Blackbraid concert was sick. Opener Lamp of Murmuur was actually surprisingly good with lots of energy and riffage, and they were cool as hell after the show. But BB totally brought the house down. The way they weave in the Native American stuff is so cool and seems genuine, not really a schtick. But mostly it's the intensity -- just nonstop brutality and energy. Plus it was very cool to be up against the stage with my son just full-on raging. You can see him halfway through this video, although he's nothing more than just a mass of flailing hair. Badass.
Also the dudes in BB were very cool. They gave me a drumstick and the setlist after the show, shook hands all around. During the show one of the guitarists leaned over to press his forehead against mine and screamed in my face while wailing away on his solo. At one point the singer jumped into the crowd between my son and I and just started moshing it up with us and the sold-out crowd. It was loud, sweaty, the smell of beer / weed / sweat in the air, bodies being thrown, feeling the amps reverberating in my feet and chest, fists and horns flying, dude setting something on fire on the stage -- what more do you want from a fucking metal show??
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