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Class news - listening on their bandcamp now:

https://neurosis.bandcamp.com/album/an-undying-love-for-a-burning-world

Would love to see them live.

They were featured on a TV show I was watching last night but it has sent me back to listening to Hermanos Gutierrez - I think these lads are fantastic.

Anyone watching Pluribus?

It's a slow burn but I like it. Certainly a different approach to a sci-fi/end of the world as we know it (although it reminds me a lot of a particular Rick and Morty episode).

I have a lot of time for Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, so I think Vince Gilligan has earned the right to do whatever he wants at this stage.

I thought the episode that just came out (episode 7) was the best one so far. Great stuff on the soundtrack of that episode too - Judas Priest and Hermanos Gutierrez.

I haven't seen them since 2017 so I'm well overdue.

Did anyone go to this? As much as I would have preferred another venue, it was a good show. Turnstile had the place heaving.

I was very very far above the median age of the audience! Young crowd. I didn't see any dickheadery and it seemed like a crowd of decent skins. Jesus, I felt so old.

High Vis and Gurriers were alright. For a "hardcore" band, High Vis sounded more like an indie rock band to me though. They were decent all the same.

Glad I went - haven't seen the Point with an energetic crowd like that in many years (mostly end up seeing legacy acts there I suppose).

Terrible news - he seemed like a good dude by all accounts. I got into a few of his other bands over the years as well as ATG - one of the great metal vocalists for me.

Terrible news - RIP Brent. One of the standout guitarists from this century.

Feel terrible for the lads in Mastodon as well - the relationship may have went sideways over recent years but they have such a shared history.

I know they will sell a load more tickets, but this would have been much better in any of the smaller venues for multiple nights instead of this barn. I think the 3Arena is fine for bands that have a bigger production or more elaborate staging but not this.

Hopefully we'll get an opportunity to catch them at a better venue when they're not as hyped as now. It's similar to the Deftones - loved seeing them in Vicar St, the Ambassador or the SFX but don't think they are suited to this venue.

Dunno where they could move it to - 3Arena isn't available on this date, this venue is booked the day before and after.

I was able to get a ticket in the presale but no chance at standing. This will be a fun show - I really hope it doesn't get rescheduled to another date at the 3arena - it would be shit to see this crowd there. I'd take a few nights in Vicar St or the Olympia however but they'd have to move the dates around. 

Thanks for the link. Fuck yeah!

It is too expensive but the addition of Quicksand has convinced me to head along. I don't think this will sell out though - seems to be plenty of tickets available this morning.

Whopper gig - like these line-ups with a bit of a change of pace between the bands. In general, I thought it sounded really good for everyone. Apart from Brat, that was just too early for me to make.

Definitely will try to catch Full of Hell again whenever they come back - the vocals were sick, enjoyed the weirdo dry humour as well. Who was the guy who sang one of the tunes with them?

Crowbar were deadly. Planets Collide was epic and I was really impressed with Kirk Windstein - he has one of those voices that just sounds absolutely knackered but still delivers somehow. I've seen some interviews with him where he's full on talking about himself as a doddery old man but as he said himself, the band were really tight and were heavy as fuck.

Napalm Death - does exactly what you expect, in a good way. There's always tunes I'd want to hear but I was happy enough with that.

Excited for this one - been bingeing Crowbar recently as they're just one of those bands I somehow managed to neglect in the 90s. Bad miss on my part.

Don't think I've Napalm Death in ten years - supporting Obituary/Carcass in Vicar St maybe.

Always missed Full of Hell but was really into Trumpeting Ecstasy when it came out.

Very interested in this. I saw the Melvins and Big Business at the Village touring (maybe) Senile Animal and it was incredible.

It was fun - they're a good band for a greatest hits set in fairness. I thought Phil, Rex and Charlie were in good form and sounded pretty decent, but Wylde was barely audible from where I was. The visuals were so 90s-era - lots of barbed wire, snake skeletons and weed leaves. It was funny to see some of the footage from their vhs releases too - I forgot that Pantera were almost doing a version of Jackass on those videos back in the day.

It was cool to see Power Trip playing to a large crowd but the sound wasn't so good. I missed the first band.

Definitely saw some fellas coming out of mosh retirement alright 

Had a look at the merch as I was coming in - €80 for a hoodie and €45 for a shirt must be a new record.