BEST SHOWS OF 2012[views:6838][posts:30]______________________________ [Dec 24,2012 2:58pm - BSV ""] Off the top of my head, MARTYRDOOM FEST IN BROOKLYN INQUISITION UPSTAIRS AT MIDDLE EAST HORNA AT GREAT SCOTTS SUPERCHRIST AT RALPHS MORTEM AT SAINT VITUS OBITUARY/BROKEN HOPE/DECREPIT BIRTH IN ALBANY CENTRAL ILLINOIS METALFEST 9 MESSE DES MORTS II IN MONTREAL SUFFOCATION AT MIDDLE EAST CANNIBAL CORPSE AT THE MET BEST NEW LOCAL BAND I SAW FOR THE FIRST TIME = WITCH KING MOST IMPROVED LOCAL BAND THIS YEAR = SEAX BEST/FAVORITE SET FROM A LOCAL BAND = BLESSED OFFAL AT RALPHS |
| ________________________________ [Dec 24,2012 3:57pm - Mark_R ""] BSV said:INQUISITION UPSTAIRS AT MIDDLE EAST HORNA AT GREAT SCOTTS SUFFOCATION AT MIDDLE EAST Was only at these from your list but all three were home runs. It's hard to choose between them but I probably had the best time at Suffocation with Horna a hair behind, Inq a hair behind that. I can't remember why I flaked on Superchrist. Ugh. My live music year 2012 was a very good one. I had a couple of good trips, especially down south to see Primordial twice. In Atlanta, getting to see Pretty Maids was awesome, and Solution .45 exceeded expectations. In the spring, I went west to Illinois to see Pharaoh and Brocas Helm at Ragnarokkr, but the Brocas set was kind of a head scratcher (no rehearsal, a guitar solo that went on forever resulting in them having to cut Skullfucker). Closer to home, I saw an INCREDIBLE set by Y&T at a bar in Rhode Island that I can't remember. I was giddy about getting to see Morbid Angel; they and Grave did not let me down. Napalm Death at the Middle East was something special. Outside of metal, there were three shows I was very glad to have caught this year: Marillion at Paradise (flat-out best show I saw all year), Allan Holdsworth at Johnny D's, and Altan (the Irish Celtic group) at Davis Square Theater. Thr3e at TT The Bear's tickled my prog nerd nerve; I'm glad I got to see them do a headline set without driving an hour. Locally, I watched many excellent sets including Bog of the Infidel, Hessian (ME, but the PA one was also cool), Hekseri, Herugrim, BSV's bands, and Set. I still did not get to see Ipsissimus :( Overall there were a ton of Good-to-Excellent shows this year, I missed quite a few I would've liked to have seen, and was disappointed by almost nothing. Also excited to have joined a couple bands; here's to a productive 2013. This came out longer than I really intended...oh well |
| ______________________________ [Dec 24,2012 4:03pm - blue ""] Braid at the Middle East Downstairs Suffocation at the Middle East Downstairs Las Vegas Deathfest 4 Central Illinois Metalfest 9 Gutrot in Detroit, MI Malignancy CD Release in Brooklyn Gorgasm at the Midway Dehumanized at O'Brien's Cattle Decapitation at the Worthen House Sexcrement in San Diego, CA (best show of our West Coast tour) Iron Maiden at the Comcast Center KISS at the Comcast Center probably some more i'm forgetting because I smoke a weed |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 24,2012 4:11pm - trioxin245 ""] Godflesh at MDF Maiden at the tweeter center for great bank north woods I honestly can't even think of any shows I went to this year at all other than that. I'm a total poser. |
| ______________________________ [Dec 24,2012 4:12pm - blue ""] Yeah, there you go. Forgot about Maiden |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 24,2012 4:12pm - trioxin245 ""] Probably the most FUN I had at a show this year was at Ralphs when we played with Untombed, Engorged and Mausoleum. Not necessarily the best sets or anything, but a solid show overall. |
| ______________________________ [Dec 24,2012 4:13pm - blue ""] and KISS wtf |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 24,2012 4:15pm - trioxin245 ""] I totally missed KISS :............c |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 24,2012 4:15pm - trioxin245 ""] Also fuck the haterz, The Devils Blood killed it at MDF. |
| ____________________________________ [Dec 24,2012 4:23pm - trioxin245 ""] also bennyhillifier |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 24,2012 5:31pm - NUTSHAVER ""] You all suck |
| ________________________________ [Dec 24,2012 5:52pm - Spence ""] Death to All / Gorguts in NYC in June was easily my best show of 2012; Rush in NH and Primordial in Rochester NY were both quite memorable and excellent as well. Oh yeah, Agalloch at the Middle East was quite the show too. Regrettably, I only went to maybe twelve concerts this year, and most of them I actually regret spending money on. |
| ________________________________ [Dec 24,2012 7:35pm - Robing ""] All ammonia booking shows! |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 24,2012 7:49pm - I_am_not_me ""] Mark_R said: Outside of metal, there were three shows I was very glad to have caught this year: Marillion at Paradise (flat-out best show I saw all year), Allan Holdsworth at Johnny D's, and Altan (the Irish Celtic group) at Davis Square Theater. Thanks for reminding me I missed Marillion. Dick. Also, when did Holdsworth play? |
| ________________________________ [Dec 24,2012 9:07pm - true ""] masters eye/Hour of 13 mini tour |
| ______________________________ [Dec 24,2012 9:11pm - LOL ""] LOL |
| ________________________________ [Dec 24,2012 9:19pm - Spence ""] Marillion still play shows? Damn, I would've loved to have seen that. |
| __________________________________ [Dec 24,2012 9:24pm - Nostromo ""] Vomitor in Brooklyn. |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 24,2012 11:06pm - robotpie ""] Speedwolf at WWTA, Hammers Of Misfortune/Gates of Slumber/Magic Circle at AS220, really enjoyed Archgoat & Sortilegia at Messe Des Mortes as well. Was a fuck-ass and missed Iron Maiden, Manowar, In Solitude, and Vomitor. |
| ________________________________ [Dec 25,2012 1:25am - Mark_R ""] I_am_not_me said: Thanks for reminding me I missed Marillion. Dick. Also, when did Holdsworth play? It was in late march, 24th I believe. Hammers/Gates was another good one I missed, though I've seen the bands before |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 25,2012 7:37am - BlownUpJamPad ""] Gorjira - Palladium upstairs |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 25,2012 7:40am - BlownUpJamPad ""] Wintersun and Eluveitie -club royale |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 25,2012 8:58am - dreadkill ""] I missed more good shows than I actually went to. Superchrist was a great one. Katatonia/paradise lost/devin townsend was another awesome show. Seeing kvelertak was fun too. I didn't go to much else. |
| _____________________________________ [Dec 25,2012 7:10pm - Randy_Marsh ""] Martyrdoom |
| ________________________________________ [Dec 25,2012 11:10pm - Reapers_grave ""] MDF and Martyrdoom for sure. Bone Awl 10th Anniversary at St Vitus with Negative Plane/Villains Midnight at Acheron the next evening D-Clone/Perdition/Who Killed Spikey Jacket/Bloodkrow Butcher/Aspects of War in worcester. |
| __________________________________ [Dec 26,2012 9:39am - chrisREX ""] trioxin245 said:Also fuck the haterz, The Devils Blood killed it at MDF. That was easily my favorite set of the festival. Manowar was fantastic a couple weeks ago in Worcester. Martyrdoom was fun, especially Dead Congregation. Inquisition at the Middle East really impressed me. Pallbearer had one of the best sounding sets I saw all year. The Speedwolf show in Allston was a fun drunk mess. Superchrist! Obsidian Tongue and were the local band to impress me most this year, at O'Briens some time. Bog of the Infidel too. |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 26,2012 10:11am - goatcatalyst ""] Into Another / Youth of Today @ Irving Plaza Martyrdoom MDF And whatever shows Spence missed. |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 26,2012 10:12am - goatcatalyst ""] Oh yeah - Integrity at the El N Gee. So fuckin. |
| ________________________________________ [Dec 26,2012 10:16am - Alexecutioner ""] Origin/Malignancy @ Saint Vitus Cannibal Corpse/Misery Index on a boat in the East River Obituary/Broken Hope @ The Gramercy Theater Horna @ Great Scott Suffocation @ The Mid East Downstairs Dehumanized @ OBriens in no particular order also im sure i am missing plenty of others. NO CARE |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 26,2012 10:22am - goatcatalyst ""] And how could I forget Fabio Frizzi & Goblin with Umberto and Nino Ceruttti @ Tintie Lavendre's and also Old Wainds, Arghoslent, Deathspell Omega, Thorns, Profanatica, Behexen and Katechon at Das Sekret Bunkur |
| _________________________________ [Dec 26,2012 10:28am - xmikex ""] Having a hard time even remembering what few shows I went to this year. But... Cocksparrer @ Lido Nightstick @ The Midway Carnivore, Dissection & the Heath Ledgers @ Cafe Mio Are ones that jump immediately to mind. |