| 26.11.2003
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| JÄGERMEISTER TOUR 2003 |
| SLAYER |
HATEBREED ARCH ENEMY |
| October 30th 2003 - The Rave Ballroom - Milwaukee Wisconsin |
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| review by Matthew "Matt" Haumschild - pic © by Matthew Haumschild |
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| INTRO and Lazy American Workers |
| ARCH ENEMY |
| HATEBREED |
| SLAYER |
| INTRO AND LAZY AMERICAN WORKERS |
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Good ol' Jagermeister tour. I went to this last year when Coal Chamber and Drowning Pool tore shit up at the Quest a few months before DP's singer died. This time, it was Slayer in Milwaukee. It was in the "Ballroom" this time. The Rave is composed of three parts: 1. "The Ballroom", which can hold up to 5-10,000 people, 2. "Eagles Club", which is about the size of your normal club it can hold up to 2500 people, and 3. "The Rave Bar" which could hold up to 200 or so people. I have personally been to the Ballroom one other time and it was about half full, no big deal. But for Slayer, near over capacity. It was jam packed from the Stage to the soundboard. I had never seen so many people in a venue that size. The first band normally wouldn't even be worth writing about because they sucked so bad. But I have to because of one minor detail. "The Lazy American Workers", catchy name eh? I'll give them some leeway due to lack of sound checking and the fact I had never even heard of them. They opened up with noise, they sounded like noise, and they ended sounding like noise. I managed to catch their attempt to cover Judas Priests' "Electric Eye", of which no one in the audience could catch on that this was a cover song for two reasons: 1. It sounded really bad and 2. The average concert goer was 15-18 and wouldn't know Judas Priest from Eddie Van Halen. Granted they were a three piece outfit but so is Tiamat and a shit load of other bands. I am a little astonished on how they managed to land a great tour when other bands could have taken their spot easily. |
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| ARCH ENEMY |
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I pretty much drove 6 hours just to see Arch Enemy otherwise I could have seen Slayer in Saint Paul weeks ago. The wait was worth it! Arch Enemy, from the first note they played to the last, the ticket price was well worth it. AE played songs mainly off their last two CD's which would include "Burning Angel", "Heart Of Darkness", "Ravenous" "We Will Rise" "Dead Eyes See No Future", amongst others, those are the ones I can remember. The Amotts (guitar players) played every note flawlessly. I haven't heard that in a long time since a band like AE is more prone to mistake due to the amount of solos the reproduce in their songs. Angela Gosscow sounds and looks a lot better in person. I could have sworn her vocals sounded lower live than on the CD. The drumming could not have been better. The only complaint that I have is that they did not play "Enemy Within". Other than that, I could not tell you how many fans praised them after they were done and how nobody wanted them to leave. Even after Hatebreed fans were saying Arch Enemy was better. MUCH better. I would have to concur with them. |
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| HATEBREED |
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Hatebreed came on in their usual fashion. Just basically jumping on stage which is admirable. The one thing I noticed was the singer, in a specific manner reminded me of Fred Durst. He came out wearing, what looked like a red baseball hat. I couldn't help but notice. Hatebreed was almost too aggressive if there is such a thing. They had a huge crowd response though. In-between sets, I swear, the crowd doubled in size. It became real crowded real quick. Hatebreed's singing style wasn't all that appealing to me. It sounded like a very monotOnous growl with no peaks or dips. In a way it's admirable he can do that. But it lacks depth. I felt the band lacked depth in terms of it's music. Hatebreed used the vast amount of stage to their advantage by moving around and jumping on stage. All in all, I thought Hatebreed was a bit boring. If you like Hard-core, Hatebreed is your band, just not my cup of tea, but they were still a lot better than the first act. |
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Slayer. What can I say? They were the band everyone came to see. There really isn't too much I can say about them. They played the exact same show they have for years. IT was great hearing them. It was really cool hearing them play the entire "Rein In Blood" album performed. The crowd of course was at it's wildest it had been all night. Slayer put it's average show besides playing the entire "Rein In Blood" album. All in all Arch Enemy was the highlight of the evening. I thought they were the best band of the night. Many people were saying they should have been co-headlining instead of Hatebreed. I thought it was a great show. It would have been better if a couple hundred people weren't there so it wouldn't be so crowded. If Arch Enemy or Slayer comes through town GO SEE THEM! |
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