Dying Fetus and Necrophagist

were out-fucking-standing. One of the best death metal shows I've seen. Oh yeah, Cannibal Corpse were there too. But I was there for DF and Necrophagist. They were brilliant. Wish I had pix of that. There was another band there too - opening band Unmerciful. Singer has a good death metal growl and they played pretty good. I think they should add another guitarist for a fuller sound. Not that the guy playing wasn't kicking ass but it's hard for 1 guy to do it all. They were good though - I'll be happy to hear more from them.

Really, I love Dying Fetus and Necrophagist are quickly becoming one of my top 10 favorite bands. Totally brutal and then, out of nowhere, a beautiful, ethereal guitar solo - that adds to to the brutality by it's contrast instead of taking away from it. They are a great fucking band.

CC was better than I expected, not being into them much before. They've been around a long time and they don't fuck around. Straight up death metal old school style. A little variation wouldn't hurt my feelings but I'd rather they kick ass at what they do than go soft on us.

That's one of the things I like about death metal in general. They are what they are. I love Bob Dylan but he's got some weird damn songs. I don't have to worry about that so much with death metal. They don't need to go off on a tangent. When I want something different I listen to different kinds of music. When I want brutal, I want death metal. But damn, them Necrophagist guys do it right.