I’ve seen Eddy with All Shall Perish on November 25, and it was a great show. Now I have seen him again with Suicide Silence as the opener. They played 7 songs. 4 of them were old and good. The other 3 went by without any emotions. Overall, I had fun, and it was nice to see the “oldies” played live. :)

Dying Fetus played a solid set. Also 7 songs. All of them were a banger. The sound in this arena was incredible.

And then, the main act, Slaughter to Prevail. Oh boy. The sound was a disaster. The bass was too loud (not the bass player haha). The guitars were shouting over, and there was no way to understand Alex. It felt like listening to a newcomer band on their first-ever show. Or how we sound in our practice room. 😅 As a headliner and for +60 €, I expected much more. Last year we saw In Flames on the same stage, and it was remarkable. Such a good sound. But the sound of StP was destroying any fun on this show. Besides the sound, it looked like they delivered a good show. After around 6 songs, Alex had his no-microphone scream. Quite disappointing. It was rushed and not even close to the ones I saw on video. Kudos for trying; this is an incredible thing to do in an arena like this. But it should have been better executed. Like I said, it was rushed. No real announcement; it went silent really fast, then he screamed for 1-2 sec, and it was done. There was room for more. Build it up like in the videos; celebrate it.

Overall, it was a nice concert. And I know, if Slaughter to Prevail plays again, I will not seek to see them once more. If they are playing while I want to see another band, then I'm fine with it and check them out again. But I will not buy a ticket exclusively just to see them.

Once again, the Velodrom UFO is a great location. A lot of space, when well executed, a good sound. Plenty of toilets, good organization, etc. I always enjoy it there.

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We went to the ORWOhaus in Berlin to see Illdisposed. Haven't seen them in a long while, and I really like their newly released record. In preparation of the concert, I've looked Persecutor up and was excited to see them too.

Persecutor

Awesome energy and nice band. It made a lot of fun watching them perform. They had a lot of fun and the drummer was wearing rainbow Croq's the whole set. 🥳

Defacing God

I don't know. We watched the first 2 songs and then my friend went out for a cigarette. We came back and watched the last 2–3 songs. Not our kind of music. I'm happy for everyone who likes them.

Illdisposed

Finally, the band we were waiting for. The sound was good, and the songs were well-chosen. But something was off. After some songs, Bo revealed that they had a bit too much alcohol at the night before. So they had some problems focusing while playing. Bo was fixating the back of the crowd, maybe to not throw up. 🫠 That looked strange, but with the knowledge that they had too much, I understand it. After a couple more songs, he was able to do jokes and was back to normal. 🤘

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We went to see The Hirsch Effekt and Better Lovers at the Berghain Berlin. And it was remarkable. One of the best shows of 2024. I'm a long-time fan of The Hirsch Effekt. Saw them the last time at With Full Force. (Can't remember the year anymore) And Better Lovers with their first EP crushed it. Sadly, their full-length record is not the best. I like some songs, and it's overall just “okisch”.

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They crushed it and I don't want to end. They have a massive energy as a 3-Person Band. I also grabbed a Shirt and spoke with the likable guys.

Better Lovers

They transferred their energy from the EP to the show. It was really fun watching them perform and also having fun. :) I wanted to make more pictures, but I heard that Greg Puciato has a reputation of taking your phone and destroying it. 🫠

We said to ourselves, If they came back, we will see them again. I also have eyes on new tickets for The Hirsch Effekt. 😍

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A blast from the past. We saw Asinhell some time ago, precisely on 18/06/24, so nearly half a year ago. And it was wonderful. The concert was one of the shorter ones. We believe it was there to just fill some empty days between festival shows, and I appreciate this. They also shot a Video in this club, which was nice. My friend and I can be seen in it for a quick second.

There was also an opening act. Endseeker. Honestly, after looking up some pictures of the band, I remember their faces but have no memory of their sound. I guess they were okish.

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Vitriol, their bass player had quit the tour before, so it was more of a duet. I felt a bit sorry for them, but they did an excellent job. In the last two songs, the guitar players' string has torn and while the drummer continued to play, the guitar player changed to another guitar. I wish they had a full line up and were not the first band on this evening. Despite everything, we had a lot of fun with them. 🤘

Despised Icon, last time I've seen them was at the sucks’n’summer 2010 festival. 14 years ago. What a long time. So much has happened since then. Also for the band. They split up for 4 years and made 2 records which I love and listen to regularly. Besides one song they did not play, I was completely satisfied with the Setlist. They even played Retina, one of my favorite songs of all their records. ❤️ I hope they will play more shows in Germany in the future. Maybe they release a record in 2025 and go on a big tour. Who knows? 🤷 I'd be all for it.

Chelsea Grin. Before they played, I didn’t know anything about them. While they played, and we listened from the background, I was checking their Wikipedia page. They have quite of a history. Their singer is the former Lorna Shore singer. They sounded overall a lot like old suicide silence. Which was not bad but somewhat boring. The last 2 songs were good and I liked some parts. But overall, we were happy when they were done. The people in Berlin seemed to like them more as we are. 😅

Dying Fetus are one of those bands where, I thought, boring technical death metal. Not that technical death metal is boring. No way. But in the case of Dying Fetus, I expected something monotonous, which is then, as a result, boring for me. Nevertheless, just wow, what a live presence. They've played for around an hour and at no time I didn’t felt not entertained. It had something meditative. 😅 I know I will not start listing to them regularly, but if I have the opportunity to see them live again, I will. Big recommendation. And Berlin also had a lot of fun with them. The pit was in constantly moving. 🕺

To wrap things up, this show was the perfect ending for this year of shows. If I count them correctly, there were 15 shows this year. And I already plan to go to at least 5 other shows in 2025. 🎉 I’ve enjoyed every one of the shows and I hope I can do it also in 2025.

I hope someone gets something out of these kind posts. At least for me, it’s some kind of documentation. 🤘

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The evening started early at 6:30 PM and had a tight schedule. Which was helpful in my condition. Because I had slept less than 4hrs in that night before. 😅

Testament, my personal main act that evening. They had an awesome energy, and they looked like they were up for it. They had fun and I had it with them. It is fascinating what a powerful voice Chuck Billy has despite his age. He could be my father. 😅 They played for 1hr, and it felt like 20 min. Aaaand they had a ton of guitar picks.

Anthrax. I'm honest. I know the name of the band. I know that Scott Ian is their rhythm guitarist, and I see him a lot on social media. But I didn't know more about this band. So, I was curious what I will see and here. They started with a long video where famous people talked about them. The video was toooo long, and they had've could play it while they made the change on the stage. But anyway. The first songs came in and the voice of the singer was not what I expected. And then, they started the song “madhouse”. Which I knew from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Now, I was hooked. 🤟They played more than an hour. Around 70 min. It made a lot of fun watching and hearing them. Some Song I will definitely add to my playlist.

Kreator, it was a short one. We watched 2 or 3 songs and then we left. I listened to a record of them from around 2017 (Gods of Violence) and they were better than expected. So planned to stay the whole show. But man, that was not my kind of show and sound. One positive point, their stage setting was the best on this evening. So, after 2–3 songs, my friend and I looked at each other and silently noded and we left.

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Going to this concert was spontaneous. A friend said he was going and I had time. I was keen on seeing Escuela Grind. So I ordered a ticket some days before the concert. And the last one was ~5 weeks ago, so it was about time. 😅

Death Crusade, a Band from Poland. We watched them from the back. I liked the instrumental parts, but the vocals were too uninflected. For the last song, the Rotten Sound Singer came on the stage and sang some parts. Which had a nice touch to it.

Escuela Grind, they played like nothing else. It was a great concert and I had a lot of fun watching them. They are playing their ass off and you see and feel it. Despite some bad news I've read, they did an excellent concert and ended too soon. The last song they played was “one more song” after the audience screamed for more, and it had clean vocals in it. I don't know how to feel about it. Sounded strange. But ok. To each their own. It seemed all had fun, and this is the most important thing.

Rotten Sound, quite an institution. I had a lot of fun watching these veterans. Sadly, for my taste, they played a bit too long. Maybe it was the heat in the club. It was really hot in there, and you got sweaty just from standing. But you saw that they had fun playing, which I liked. 😊

According to my calendar, the next concert will be Asinhell on 18.09. in Berlin. 🤘

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🤘 Today, I make this a quick one. On March 25, we went to see Cattle Decapitation. Before they started playing, there were 3 Bands playing before, Vomit Forth, 200 Stab Wounds and Signs of the Swarm.

Vomit Forth was a kind of refreshing. From the 3 Bands, the one I liked most. Only the singer was shouting too much to get the crowd dancing. 😅

200 Stab Wounds, I don't know what to say about them. They got a lot of hype lately, but I can't understand why. Sounded to my like young Ektomorf. What is not bad, but I'm enjoyed the original more.

Signs of the Swarm, like Lorna Shore? The sound was awful. Too much from everything. Also, they had some kind of choreography. Which is not bad, but if you see or feel it, then I think it is not well done.

Cattle Decapitation, finally they started playing. And it was worth the wait! All of them did an impressive job, and Travis is such a beast on the microphone. They played for ~1 hour, and they could have played some hours more with me not getting tired of seeing and hearing them. Sadly, they didn't play an encore. But I hope I can see them again. 🫡

One funny thing that evening was a guy who filmed others, while they filmed the band. Every time someone started filming in front of him, he started to and zoomed in. Interesting Kink, I guess? 😂

The next planned concert will be Asinhell on June 18. So no concert post from me for some time. 🙃

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Two shows on March 16. Quite an undertaking. 😅

Heavysaurus was the first show of the day, with my oldest son. We had VIP tickets for a meet and greet with the dinos. Before the show, there was the meet and greet. There was a demarcated area, where the dinos will show up. We stood in a line and each kid could take some time with them. We took photos and my son asked some questions. Later, the dinos swarmed out and everyone could talk to the individual dinos and take photos, which we also did.

One hour later, the show started. They played many new songs and ended with some good old ones. 🤘 I'm not a real fan of the new songs, and I see that my son isn't either. In the end, we've had a lot of fun and enjoyed the show. I liked the idea that the demarcated area was also the pit for the kids, where they could dance, jump and celebrate the dinos from there.

After the Heavysaurus show, I was in a rush. I had ~3 hours to reach the next show. With the car, I drove ~1 hour to drop my son at home and then took the train to the next location. It worked exact as planned. Which is not a usual thing. 🤣 One week before the Meshuggah show started, they announced that they will start 1 hour earlier because they wanted to close on time at 11 pm.

I arrived with the last songs of The Halo Effect. I missed Mantar completely. The venue was full. Really full. It was challenging to find my friend there. But found him. What I heard from The Halo Effect was nice, and I was sad that I missed three-fourths of their set. But I'm sure I will see them sometime again. In the end, nothing more to say. They did a fantastic job and the crowd seemed to enjoy them.

After the change, Meshuggah started playing. From our original position, we moved away because there were too many drunken people, which was annoying. After a second move, we were standing in the last row, which was good enough. Never saw a location so crowded. But we were there for Meshuggah. From start to end, it was just a MASSIVE bulldozer that rolled over you, which left my speechless. Sadly, the lighting was a bit distracting, which is the reason I don't have any images. I assume that the lights were wanted so that you can't take images or videos of the show. The result was that you had a hard time, watching them. :( This has pro and cons. Overall, I still liked the show and was pleased to be there.

📋 Meshuggah Setlist

It was a stressful but nice day. We had a lot of fun. :)

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On Tuesday, 12 March, the evening started with Great Falls (https://greatfalls.bandcamp.com/). After the first songs, I realized that it is not my kind of music. They had a lot of presence on stage, especially the bassist. So it made fun to watch them. And with every song, they grew on me and I liked their songs more and more. But then, they played their last song and sadly, it was a +14 min song with many melodic parts, which is not bad but was not the right song to end their show.

After a break, Botch (https://botch.bandcamp.com/) started to play. And it was a delight. You felt the energy in the hole location. Everyone was happy to see them, and Botch seemed thrilled to play the show. The location was sold out, and we were a bit sad that they moved from Festsaal Kreuzberg to BiNuu, which was a significant smaller location. The BiNuu had a good sound for the size of this location, and the location was full. So it was good at the end. We had a lot of fun watching the guys play, and they played a really long show. There were tears and many laughs between the songs. Botch announced that this will be the last show they will ever play in Berlin. So it was more of a farewell show and tour. It was nice to witness all of this.

I hope Botch will some day play again in Germany, even if they currently say otherwise.

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