Laid back lifestyle all summer long. It’s fall now, so these pictures are reminding me of warm days and no school. They were taken at Indian Brook in Bolton Landing, NY. The town is right on Lake George, and my Father’s side of the family has a nice big house on the lake. I’ll be going there until I die.
Seeing foreign bands is awesome, especially Scandinavian and Japanese bands. I have had the privilege of seeing several bands from both areas, including Victims, Hero Dishonest, and Breakfast. They were all not only awesome musically, but really funny guys. Tons of hilarious comments during their sets and great antics. Japan’s Coffins were the first metal band I have ever seen from the country, and their guitar playing threw up the horns so many times I could feel the fires of hell coming from his just-over-5-foot body. They were awesome though, and the guest vocalist for the last song was amazing. Local sludge band Oxygen Destroyer opened the show with a Led Zepplin cover and a 10 or so minute long dirge. They really are loud. I was very excited to see Birth Control, Brad TFK’s new band. I missed them several times over the school year so this was my chance to make up for it. My friend Arthur is currently their singer, though I don’t think it’s permanent. Good times anyway. Check them out at www.freelegalhighs.org. Seriously. The Endless Blockade from Canada were the definite highlight of the show. I have never seen a hardcore band where each member (including the singer) had 5+ pedals at their feet. They had a definite noise vibe going on, but playing some of the tightest powerviolence I have ever heard. Kids drove all the way from Pittsburgh to see this band, they must be doing something right. They just put out a split with Iron Lung, track that down. I already talked about Coffins, but I want to reiterate the fact that they love metal. The Japanese tend to do every genre of music well, this was no exception. Look them up.
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