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Topic: Armored Saint concert report
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anthony
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posted June 17, 2006 05:56
    
I just got back from seeing Armored Saint live in San Francisco. What a fantastic show. Probably the best I've ever seen a band play. Super tight, tons of energy, classic songs...they really have it all. And taking their on-again,off-again status into consideration they really shouldn't be this good. Is there a better American band playing straight up, traditional heavy metal? I don't think so.We arrived as late as possible and missed the first three opening bands. Is it really neccessary to have five lousy, opening bands? The two we did see were Pit Fiend from Chico, CA and The Hated who I think were from San Jose. They were not very good. I was planning on bagging on them a bit, but what the hell, they were up there playing and I was in the audience... Here's what I remember of the setlist. I've been up for about 23 hours so my brain is a little fried. Tribal Dance
Reign of Fire
Control Issues
Tension
Pay Dirt
Book Of Blood (which was completely awesome)
Chemical Euphoria
Can U Deliver
March Of The Saint
Seducer (Bush said they had not played this song live since their first tour)
Nervous Man
Aftermath They are on their way to Europe and I would highly recommend checking them out if you get the chance. *editied for my memory returning to me*
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Cthon
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posted June 17, 2006 17:52
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Originally posted by Luna:
would that be wretch?
haha, he was supposed to go...not sure if he went. ill kick his butt if he didnt go... if he posts some live pics, ill link to them here. -------------------- www.myspace.com/mastersofpunkrock
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anthony
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posted June 20, 2006 18:33
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Originally posted by MeanMrMustard:
The more bands you have before a major act is often a reflection of the headliner's ability (or inability) to sell out the club themselves.
And the even crappier thing about it is, the bands before hand often don't know when they're going on. That's usually determined by which "local" band brought in the most heads by a certain time (i.e. the band with the most people there goes on right before Armored Saint).
I'm not saying every club runs that way, but that's often how it goes in california.
Yes that's true. We were told at the door that AS would be going on stage no later than 11:30. Pit Fiend finishes at about 11:00 so we moved up front and waited for the AS crew to do their thing. Instead of taking the cover off of the drums that were already setup, they start setting up a drumkit right at the front of the stage and these other guys start carrying amps and other stuff up there. The Hated had half an hour to setup, play, break down and get off the stage. The whole time Armored Saint's crew were standing to the side of the stage pointing at their watches and giving them the "one more song and that's it" motion. They stretched it out a tiny bit to about 11:40, and the AS crew were not happy. I guess that's just how it goes for local bands.
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anthony
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posted June 21, 2006 16:54
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Originally posted by Ynys Trebes:
I'm guessing John Bush is still the Saint's frontman?Fuck that dude is such an amazing singer, I can't believe Anthrax dumped him (ok let's not start the whole anthrax reunion war here mmkay?) He's probably one of the all-time 5 best frontmen in metal for sure...
Yes it's John Bush, Phil Sandoval, Gonzo, Jeff Duncan and Joey Vera.
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Heino
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posted June 27, 2006 04:22
I saw them last saturday at the germans "Bang Your Head-Festival and it was also amazing!!!
Unfortunately they didn't play Chemical Euphoria, which is one of my personal faves.
It's a short european tour, so if someone wants to see them, here's the rest of their dates:
6/27 Sheffield, UK
6/28 Belfast, NIR
6/29 Glsgow, SCO
1/7 Lonodon, UK (this one's for you Emlyn K Helicopter), playing at the Underworld
7/16 Toscolano Maderno, ITA-------------------- ...To The Death
Heino
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