2/23 SONATA ARCTICA W/ 3 HEADED MONSTER, SEED AND SHOT DOWN SUN[views:30354][posts:154]Mark's Showplace (Bedford, NH) - [3_headed_monster][and_then_there_were_none][halo_of_thorns][mercury_switch][my_pet_demon][randomshots][seed][shot_down_sun][sonata_arctica] [show listing] _______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 7:10am - paradigmdream ""] any updates on this? |
| __________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 8:50am - succubus ""] Nuclear Blast Records encourages those who plan to attend Thursday's show at Mark's Place in Bedford, NH to call the venue first to verify that SONATA ARCTICA will be performing. ~~ someone should call once they open |
| _______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 8:58am - paradigmdream ""] i really really hope they play. |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 9:10am - the_reverend ""] they probably don't open until after the dancrs drop their kids off at school. |
| _______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 9:23am - paradigmdream ""] their site says 4pm |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 11:24am - kessaris ""] ...anticipation is almost too much to beaaaah |
| ________________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 11:28am - paradigmdream ""] i hear that |
| ____________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 11:58am - ShadowSD ""] Kessaris said:yea, selling tickets is the worst... It's also gay when half of your friggfin' band doesn't sell 1 god damn ticket, leaving the guitarists to do all the leg work. Story of my life, dude. On the bright side, at least you're not the only guitarist in the band, I can tell you how much fun that is... |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 12:18pm - kessaris ""] in all fairness, our drummer started selling tix and got a few out, so that was good. I hate how flakey people are about going though. One day they're like hell yea. The next it's like oh...I have other things...to do...like...sit in my room and pick my bum. ...or something |
| ________________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 12:30pm - paradigmdream ""] Sonata WILL be playing tonight. Ben from shot down sun called the joint and confirmed that they are playing tonight |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 12:56pm - Ryan ATTWN ""] And Then There Were None is on this show as well, I got one ticket left if anyone wants it |
| _______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 1:03pm - paradigmdream ""] does anyone know the order of bands? so far i know sds is second and seed is third |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 1:07pm - the_reverend ""] what time do I show up if I want to shoot all the bands? |
| _________________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 1:08pm - SacreligionNLI ""] the_reverend said:what time do I show up if I want to shoot all the bands? oh boy...aaron's finally lost it...take cover people! |
| _______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 1:09pm - paradigmdream ""] the_reverend said:what time do I show up if I want to shoot all the bands? 6 give or take |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 1:09pm - SeedBassist ""] the_reverend said:what time do I show up if I want to shoot all the bands? doors are at 6...here's the lineup 6:15-6:45 Halo Of Thorns 7:00-7:30 Shot Down Sun 7:45-8:15 Seed 8:30-9:00 And Then There Were None 9:15-9:45 My Pet Demon 10:00-10:30 3 Headed Monster 10:45-11:15 Mercury Switch 11:30-1:00 Sonata Arctica |
| _______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 1:14pm - paradigmdream ""] this show is going to be great |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 1:16pm - SeedBassist ""] Indeed......Matt I expect to see you singing along tonight.....we're doing an old favorite at this show |
| _______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 1:27pm - paradigmdream ""] i always sing along to the parts i know. i'm excited for this old favorite. don't tell me what it is though, i want to be surprised |
| _______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 1:28pm - paradigmdream ""] i'm going to look silly with my camera with the rev there. damn snapshot cameras lol |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 1:29pm - the_reverend ""] maybe I'll shower... I haven't showered since monday and I'm smelly. |
| _______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 1:33pm - paradigmdream ""] showers are overrated |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 1:36pm - the_reverend ""] my stink isn't.. pu. |
| _______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 1:40pm - paradigmdream ""] dammit, my chair just broke |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 1:41pm - danny p nli ""] rev plz shower kthx |
| __________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 1:48pm - succubus ""] no pls don't i want you all smelly for when you get home! |
| ________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 1:51pm - chief ""] How much are the fucking beers here, cause I sure as shit don't want to stand around for 7 fucking hours stone cold sober waiting for the foreigners. |
| _______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 1:53pm - paradigmdream ""] i spent about 5 hours this morning scared that they weren't going to play |
| _______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 2:07pm - paradigmdream ""] watch out for me in my badass custom Sonata shirt. serious, its badass |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 2:16pm - SeedBassist ""] paradigmdream said:watch out for me in my badass custom Sonata shirt. serious, its badass C'mon Matt....no N*Sync shirt like at sounds of the underground? or pink Shot down sun shirt? |
| _______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 2:21pm - paradigmdream ""] the n*sync shirt was a one time thing. and i still wear the pink sds shirt from time to time. if you guys ever make shirts you must make me a custom pink one. i'll pay extra for it |
| _____________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 2:23pm - SeedBassist ""] Someday we will.....and we'll let you know |
| _______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 2:26pm - paradigmdream ""] sweet. and of course, i'll buy a normal shirt as well |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 2:50pm - danny p nli ""] HOW MUCH IS BEER? |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 2:50pm - danny p nli ""] what ails you lady? |
| __________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 3:21pm - kessaris ""] well, I'll be standing outside from 5 on until I sell all my tickets...so people, please come...and come as early as you can pppppthhhhhh to all the people who totally copped out on me |
| ___________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 5:00pm - ShadowSD ""] I've come to expect that about 20 - 50% of people who say "oh yeah I'll be there" will bail, unless they've already bought a ticket. I think people who haven't been in the position of having to sell a buttload of tickets for a national show just don't realize how hard it is to do this shit... |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 5:02pm - the_reverend ""] leaving now. |
| __________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 5:13pm - succubus ""] and by that he meant NOW! |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 6:57pm - the_reverend ""] I got here and in fine. I'm the only professional photographer allowed in tonight! the colors in this place remind me of some place else... actually it's chantilly's! |
| ______________________________ [Feb 23,2006 7:12pm - Blue ""] leaving in a few. |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 9:14pm - the_reverend ""] halo of thorns: they showed up late and the sound guy was trying to mix them while they play. He totally missed. At the beginning of their set, the keyboards kept cutting out over and over. They are gothy metal, but other than that I don't know. Actually, they looked like (as I heard others say) the goth band on south park. |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 9:17pm - the_reverend ""] shot down sun: they set was pretty tight. The sound guy had them all mixed up almost right at the start. There was only a little bit of mic adjusting at the beginning. A lot of people who read this would probably hate them since they have a heavily bdm sound. The vocals are almost as sick as trevors. the house bassboast was in full effect. The kick drum was almost punishing. Towards the end of their set, the singer of seed came out and sang for them. seed: after the guitar player, pete, figured out how to actually fit on the stage, they had similar sound situation to SDS, meaning it was good right off from the start. They sounded really really heavey. Almost too havey in that system. At the end of their set, the singer, alex, from SDS came out and sang with them. They were the first band to have the crowd singing along with them. their singer (who appears to be somehow related to adem sandler) went down to the crowd and have a few people move in to sing along. |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 9:24pm - the_reverend ""] and then there were none: I'm pretty sure that every one of their songs has the word "sun" in it. Dot ask me why.. But I kept hearing "rarararararar sun rararararararroooooooooow". the sound guy turned their mics and stuff off. Before their last song, they started to come back on after chief running crowbar yelled "let the kids play. They have until 9." so they got to play their last song. That good for them because their last song has the mosh-along slow-down at the end. You know the one that you can do a few times on the fly if kids are into it nd dancing. Unfortunately there is no moshing at this venue. I thought danny never logs in p would get kicked out during their set, but he luckily didn't mosh so he was all set. |
| ______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 9:45pm - the_reverend ""] my pet demon: I was surprised how many people packed up front for them. Last time I thougt they were nu-metally. This time, they weren't at all. It was more megadethy. I heard they did a cover of hanger 18 along tike ago. I wish they would do that again... Oh man! I've had that stupid song stuck in my head for 2 or 3 months. The one uncool thing they did was have 2 guys in the band wearing the same band shirt... 0of their own band! They were "that guy" to themselves. |
| _______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 10:10pm - the_reverend ""] oh and adding on to MPD, the drummer looked lost a bunch of times. I guess it cause there was no monitor there for him at all. anyhow, there is a dude here that I went to college with and the last thing I knew he was living in caves in europe, makig swords and stuff. I'm not even kidding here. anyhow, he showed up to this show. that's wicked cool. |
| _______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 11:20pm - the_reverend ""] 3 headed monster: they sounded awesome through the system there. It was very clean. I'm not sure what was up with the drums. It looked like he was sitting on a kick drum and using a floor tom as a kick drum. At one point, security went behind Keenan to make sure he wasn't going to cause any trouble. He was yelling out rediculous stuff at the 3HM boys. Cecchi was constantly moving the invisible hair from his eyes. I think this was to hide the fact that he was "that guy" with his own band. |
| _______________________________________ [Feb 23,2006 11:25pm - the_reverend ""] mercury switch: at first, they sounded unmixed as shit. The first song sounded terrible in the house and on stage. All you could hear for the most part was the keyboards. I left the floor and sat on a monitor where it sounded much, much better. Though the keys were still way too loud. of course, nate the war got up and sang along with them. It was a short set, they played under their time too. But it was still a good one. I thougt they would whip out the smashing pumpkins cover, but no such luck. Again during their set, the security guys had to go over and quiet a more roudy chief down. In the end, they had a friend named gabe sing along with them. he looked really familar. I think he was in a band I've seen. also the kid I shot pictures of singing with in flames last weekend was here at this show and thanked me for taking his pictures. |
| _________________________________ [Feb 24,2006 1:57am - sxealex ""] :'( |
| _________________________________ [Feb 24,2006 1:59am - sxealex ""] at least i get pics maybe of strippers too? |