I went to the Mayhem Festival yesterday. The first few hours were unbearable. Nothing but breakdowns until Anthrax got on stage. Such a change of pace. I was super grateful they got on stage when they did. Metalcore is so played out and every band sounded the same.
Belladonna didn't sound perfect. His age has caught up to him, but he was still incredible.
Motorhead was fucking killer. It's the first time I have had the chance to see them. I've never been the biggest fan of them, but seeing them in person really did change that.
I fell asleep during Slayer. I love their current guitar player(Gary Holt from Exodus) and Lombardo is a beast, but they just aren't entertaining to me and I can't stand Tom's voice.
Slipknot was amazing though. It's the first time in seven years they've played here. I was afraid there was going to be drama because former members of Mushroomhead were there, but no one started any shit. Corey Taylor sounded damn near perfect and he's one of the best frontmen out there. They did a little tribute to Paul and I got a little teary eyed. Paul is part of the reason I decided to learn bass and when he passed, I got pretty upset.
For what it's worth if anyone cares to know the other people who inspired me to get a bass, they were Marten Andersson from Lizzy Borden and Nikki Sixx