Mastodon, Kylesa, and Intronaut. A Live Review.
Posted in Live Reviews, Metal, Reviews on May 5th, 2009 by Viking Beard – 2 CommentsEpically epicocous!
Big smelly fucking dudes with no shirts!
Where: The Metro, Chicago IL.
Favorite neighbor
Oh, and one other stereotypical metal head: big fucking dude with a big fucking beard.They were abundant in the crowd on the main floor where at times I was crammed between “them” on the front line of the pit and one obese sweaty fuck garbed in complete White Sox gear. Strangely, the Sox had not played that day.
The Metro was the perfect venue for this show. There are others like it in Chicago, but this small cramped vintage hall is about 4 blocks down the street from my apartment. So that’s really why.
Intronaut opened up the show. They were very very very heavy. I’m pretty sure they fall in the “NeurIsis” camp. Which some people hate. But, honestly the riffing reminded me more of Meshuggah or Dillinger when they’re trying to be melodic and not spaz. Regardless, I found myself read more »