I don’t know what to think of these dudes. They couldn’t even walk on the stage without the paparazzi going crazy. They didn’t even wait for sound check to start their set. There was a sea of phones where phones didn’t exist previously.
See Cloak, Inferi, and Krisiun weren’t enigmas. Especially Cloak, who I hope continues to play small clubs because it’s a much more intense experience that way. But these bands were intensely intense with vibey vibes; you’d think about hitting your neighbour, but when push came to shove, you’d apologise for bumping them and send them off with a smile. It was an intensity that had to be felt in a small environment – whether a club or your mom’s living room, this is an experience that just felt right, for whatever reason.
Last year, when Cloak played the Roxy, it was fun, but tonight, everything felt fun and right. Good. Correct.
And then the enigmas came on stage. And every time they did, no matter if it was to scratch their ass or play music, the crowd went nuts.
Spoiler alert: I didn’t know who Deicide were. I didn’t go nuts. And I don’t know why others did.
People would literally capture video of Deicide plugging in their instruments. Am I missing something?
Deicide started their set before the sound guy was even off stage and then blamed him for sounding like shit. The audience, fully in Deicide’s pocket, blamed the sound guy too. But… like, he never got to check everything. What’s going on?
Before Deicide, a lady bumped me. We smiled at each other politely because of the vibes. Before Deicide’s first note, she pushed me out of the way so she could watch the show through her phone screen from 2 feet closer. What happened lady?
As an aside, people, your phone can zoom. Zoom in. The crap quality will be the same regardless of zoom.
Deicide is an enigma. They turned their back to the audience in between songs yet that simple action garnered a shit ton of applause, praise, and hoot ‘n hollerin’ I’ve never experienced before.
If you’re like me, you’ll go for the vibes of the openers and the enigma of the headliners. If you’re like apparently anyone else, you’ll go for the intensity of the openers and the HOLY FUCK IT’S DEICIDE WTF I NEED TO REMEMBER THIS FOREVER FUCK FUCK FUCK of the headliners.
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