Summer Slaughter -- Cleveland, OH -- August 14th, 2012

[petrovar]

Venue: House of Blues
Source: Me

This was my third show in a week (all at HOB interestingly enough).

I was mainly here for Between the Buried and Me and Corpse, but also wanted to check out The Faceless since I really haven't listened to them before.

My buddies and I arrived during Veil of Maya. I really wanted to see Exhumed, but couldn't get the afternoon off for work. We made sure we went to the bar while Job for a Cowboy was on. Can't stand them, some people can, to each their own.

Once Veil of Maya and Periphery finished, I realized that my one buddy was trying to get us reserved seats since he knows people at the House of Blues. He succeeded and we ended up watching the final three bands from the opera box

Perfect view of the pit and right next to the stage so I could actually watch the musicianship of these three amazing bands. The Faceless really impressed me. I hadn't heard any songs but they had the same impact as Dying Fetus did the first time I saw them.

They had sound issues at first, but finally got them sorted out.

The Faceless:

Coldly Calculated Design
Legion of the Serpent
Deconserate
Xenochrist
The Eidlon Reality
An Autopsy

My favorite band on this tour was Between the Buried and Me. This was my 6th time seeing them and might have been their best performance. Opening with White Walls was weird (but awesome) because when they finished, it felt like the show was over and it was time to go home. The new song was great live, especially the ending.


Between The Buried and Me:

White Walls
Specular Reflection
Telos
Sun of Nothing
Fossil Genera - A Feed From Cloud Mountain

Second time seeing Cannibal Corpse and it was great! Before they came on stage, you could tell the crowd got 20 years older. Some dude challenged Corpsegrinder to a fastest headbang contest and while he said "junior" had some balls, he would lose. At this point, they went right into I Cum Blood. At the first break, Corpsegrinder points at himself and says "Winner". Absolutely hilarious!


Cannibal Corpse:

Demented Aggression
Sacrophagic Frenzy
Scourge of Iron
Disfigured
Evisceration Plague
The Time to Kill is Now
Covered With Sores
Born in a Casket
I Cum Blood
Encased in Concrete
Priests of Sodom
Unleashing the Bloodthirsty
Make Them Suffer
Hammer Smashed Face
Stripped, Raped, and Strangled

Overall a great night. I wish they had more death metal bands and less deathcore bands on these Summer Slaughter tours, but since the deathcore ones bring in the money now, I understand it will stay this way for now.

[mastodon421]

Originally Posted by petrovar;482462
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I wish they had more death metal bands and less deathcore bands on these Summer Slaughter tours[/b]. but since the deathcore ones bring in the money now, I understand it will stay this way for now.

I also have pictures from our spot, but don't know how to upload them. It asks for a URL but I don't know how to find the URL for a picture. Any help would be appreciated.

There was only 1 deathcore band on the bill this year (Veil of Maya)

[anomynous]

This^





Even then VoM isn't really bree bree deathcore either

[smearCampaign]

Originally Posted by petrovar

I also have pictures from our spot, but don't know how to upload them. It asks for a URL but I don't know how to find the URL for a picture. Any help would be appreciated.

Go to imgur and upload the pics from your pc and they'll tell you the location (URL) of your images.

Originally Posted by mastodon421

There was only 1 deathcore band on the bill this year (Veil of Maya)

I think he just meant the filler bands like Within the Ruins, Job For A Cowboy, Veil of Maya, Periphery that are on these tours to sell tickets to the younger crowd.

[petrovar]

Originally Posted by smearCampaign

I think he just meant the filler bands like Within the Ruins, Job For A Cowboy, Veil of Maya, Periphery that are on these tours to sell tickets to the younger crowd.

Yeah, that's what I meant. I use deathcore as a pretty vague description.

Thanks for the tip on the pics

[anomynous]

Pretty sure the only band that sells to the older crowd on this line up is CC.

[MPF]

Originally Posted by anomynous

Pretty sure the only band that sells to the older crowd on this line up is CC.

Not up here in MN. BTBAM is huge with people in their 30s-40s. Periphery is starting to be too. Although I love their music, their normal fans suck balls.

[smearCampaign]

Originally Posted by anomynous

Pretty sure the only band that sells to the older crowd on this line up is CC.

I know more than a few over 30 people who are into Goatwhore and Exhumed.

[AnataFan4Life]

I'm still crossing my fingers that Behemoth and Nile will co-headline this one day >_>

[mastodon421]

Behemoth could/should headline this (Next year would be perfect with their new record coming out + They are on Metal Blade so it's definitely possible.) Although I think Nile should also be on this, I don't think they could co-headline this. Top 4 spot? Absolutely, Just not co-headlining.