This show was amazing. But it all started with a curiosity. My friend Orgus grew up listening to Symphony X, said that is where he got the power. So we found out that Symphony X was opening for Overkill so we HAD to go. To boot, Nevermore was playing the line up was pretty good. Natas was not pleased. She’s another friend and from the get-go said “Fuck those two bands, I am going for Overkill”. So after a lot of convincing she finally accepted, though warned us “They better be good”.
We were a little late for Nevermore. It was on Terminal 5 in NYC and to get there is quite a walk. It took a while and you know we had to pregame before. When we got there, we noticed a lot of people just standing around. My friend Orgus dived right into the crowd. When they started to play Future Tense, the last song, no one pushed or shoved. It was almost like the people there were forced to go and had no idea who Nevermore was. In my opinion they were proper.
Symphony X played. Holy shit. A guy at the show said it best “Some bands shouldn’t play live at all”. I don’t see the problem. I enjoyed the instrumental, the crowd cheered when the lead guitarist took over the stage and then slowly creeped into the shadows. The vocalist is what I found most annoying from the whole experience. His wife or girlfriend was on the second floor and she looked like she was having a good time. Until the singer starts talking to her. Not like on the microphone or anything, while the guitarist was soloing. I don’t know why I got so offended by it but if you see people not really into it, you’re not doing any good by distracting the action from the rest of the band. Oh man I wish I had a camera because the geekiest mosh pit took place at the very end of the crowd.
Overkill was amazing. It’s amazing to see how the people project their energy to this band. It’s good to see that they never really changed their style. I am not saying that bands have to keep sounding the same, because Overkill doesn’t do that. But you hear the same soul. Like when you go out with a girl for the first time. Everything is cool in the beginning but towards the end the spark ends. Overkill is what happens when you have a girl and you might fight now and then but nothing separates you. It’s like made to be.
Natas scolded us, “Man I could’ve been smoking and drinking instead of wasting my time watching those two other bands”
I am a firm believer that if you buy a ticket to a show, you should see all the bands. Especially if they are legendary in nature.
