"It's a madhouse!"
What a better way to celebrate Cpt. birthday on August 15th than a ANTHRAX gig? [Well, Graspop with backstage passes could come to mind... But, let's do things once at a time!]
Kawasaki, Club Città August 15th 2008: on of the two only date of this New Strain '08 Asian Invasion blitz tour, in preparation for the new album (comming out next year). The second date of the tour will be tomorrow (Aug. 17th) at Dongoucheon (Korea).
Awesome show, dudes!!
The house was filled up to the top with metal thrashing mainacs... Anthrax ramming everybody asses like never before; pit in delirium... people raining like hell all the time... guess a 50 degrees C, 200% humidity... In few words: pure BEDLAM! I am not very proficient in Anthrax tracks titles, but if I remember well the set list was as follows:
1. IndiansI tell you: we sweat out our asses there yesterday! Never seen something like that, even in my hardest workout sessions! I was frontstage all the time; horns in the air and headbanging to death; got my glasses almost destroyed when a huge falla' landed on my head from the back (you would wonder "Why were you wearing glasses in a place like that?"... you're right, after that moment I started questioning myself too!). When the show was over we were soaking wet: from the top of my just cut hair, through my pants, 'till the shoes!! The t-shirt you see in the pic, I HAD to buy it (happy I did it... I didn't notice the special back print) to get home like a "human"! [3 Inches of Sweat trophy was wannabe stuff in comparison... cfr. previous posts).
2. Got The Time
3. Caught In A Mosh
4. Madhouse
5. Antisocial
6. Random Acts Of Senseless Violence
7. Room For One More
8. Fueled
9. Safe Home
10. What Doesn't Die
11. Fight 'Em 'Til You Can't (Kick-ass track from new album)
12. Only
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13. A New Level（PANTERA）
14 I Am The Law
I would have liked to stalk for the guys after the gig, but I badly needed a drink and some rest... Guess I'm getting to old for that shit!
By the way, a never-heard-before Cocobat band (Jap.) opened for them. Don't know why they where there: completely unrelated and absolutly unable to get the people in the mood. They had some groovy bass work, but the singer was looking at the tip of his shoes all the time... expresionless... without showing any pleasure to be there; the guitar man, instead of jamming for the crowd, stuck with the drummer all the time; only the bassist gave us some feeling. No chat, no scream, no self-introduction... C'mon guys: you're opening for Anthrax... I could have done better singing a cover on karaoke, damn!
Ah, no pics this time. No glasses on that spot, not even digital cameras!
"Who's next?" used to say Goldberg... Hellhound is next (on 30th)! Yet again, yeah!
