Eaten Alive - Philly HC with a lady singer. Very good band. Fast hardcore. I hope they keep playing and come to Pittsburgh sometime.
Crow Killer - Heavy metallic hardcore from SLC Utah. I listened to this band a lot leading up to the fest, but unfortunately I didn't like their live set as much as I like their recordings. Still a good band that I would like to see again.
Maniac - I didn't listen to this band much beforehand because their new album has some fucking clown on it, and I don't really like clowns. I wish I had listened because they were a rager. Fast hardcore, maybe a little bit in the style of Infest. From Massachusetts. I hope they come to Pittsburgh sometime.
Eyes of the Lord - I listened to this band a little bit before the fest. Heavy metalcore hardcore crossover type of stuff. The singer is the old singer for 100 Demons, I think. I was expecting them to suck, kinda like the new 100 Demons, but this band ruled. The mosh was on, heavy songs, good times.
SECT - This band was a total sleeper to me. They ruled. The singer from Cursed. Someone in this band used to be in Fallout Boy? Either way they ripped it up to minimal fan reaction. I've been listening to them ever since though. Faster hardcore, but you can still mosh sometimes.
Racetraitor - I tried so hard to get into them on recordings. I just can't do it. But similar to Haymaker the previous year, they came out and killed it. Political hardcore from the early 00's. I remember the lead singer as being very good and having good banter between songs. The guitar player is a hot chic, that always is a plus. A lot of ladies on stage this year TIHC. The mosh wasn't turned up too high, I think a lot of people felt like me about their recordings.
Jukai - From NY I think. Very heavy shit, and very good. We've seen them in Pittsburgh at Sincerity Fest but they were way better this time. The mosh for them was out of control at times. Great energetic set. A real banger by all accounts. Best set of the day this far.
Young and In the Way - Fast metal hardcore rock and roll shit. I loved watching the singer, he has a perfect sing along metal quality to him. The set was good, because of the nature of the jams the crowd lost momentum pretty well, but the set was a good one.
Bloodlet - I've never been a big Bloodlet fan, but they were a huge band in the scene for a long time. They had good response from the crowd. I watched most of the set. Wasn't real into it, but the music was good. I liked the singer, he has a good look to him with his beard and posturing and shit.
Ramallah - Two nights in a row of White Trash Rob, only TIHC can give you that kind of shit. The set was a rager, as expected. They played all the Ramallah jams and a few B4B jams, which I thought was uncalled for, but great anyway.
Martyr AD - A real surprise band for me. I always liked a few songs off their one album, but I didn't know they were so well liked. The pit got turned up to 400 and they killed it. They have a big metal feel to their live show. The lady in this band, I went to find out, is also in Disembodied. That gives them bonus points. Heavy and good.
Pulling Teeth - Solid setlist that they posted about a week before the show. Great move, one needed more often. They played everything you wanted, Weeds, Stonethrowers, Dead is Dead, all the jams. I enjoyed the set, even if a bit underwhelming for headliner material.
Best bands of the day:
1. Jukai
2. Ramallah
3. SECT
4. YAITW
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