metal to the masses
Gojira/Machinehead/Trvium/Lamb Of God
Last week Gojira, Machine Head, Trivium and Lamb Of God played the Roseland.
First up Gojira – France’s favorite metal sons, Gojira did their best to rock people who came to the show early. The band has a following among hipsters and tastemakers, but is largely unknown to the metal masses. All those who did see Gojira were converts.
Machine Head – MH are legends in the metal world and their latest, The Blackening, ranks easily as one of their best. The opened with Clenching The Fists Of Dissent, the first track on their new album. The crowd responded as if they’ve known this song for years. The passion and intensity never eased up. Simply put their set was devastating from start to finish and was a hard act to follow.
Trivium – This band has wanted to be Metallica SOOOOOO bad since they started. In England they are huge. Put those together and you have a band with a huge ego. They tried to be fierce but came across sounding flat. The fame and adulation has taken the hunger away from Trivium. They have to get it back if they want to follow a band like Machine Head.
Lamb Of God – What can be said about this band that hasn’t already? One of the most consistently amazing live bands working in metal today. They didn’t disappoint. Every metal band these days calls out for circle pits. Randy Blithe didn’t have to. They just spontaneously erupted. - Brad Filicky
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