Cattle Decapitation Concert Review!!!

Sorry about the delay on this, homework and a slow computer aren't a good mix. But, now, I have a review from last night's Cattle Decapitation show to share with you all!

The Oddfellows Hall worked well for the show, it was inviting and well setup. Kinda minimal compared to other places in town, but it did it's job. The sound from Crank Distribution was fantastic as well! The crowd turnout was small, which is a shame, but at least the fans that did show up had a good time! Sadly, Rose Funeral had to drop out of the show, so the tickets were knocked down $5 and it started a bit later than expected, but it was still a great concert! (And thanks to Josh from Garden of Bedlam for the free ticket!)

So the concert started off with North Bay's own The Killing Field, making their first ever appearance in Sault Ste. Marie! How would I describe these guys? Well, I could say they were an "onslaught of noise"! They delivered their own brand of extreme metal on us, and kicked this show off with a definite bang! Great job from these guys, I can't wait to see them back in the Sault in the near future!

Next up was Sudbury's own Beyond Within! This was the first time I've seen them in a couple years, and they sound just as ferocious and heavy as ever! Frontman Todd Pidgeon tore it up with his death growling, and the rest of the band sounded tight and heavy as well! These guys seriously impressed me, as they did from back in the day, and I even bought myself a Beyond Within t-shirt as well! Also, it was cool to see show promoter Rich Moreland join Beyond Within on stage to help sing one of their songs, that was a nice gesture!

After that, came Psyopus, and they were also quite entertaining! They delivered their very own brand of extreme metal that was very original and unique! There's no doubt that these guys were talented, and it definitely showed, with lots of heaviness to boot! Psyopus are musically hard to describe, but they were heavy as hell and did an excellent job at the show!

Finally, Cattle Decapitation took the stage, and brought the house down! This was their first real Their death metal stylings brought the crowd into a metal frenzy, and with good reason! Frontman Travis Ryan was really personable with the crowd too, which was awesome, and the band displayed great musicmanship! The heads were banging away, and the show sure as hell ended with a bang! We need more death metal here, and hopefully we'll get a lot more sooner or later!

Overall, it was an awesome night of death and extreme metal mayhem, and it was one hell of a show! I wish more people would have shown up, but I say that about most shows that come here, so yeah. Check out the rest of my photos from this concert at The Sault Metal Scene's official Photobucket page! (I'm sorry about the "orbs" on so many of the pics, I can't control that, it shouldn't happen at the next show!) But I do have to say, the quality of the pics is great, especially concerning the flash (It was dark with orangey-red lighting at the show, but you couldn't tell by the pics!)

That's all for tonight, your next local concerts are Sara Kutt's Going Away Concert and double dates by Jager and Nixxon Dixxon this weekend! Thanks everyone!