Ten Ton Hammer - Missed them. I don't like the band name though.
No Zodiac - I've seen them before, but missed them too.
Absolute Suffering - We got there in the middle of their set. It was ok, didn't watch everything.
Hellweed - This band came all the way from Russia to play. They were heavy and metal as fuck. I wasn't able to get any of their music online, or I'd have listened to them going in. They were really good. I was disappointed by the crowd response, but that's somewhat to be expected for foreign bands that aren't know. I hope they make it back to the US again sometime, I'll go see them.
Red Death - Really enjoyed this band too. Lockin' out. Heavy and fast hardcore. I'd like to see them again.
Malice in the Palace - I like this band's energy and live show, but I don't particularly care to listen to them otherwise. There's just no songs that I really really like even though I really want to.
Strength for a Reason - So much better live than on recording. They represented themselves well. Good set.
Rude Awakening - I like this band, but only averagely so. Watched a song or two then went outside for some food.
Lifeless - Same deal. I've seen them enough to know that I only kind of like them.
Criminal Instinct - I like this band too. The lead singer has a big resemblance to Paul Tate. Groovy hardcore in the vein of Turnstile or something like that. Good set.
Incendiary - Wasn't ready for this one. They killed it. I've seen them live before, and I've seen them at This is Hardcore before and this set was twice as bonkers as I was expecting. They played super well. Hardcore in the vein of Backtrack, fast groovy and moshy. I like this band a lot.
Dinner Break - I don't think we got food, but we did put down a few beers. That's imperative before Wisdom.
Most Precious Blood - Dis a point ment. I was expecting them to play at least a few songs off of Nothing in Vain. They didn't play anything. I think the singer is probably a douche bag. Started off the set talking about his old band One King Down, I thought that was kind of dumb. At one point in the set he was talking at length about something "his friend said that struck him as profound." It was the dumbest shit I've ever heard. I was close to the stage and at a little of an angle and even though the female guitarist was facing away from the stage, I could see her face and how she was interacting of the other guitarist. She was making fun of the singer and his horrid rant. She was probably a little embarrassed. Actually, he's a horrible front man. Most of the time once a song started and I realized it wasn't from Nothing in Vain I would spend the rest of the song dreading the time between songs. At one point dude turned his ankle and it was real dramatic. I don't expect MPB to ever play another set ever.
Wisdom in Chains - Best set of the fest. Everything from the new songs to the old songs was killer. I think the crowd response was better than it's ever been for them. Played all the hits and the newer songs are bangers too.
The Trouble - A more punk styled band, fast melodic. They were good but not great. The only song I think everyone knew is the song American Nightmare covered.
Killing Time - I like watching them live, but never listen to them on recordings. Not sure why but I keep sleeping on them. Good set, great crowd response.
Gorilla Biscuits - I'm soo happy that the time between the set before and Gorilla Biscuits was less than the over an hour of the last time they played here. They came on pretty promptly and killed it. It's fucking Gorilla Biscuits.
All in all I'm very sad that Terror couldn't play, they would have been amazing. And once again the barrier was a huge success.
Hi's - Wisdom, Incendiary, food trucks, copious amounts of beer.
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