...' were pretty good.

While I've never seen them, the Obituary ones are meant to be ace.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 17:06, Reply)

This may be classed as sad, but I do love them so!
I have a Trivium T tattooed on the side of my lower left leg

*waits for barrage of abuse*
(wehttamman via B3ta for microwave, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 17:11, Reply)

I saw Trivium supporting Motorhead once.
Monty's review: 'meh'.

Ditto 'In Flames'. 'Meh' with keyboards.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 17:20, Reply)

I find a lot of these recent metal bands to be pretty 'meh'
I was at Sonisphere and despite an "amazing" line up I only really enjoyed Metallica, Airbourne and Alice in Chains. Other highlights were Lauren Harris (Steve from Iron Maiden's daughter) and Coheed and Cambria (massive massive hair) and Thunder

NIN were disappointingly dirgy and all the recent metal was pretty samey and crap

Machine Head suck too
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 17:23, Reply)

I like an atonal freakout
as much, nay, probably MORE than the next man, but al lot of these growly acts seem to have done away with tunes altogether.

Possibly my most 'old man' comment ever on B3ta, there.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 17:32, Reply)

Napalm Death reigned supreme for a while
I saw them, Extreme Noise Terror and Sore Throat a fair few times in the 80s. Heavy. This was in the Lee Dorrian-fronted years.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 17:17, Reply)

Devildriver
went for a world record for the largest running pit at this years Download. To their credit it looked pretty damned big. Shame they're utter shite.
( djtrialprice, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 16:55, Reply)

It was big
No denying that.

But as I said, people running in a circle does not a circle pit make. There was next to no contact between most of them!
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 17:05, Reply)