Anxiously Awaiting

I have just arrived home from an amazing show: The Demonhunter Undying tour.

Ben, Cookie, Daniel, Maggie, Derek, Nikki and I left Blairsvegas around 3 for deh ATL. We picked up Holly at Kennessaw and wandered over to Barrett Parkway for some Dinner. We settled on the Olive Garden, but that ended up being a mistake. We waited for a solid 45 minutes to be seated. Our waitor sucked and took forever to do anything. I guess when you are in a hurry you notice the little things like not having a refill within 5 minutes of finishing your drink. Anyway, we got to The Masquerade in time to see the end of Spoken and we missed August Burns Red Completely. That was a bummer, but we still got to see Zao and Demon Hunter!

I have heard Zao’s music before, and I wasn’t to hot on it when I first heard it. They were much better in concert than on CD, but I still didn’t like the way the guy sings. It just gets on my nerves after a while. Demon Hunter was absolutely amazing. Despite some vocal tonal issues here and there with harmony (which is not unusual for live shows) they performed above and beyond what I expected. They played all the songs I wanted to hear, and even some old school stuff off their first album. I was also very impressed with the end of the Spoken performance. Josh has their CD, and I like their music, but they had a presence that was phenominal. It’s a shame we didn’t get to see Spoken’s full set. Their lead singer was the most tonally correct of any of the bands I heard too–if you don’t count the lead singer of Zao. His singing style allows him to cheat.

Right now I am completely soaked in sweat and rainwater; my ears have that heavenly ring that occurs only after a good thrashing from a high watt sound system; and I sound like a 14 year old because I was screaming my head off the entire show. I am badly in need of a shower and a nap. This show rocked, and it makes me look forward to Muse on August 9th!