A Night Of Horror

So last night was a gig with an awesome line-up, all of which horror inspired. First of which was perth's own Reapers Riddle. This is a band i have been meaning to see for 4 long years so I watched with high hopes that it would be worth the wait and it really was. Now being the first band is never easy, most of the crowd hasnt turned up and those who have didnt come to see you so many arent interested. On top of that Reapers Riddle were in the interesting situation of being a metal band playing for a very punk crowd. Nonetheless Reapers Riddle, aside from trying hard to get the crowd to join them up front, they really didnt let it effect them and played on. I loved there songs like Zombified and the amusing Steel Panther-esque No Strings Attached. They had there set backs such as having to take a break mid set to change guitars, but hey thats what you get when you dont have a roadie. One thing I've got to mention that really impressed me is seeing there drummer break his brand new drumstick in half after only 30 minutes.

Reapers Riddle drumstick

Next on the bill was another perth band, Chainsaw Hookers. I've seen these guys 3 times now and, frankly, they never disapoint. I've always thought if motorhead were a little more punk they would sound allot like Chainsaw Hookers. As you may have allready assumed Chainsaw hookers play horror themed music, it's not quite rock n' roll, its not quite punk its somewhere in between. In there words its "blood rock". Once again the crowd wasnt big but it was growing and Chainsaw Hookers helped that growth.  They started the set with my personal favourite My Revenge and from then on the only time they slowed down was to interact with the audience in the friendly personal way there fans know and love. Chainsaw hookers weren't without there share of set backs tho but even when things fucked up they didnt stop. At one point the drummer had one of his drums fall away from the kit, he didnt stop he just made do untill he could fix it. By the time these guys finished playing the crowd had really built up and they were loving it.

Chainsaw Hookers setlist

Chainsaw Hookers drumstick, picks and johnny

Jerry after the gig

Misfits pre-show

Dez's Pick

Finaly we got to the main event; the Misfits who started the show by anouncing "this is gonna be an old fashioned punk show". They werent lying, the moment they came on stage the crowd just lost its shit and the pit was intense. Misfits started the set with one from the new album, the title track, Devils Rain. The setlist was a excellent mix of old and new including classics like Halloween, some newer stuff such as Descending Angel and some brand new songs of the new album. My personal favourite was Skulls when the crowed was inviting to sing along and they did too it was just awesome. Now i'll be honest, i was not expecting much from this band tho given they only have one original member left, vocalist and bass player Jerry Only and he's not even the original vocalist. But this didnt have as much of a negative effect as i thought it would, the band played with pure energy. The only let down was some of Danzigs songs were avoided for this reason so i didnt get  to hear my favourite misfits song Last Caress which was a shame but hey, shit happens. New drummer Eric Arce did great justice to the songs and so did the, also quite new, guitarist Dez Cadena. The set ran for a good hour and a half concluding with the enevitable Die Die My Darling and for one last song the crow went absolutely nuts. But alas all good things must come to an end and since the band had a flight at 5am the next day they had to leave us but this did not stop any of them from meeting the fans and hanging out for a while allthough the crowd was generally hanging around Jerry.

In conclusion it was a great night with just fast powerfull awesome music. It was not one of the most memorable gigs ive ever been to but regardless it was pretty fucking awesome.
So to any one reading this metal on my friends.
The Oompa Loompa