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HELLOWEEN, JAG PANZER, BEYOND THE EMBRACE
LIVE @ BB Kings, New York, NY
October 12, 2003

Going to see HELLOWEEN was a dream come true. I cannot tell you how much I LOVE this band. To finally see them LIVE was almost too much for me to comprehend. My girlfriend and I showed up at the venue around 4:00 pm, and there weere about 5 people in line already. Before going into the venue, the end of the line was completely out of sight.

BEYOND THE EMBRACE was up first, and although I never heard their music before, they kept me entertained during their set. Melodic, aggressive metal was delivered onto the ever growing crowd waiting to see HELLOWEEN. BTE may not have been my first choice for an opening band, but they delivered and maintained the crowd's attention, which isn't easy to do.

JAG PANZER was VERY well received, playing an array of old and new songs in their somewhat short set-list. Although I came to see Helloween, JP was an awesome opening band. Clad in leather & spikes, the Tyrant poised on the stage with sheer enthusuiasm and stage presence. PANZER came, we saw, and they conqured.

At last...HELLOWEEN. As if seeing them wasn't enough to make my heart explode, they OPENED with STARLIGHT!!!!!!! HOLY FU@KING SH!T!!!!!!!!!!! One of my favorite tunes!!! Continuing to shock and awe, MURDERER came immediately next. Andi Deris delivered these oldies with ease, perfection, and a ton of METAL POWER!!!!!!!!!!! His voice was in TOP shape, and executed EVERY note to harmonous delight. HAPPY HAPPY HELLOWEEN...HAPPY HAPPY HOLY SH!T AGAIN.....KEEPER OF THE SEVEN KEYS came next. What year is it??? I couldn't believe it. Played in its COMPLETE FORM (guitar solos and all), Keeper... was like the iceing on the cake...and this was only 3 songs in!!!
Having access to the photo-pit was a great advantage, as I was able to capture a sh!t-load of cool pics. Seeing my inspiration, Markus, play his bass was a sight for sore eyes. He was extremely cool, holding still for me to take his picture. Thanks Markus...you're the best & I appreciate it more than I can ever express!!!!!!
Sashca executed Roland's guitar work nicely, and even sounded decent on the backing vocals. Being the "Tall one in the band", Sashca was warmly welcomed by the crowd as one of his songs was introduced by Andy. Markus was jokingly standing on his tip-toes to try to look taller...it didn't work too well....LOL!!!
Weik was simply amazing on his guitar, yet he seemed too preoccupied with the women in the audience. Paying no attention to the many RAVING fans trying to just shake his hand, Weik directed all his attention to the women, particularly my girlfriend. I can't blame him, but still...we came to see them; they didn't cme to see us!!!!!
Other great tunes were played, including Future World, Eagle Fly Free, DR. Stein, Sole Survivor, Where the Rain Grows, an emotional Forever and One, and the audience sing-a-long POWER. An unknown was playing keyboards, strangely hidden behind the amps. ??? I wonder why???!!!
The expected encore presented us with Sun for the World, which was very cool live, and the classic How many Tears, which KICKED ASS featuring more sing-alongs and joking asides.
Throughout the show, Deris switched the mood from Happy Happy Helloween to Dark/Evil...back and forth. It was an awesome roller coaster ride. I wanted more, but you can't have everything. I hope they come back REAL soon.

SET LIST

STARLIGHT
MURDERER
KEEPER OF THE SEVEN KEYS
FUTURE WORLD
EAGLE FLY FREE
HEY LORD
FOREVER AND ONE
OPEN YOUR LIFE
DR. STEIN
IF I COULD FLY
BACK AGAINST THE WALL
POWER
SOUL SURVIVOR
I CAN
WHERE THE RAIN GROWS

SUN FOR THE WORLD
HOW MANY TEARS


Thanks to all the fans for showing HELLOWEEN that they're not forgotten here in America. Also, thanks to Rena, manager Mike, staff of BB Kings, all the cool people I met, MARKUS for autographing my Helloween album (thank you for the pick too), and my girlfriend Shannon for sharing this moment with me. NO THANKS to the guy who kept jumping on stage...CONTROL YOURSELF!!!!!!!!!!!

ENERTIA, ALCHEMY X, & COMBAT (appearing courtesy of UNSTOPPABLE FORCE)
LIVE @ Connections, Clifton, NJ
September 6, 2003

This show started off later than I anticipated. At 10:30, ENERTIA hit the stage, 30 minutes later than the announced time. They played with sheer aggression and enthusiasm, leaving those whom had never seen them prior tot this night in awe. Their brand of metal can be described as a very melodic, yet aggressive form of music. Their vocalist doesn’t yell or scream like Rob Halford, nor does he grunt and grind like Chuck Schundler. He had a voice of his own…a recognizable voice, which didn’t fall victim to all the HAMMERFALL and IRON MAIDEN clone-like sounds, which seem to be very abundant today. If I were to describe his vocals to a band, I would have to compare his aggression and style with the combination of ANGEL DUST and ROUGH SILK. Having never heard this band before, I was impressed by their musicianship, talent, and overall enthusiasm. They traveled a LONG way from upstate NEW YORK, and left a lasting impression on most people in attendance. Their guitarist was a great showman, and their bassist played Steve Harris/Cliff Burton style. The drumming never missed a beat, and their sound was good.

VOCALS – Scott Featherstone
GUITAR – Roman Singleton
BASS – Joe Paciolla
DRUMS – Jeff Daley

Drunk as hell, I stumbled onto the stage and announced the next band, ALCHEMY X. I think I sounded like an ass, but that’s okay…no one seemed to mind. After seeing this band ONCE, I had REALLY wanted to see them again. Their stage presence, music, atmosphere, and talent surpass a lot of today’s well established bands…says a lot about the music industry, hugh?? Performing songs from their 11:59:59 album and A Delicate Balance, ALCHEMY X proved to me once again that great metal still exists in Jersey. Hints of keyboard and AWESOME guitar work commanded the stage. This band as a whole working unit is a force to be reckoned with! Vocals are precise and send chills down the back. A very young hearted font-man with a lot of heart. Some bands play music, others express it and let you feel it. ALCHEMY X does just that. Favorite songs were 11:59:59, Alchemy (I think they played this one)…hell, the whole damn set!! It was great to see my friends play again; it’s ALWAYS a pleasure & we have a blast!!!! Oh, and Chris – two strikes man!!! Next show, WE’RE DOING SHOTS…NO EXCUSES!!!!!!!!!

VOCALS – Bob Mitchell
GUITARS – Chris Fox
GUITARS – Rob Screiber
BASS & KEYBOARD – Steve Ratchen
DRUMS – Chris Scorsese

Last band of the night was COMBAT, and I have to tell you: this band deserves so much more than what they get. They have entrance music & a fog machine going; the lights are going off, and then BOOM!! These guys come out, exploding into a thrashing fury. Playing a style of thrash metal comparable to NUCLEAR ASSAULT meets CIRITH UNGOL, COMBAT displayed a pure sense of heart and passion for metal. They played with speed and power, and took no prisoners. Their set never seemed to end, as some songs in the beginning of their show played right into the other. A speed/thrash version of METALLICA’s No Remorse was played. Favorites of the night were Tunnel Rat, Mind Melt, and The Monarch. Those who were not there missed out!!!

VOCLAS & BASS – Santa 666
GUITAR – Terminator
DRUMS - Deadfoot

After the night was over, my friends and I helped the bands load their stuff up, and some of the guys from ALCHEMY X and a few new acquaintances all met up at a diner, where we laughed the night away ‘till about 4:00am!!!

GREAT SHOW…GREAT TIME…GREAT FRIENDS!!!!

Reviewed by - Anthony

Crucifier, October 31, Twilight Odyssey, & Omegalord

Saturday July 12th 2003

Philadelphia, PA @ Club HP Presented to you by J&E Enterslainment
Sponsored by Metal War Productions

This was J&E Enterslainment's first show, and I have to admit, I was pretty nervous about how everything would turn out, despite my partner Jennifer having expierience in the past with setting shows up. What we were trying to achieve for this show, was a renewed unity and comraderie in true heavy metal. With 4 bands being on the bill, and each one of a totally different style, we were trying to break down the walls of all the pigeonholes and sub-genres in metal. Talk about "Balls To The Wall" eh? It all comes from Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, and Motorhead right?! For the most part, things went pretty well. Here's what went on...

Jennifer and I arrived at the club in time for load-in, and we noticed that the guys in Crucifier and October 31 were already there, and Twilight Odyssey were just behind us, so we just got to work on everything, in order to make for a smooth night. The doors were set to open at 6:30, and we were pretty acurate with getting everything and everybody organized on time. So about a half hour went by before the first band took the stage...

Philadelphia's own Omegalord opened the show at 7:00, and really made some noise. For those of you who haven't heard them before, they touch basis on a lot of ground, having rather doomish/Black Sabbath-tinged elements, to southern-styled hard rock riffing, to full on thrash metal intensity. They were very well rehearsed for this show, and came off very professional in how they dealt with the crowd, despite having the opening slot. The crowd was overall pretty calm, yet still very attentive. But of course, Metal Mike was there, a frequent at shows in the Philly/NJ area, going nuts as usual: running around, shouting, standing on the chairs, hugging everybody, and playing air-guitar! Hails to you for keeping it lively, but stop shouting "OVERKILL!!!" at every show... Unless they are playing...

Next up were New York-based power metal band, Twilight Odyssey. Seeing them at this years NJ Metalfest is what made me decide to ask them to be part of the bill, and they did not disappoint. Even though most of the crowd that night were moreso into more extreme styles, Twilight got the round of applause after each song. Vocalist Pamela Berlinghof, or P.J., prowled the stage, wailing all the highs and lows that her vocal range could possibly allow, amidst the often speedy but melodic riffing of guitarists Dan Castro and Ben Asaro, the pounding drumming of Sal Perrito, and Steve Harris-esque basslines of Gennady Khirich. The highlight of their set was my personal favorite, "The Endless Days Of A Stranger", which sounds like it could have easily been on Iron Maiden's "Somewhere In Time" album.

By this point, it was almost halfway through the night, and I was feeling pretty disappointed in the turn-out, but I had to keep telling myself that this show was going up against not only Metallica in the same city, but Nuclear Assault somewhere in NY/NJ, and a triple bill of Fates Warning, Queensryche, and Dream Theatre in Delaware. What pulled me out of my let-down mood was the appearance made by Virginia-based October 31.

If you have ever met their vocalist, King Fowley (also of Doomstone and Deceased), then you know he has a positive and very metal presence to him. He really helped set the atmosphere, and although we lost a lot of money on the show, and the place wasn't packed, the vibe was full-on when King and Co. took the stage. The band played tight and with precision, and comandeered the audience with metallic authority. If I had to describe the band's sound to one who has never heard it, I'd say its a more extreme version of classic metal, as the songs and vibe are uplifting and catchy, yet crushing and apocalyptic. Without being held down by a drum kit anymore, King had the freedom to roam the medium-sized stage at will. Does this man ever stay still!? He's a nut onstage, going wild at every chance he can, between screaming oldschool thrash-style vocals at the crowd. This band is sheer, raw energy and talent. The highlight for me was watching them do a cover of Saxon's "Power And The Glory"! It's a shame I missed their cover of Overkill's "Wrecking Crew" though. Don't miss these guys if they come to your town. OCTOBER 31 ARE MANDATORY!

The last band to take the stage were Pennsylvania based death/thrash metal veterans, Crucifier. I was unbelievably impressed with them! I liked what I've heard on their recordings, but live they are so much more intense and full of momentum, and I've seen many extreme bands perform. To be honest, I enjoyed their set more than that of Morbid Angel and Deicide, whom I've seen a while back, and to pull that off as a 3-piece says a lot. The unusual thing here was that the snarling vocals were handled by a drummer, that being Cazz Grant. His drumming was intense, and very skillful, adding lots of fills and rolls to the grinding guitar riffs, which were executed courtesy of ex-Goreaphobia guitarist, Spencer Murphy. He had tons of stage presence, decked out oldschool style in a faded Venom-"Black Metal" t-shirt, leather vest, jeans and boots. Armed with a B.C. Rich Warlock, he thrashed wildly, and taunted the crowd with a menacing grin. His leads also struck me as somewhat of a standout, with the occasional pentatonic run and semi-melodic fretboard pyrotechnics, to go with the frantic string-bending and nervous vibrato. Bassist George Loveland, also known as Necrodemius Hammerhorde of Decieverion, performed for the first time with Crucifier, and kept the riffing going strong through-out the set, especially when there was no rhythm guitar behind Spencer's leads. The more the 'bangers banged, the more he seemed to get into it and tear it up. Weeks before the show, Spencer told me they were going to do a cover of a song I love... I snuck a peak at the setlist in front of the monitor by Spencer, and didn't see "Witching Hour" (originally recorded by Black Metal Gods, Venom) on it. So somewhere in between songs, I shouted, "what happened to 'Witching Hour'!?" and Spencer retailiated with a devious smile. Later on in the set, while I was outside talking, I heard the opening riff to that very song, and rushed in. Much to my suprise, I see Bloodstorm's (also formerly of Goreaphobia) Chris Gamble aka Mezzadurus onstage, with King Fowley, doing a duet as a guest performance with Crucifier. This was puuuuure mayhem! And I'll go on record to say, "that was one of the most METAL moments I've ever expierienced!"

After the show, Jennifer and I walked out to the car to get something, and by the time we came back in, the lights were dimmed and there was a crowd circling the table which had the coolest birthday cake (as I would be 21 in 3 days) I've ever seen... It featured the artwork of Bathory's epic album "Blood On Ice" with little Venom-"Welcome To Hell" pentagrams on the bottom. So some of the bandmembers, fans, and friends/family of mine hung out for another hour or two, eating cake, talking metal, etc.

Even though we lost a couple hundred, the night was very memorable, and I had lots of fun spending it with close friends, comrades-of-metal, and family members. As a fan, I'd love to see these kind of shows, and they aren't too often, and that is the ultimate reason I decided along with Jennifer, to put this together. If nobody else will do it for us, then we'll do it for us and the rest of the rivit-heads.

I want to thank everybody involved, including those at Club HP, all the bands who performed, Metal War Productions, and everybody who supported by showing up and making this all happen.

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Review by Erik Chrupalyk

March Metal Meltdown 2003
The Cricket Club, Irvington NJ March 7-9th

Things were pretty hectic on Friday and pretty much through-out the whole weekend, but anyway, I left my day job at Ibanez early, around 1PM to get ready for the fest. So my girlfriend/photographer Jennifer picked me up and we headed home to load the car, and make sure we had everything packed. We were supposed to head down with a few of our metal comrades but they decided to leave a little early and meet up with us at the Cricket Club. So we finally hopped in the car, later than expected, threw some CD's on, and headed to the ghetto that is known as Irvington, New Jersey.

We got to the club, parked the car (I can't even begin to explain the problems we faced with the parking there, courtesy of Jack Koshick's mainman, John, a seemingly half-wit), and went in the entrance to slap on our press bracelets. When we got through the doors, there was some every-day average boring Death Metal band on the small stage, which I think was where the Relapse artists played. I didn't watch one band at this stage because through the whole weekend, passing by to go to the bathroom etc., every band I heard and glanced at just bored me. Maybe the one or two good bands were playing while I was somewhere else? So we headed down towards the Vendorvillle and met up with some comrades at the Metal War Productions table. I ended up getting a Sarcofago "INRI" T-shirt off of them that night (and Karen was cool enough to give me and Jennifer each a Metal War pin!), and I got 7 pins for 5 bucks at another table. In case you are curious, I got 2 Possessed, Death, Venom, Celtic Frost, Kreator and King Diamond.

I was eager to see who was playing on the upstairs/main stage, and the first band I liked so far were a 4 piece thrash outfit, who were very much in the same vein as German Thrash legends like Kreator, Destruction, and Sodom. Even the vocalist looked and had a stage presence like Mille Petrozza! The band's name was God Awful, which is very misleading!

Me and Jennifer decided to venture out and find our hotel, Marriot's Residence Inn. So we were lost for a good couple hours! But the hotel was really cool. I'd recommend staying there. The highway's in NJ are atrocious as far as knowing where you are going, very confusing, especially when different people give you different directions and they are all wrong! But eventually, we found our way back, and I caught Sinner, German Heavy Metallers in the vein of those classic NWOBHM bands we here at Unstoppable Force so proudly admire. They of course had a drummer, and 2 guitarists, a bassist/vocalist, and if I recall correctly, a keyboardist. They were playing excellent, very tight, very heavy, very melodic, and very charismatic. They ended their set with a cover of Billy Idol's "The Rebel Yell", and I was half pissed, half enjoying myself. I wanted to be the first in a metal band to cover that song! They did the song a lot of justice, and I swear you'd never know it was a cover. It fit right in with the traditional metal sound.

Somehow me and Jennifer ended up in the parking lot, and WWE wrestler Chris Jericho comes walking up, so I moved out of the way and said "hey Chris, are you playing 'Am I Evil?' tonite?" "Nah man", he said. Before Chris became a wrestling superstar, he was in some high school band that would cover early Metallica and Diamond Head, and stuff like that. When Chris' band Fozzy finally hit the stage, they opened with a cover of Dio's "Stand Up And Shout". I think they only played like 3 originals. They covered so many metal anthems... "Live Wire" by Motley Crue, "Wrathchild" by Iron Maiden, "Balls To The Wall" by Accept (and done so much better, I have to say), "Stay Hungry" by Twisted Sister, "Eat The Rich" by Krokus... The originals they played, I believe were called "To Kill A Stranger", "Crucify Yourself", and "With The Fire". They also were doing a couple little jams called "Slayer Thrash Polka", "Death Metal Polka", and "Doom Metal Polka" all with obvious humour. Somebody yelled out "that's not polka!", and Chris retorted with something like "I don't know what the fuck polka is then! Maybe I should be at the NJ Polka Fest to find out!". For those of you groaning at the thought of this band, as I know many do, just realize that Fozzy is meant to be a fun, party-atmosphere band, paying homage to their metal heroes, and having a good time. That's all. Chris, if you happen to read this, ditch the lame fucker in the pig mask at the side of the stage!

Status Quo were coming on next, but I didn't stay for that. That's about as much chronological order as you get. I don't recall which times/days I saw certain bands etc., so it's just kind of a mess from here. Not that it matters anyway, right?

There was this band from California called Nihilist, who really suprised me. The vocalist was wearing a Motorhead shirt and he looked like, and sounded like the vocalist from 80's thrashers Tankard! The band were very similar in style to them as well, so curious as I was, I asked Jennifer to ask him after his performance if that was really him, and he responded "no, I'm not really too familiar with that band". The only song I could tell you they played was a cover of Metallica's "No Remorse". A bit faster, a bit sloppier, but good, nonetheless.

New York-area Power Metallers Zandelle also performed over the weekend, and although they played well, I really wasn't too into it. They had their moments, I'll give them that, but I saw them as too polished-sounding, too typical, and without enough attitude. Great band, just not my cup of tea. And Suprisingly, the biggest mosh pits I saw the whole weekend were for the aforementioned band, and for the other NY Power Metal band, Twilight Odyssey! Moshing to Power Metal, now I've fuckin' seen it all!

I saw Twilight Odyssey on Saturday night, and at the time, they had the best crowd reaction I'd seen so far. Their set consisted of "The New Queen", "Gettysburg", "Defiler", and "Endless Days Of A Stranger". They sounded very well rehearsed, and a lot better live than on the demo I reviewed a couple weeks ago. Vocalist Pamela Berlinghof really let loose and gave it her all. Hands down, I'd say she's one of the best female vocalists in metal I've ever heard, and I rarely like female vocals. She was very professional in getting the crowd whipped up. I'm sure a lot of the people who saw them weren't familiar with them, but you couldn't tell, judging by the reaction, lots of fist pumping, screaming, headbanging, and as I already mentioned, moshing. Guitarist Dan Castro had lots of stage presence, headbanging, moving around, and taunting at the crowd, as did bassist Gennady Khirich. Guitarist Ben Asaro played very tightly, but didn't really move around much, which is something I'd encourage him to do more. Drummer Sal Pellerito was very skilled and on time as well. There were a couple problems with sound a bit. Dan's volume was very low, which you could notice during solos, but you could still make out the notes. Pamela's microphone volume was extremely low at first, but I guess the sound guy turned it up after a moment or two. In between songs, she still had her echo going on her mic, which made it a bit hard to decipher her words. The band were very melodic and full of attitude, whereas most Power Metal bands lack attitude these days.

Misty Fate were a band from Florida, who moved up from Columbia. I wanted to catch them based on their name alone, and the little that I saw of them, really impressed me. They had a lot in common with some band I almost joined from California. Very original. I guess you could compare them with some of the Gothenburg/Swedish bands, but still, in their live aspect, they have a certain vibe all their own. Death/Thrash vocals and riffs, but plenty of melody to go around. Very thought-provoking as I poured over the lyrics of their CD, which I'll get around to reviewing one day. I also hope to interview one of them as well.

Blaze played on Saturday night, and while the band didn't play bad, I just wasn't really into them. I always respected him for having to fill the shoes of one of the greatest metal vocalists ever, Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden. I just could never get much into his vocals. He was very frantic onstage, as if coked up, running around constantly, pointing to the crowd, pumping his fist, etc. The band did indeed however play Iron Maiden's "Futureel", which was originally recorded during Blaze Bayley's years in Maiden.

Nuclear Assault also played on Saturday as well, and they were very down to earth people. Vocalist/guitarist John Connely even remembered Jennifer from over 10 years ago, as they've met several times in the 80s/early 90s and haven't seen eachother for at least a decade. So they spoke briefly backstage. Dan Lilker has got to be like 6 foot 7. Dude is a fuckin' giraffe! He was thrashing madly through-out their set. John spent more time in the crowd than onstage! He was out there crowdsurfing while singing and/or playing guitar. That's a hard thing to do I bet. This band, I swear, they made you feel like it was 1987 all over again, coming off very much like the 25 year olds they were around that time. Very energetic and realistic. These guys aren't lame ass rock stars or has-beens, they're just like those of you reading this. Down-to-earth metal fans. They played lots of familiar songs, but I couldn't remember all the titles! Of course they played "Critical Mass", "Wake Up", "Game Over", "Sin", "My America", and "Hang The Pope", and "Brainwashed". I got the chance to talk with the relatively new guitarist, Erik, about various things and help him lug his gear back in the van.

Impaler were celebrating their 20 or so years of existence, playing the gamut of songs spanning their career, and of course, doing their gory theatrics, with ripping intenstines out of some girl in a hospital gown, and gnawing on them. Drinking blood from decapitated heads, etc.

Oh yeah, one thing I almost forgot to mention... On Sunday, there was this merchandise booth and this dude was there, and I'm thinking "why is the vocalist from Blitzkrieg here? they aren't even playing and he lives in Britain!". So I finally asked him if that was him, and he said no. I think he was the same guy from last year's fest that I saw wandering around, and thought it was Brian Ross.

Aesma Deava played on Sunday, I believe. They were a female fronted oddball of a band. She was wearing some Olde English-style dress with her tits half-popping out, and she was very operatic, kind of like she was trying to be like the ancient Sirens, and she was moving all fluidly to the songs and if in a trance. Her band was very choppy, rhythm-wise, to the point where they really had no riffs going on, just short chord flourishes with abrupt stops. I really didn't stay for much of this, as I wasn't really too into it.

On Sunday night, Pennsylvanian tyrants, Bloodstorm were preparing to usurp the stage, as the crowd poured into the room. I told guitarist/vocalist Mezzadurus about my new Shure Wireless Guitar System a couple weeks before the Metalfest, and I was happy to let him give it a test spin for his performance, so while onstage, he had the freedom to move anywhere he wanted. After setting up the guitar gear, I quickly left the stage to the band. The lights dimmed down and smoke appeared. Out of the sound system came this epic soundtrack, and soon enough, the mayhem began, as Mezzadurus raged into the intro riff of "Ancient Wraith". The band performed as a 3-piece, and as many know, for a number of years they were a 4-piece, but they lacked nothing in terms of stage presence and sound. MacCruinna thrashing away on the drumset, bassist Deyaxulgaat tearing up his V-bass and headbanging with a very Martin Eric Ain (Celtic Frost) style. Guitarist/vocalist Mezzadurus thrashed throughout the entire set, only stopping briefly to spew forth words of the occult, and taunting the crowd. I thought it was a shame that the band only got a chance to play 4 songs, even considering they have some long numbers, but the positive thing is that they play the Metalfests a lot so if you missed 'em this year, chances are that they will be playing next year's or the year after. For those of you who are wondering, the other songs they played were "Cold Flesh Of Space", "Yuggothian Slayers", and "Quantum Nihilism". I've seen a lot of extreme metal bands live, but hands down, so far Bloodstorm is the best act of em all. With me being too young to have expierienced a Possessed or a Celtic Frost show in their heyday, I sort of felt that Bloodstorm's performance made up for it, as they conjure up quite a similar vibe.

See you all at next year's fest!
Review by Erik Chrupalyk