Best show?

I was not supposed to write a review for yesterday's show. I'm so f'n tired. 4 hours of measly sleep. Almost ten hours of work. Me vs. the sun (very low chance of winning...). But since I got no reply from the people I asked (ehem..), then I guess I should make it.

Went out of the house around 230PM. Headed to Greens. Still the best part of Sunday show. Eating a late lunch at Greens and stumbling to about a dozen of your friends hanging out there. Was at the venue before 4 PM. Show started about 30 minutes later than expected (beat that!) with LEGARDA kicking things off. Not really into their stuff but check them out if you're their sort of sound.

NOISE CONSPIRACY PROJECT was absent as usual so TOWARDS THE END from San Pablo City hit the stage. These guys are getting really good. Clear Breakdown influence in their songs, with more "hard" riffs thrown in. And guess what, they ended their set with a "Sick People" cover.

BYSTORM was up and we mixed some old and newer stuff. Crowd got into dancing and was becoming thicker by the minute. We should definitely hit the studio soon. The first "surprise" of the night was THE BEAUTY OF DOUBT who played their new materials from their Just Matter CDEP. Perfect set off for these guys. Can't wait to play with them again.

DEMOLITION OF FALSE PROGRESSION was up next and you know what to expect: more moshin for these guys. Good set. Was not able to catch ISVARAH's set because I was attending to some stuff but definitely these guys played great. RUSH IxDx was up next and we jumpstarted with G.I. and the Idiots' 'Broken Lineage' and went through an "almost" entire directory if not for our "aging"..oooopppss! RID shirt will be available soon!

PLAY was next and what else has been said about these guys that still needs to be said. Insane, fastcore from Malolos City that anyone should not miss out!

Are you tired from just reading the first half? Well, there's more!

STAID was next and these guys just kill it every time. No wasted time when you watch these guys. Fast, powerful straightedge hardcore with that unmistakable youth crew crunch.

The first of the reunion sets was up next as it was Cavite's RICHARD COLLIER who took the stage. Darwin asked me if I wanted to play in last night's show so that it will be the original line-up who will reunite and how could I say no? This band will always have a special place in my heart. We played some classic songs from the different eras of RC, including 'Somewhere in Time' up to 'In Hell We'll Reunite' so you have a pretty good idea. We also did a "Killin Moon" cover from Echo and the Bunnymen. At this time,sweat was burning my eyes and exhaustion is nearly taking over, but can you rest?

Cavite's bastard sons NUCLEAR PUNISHMENT played another brutal set but I just listened outside because of the f'n heat and exhaustion plus one needs to reserve energy for the other reunion bands.

The next hour was the prime of Batangas hardcore. SAUNA played first and the crowd just went APESHIT. Similar to the FIRST BLOOD show, I thought the stage would collapse when they tore through their set. The guys never missed a step. Play more shows, you fools.

The second half of the Batangas contingent was FORGIVENESS DENIED. It has been 3 or 4 years since their last show so you know that it would be just awesome. They opened with 'Welcome to the Harsh Reality' and the place just exploded. More so when they did 'Epicure'and 'Casa de Caboclo'. Fck yes. Just so good. Thanks for coming back John, you were the spark this time for this great show.

It was around this time that Ron from TBOD unveiled his master plan of having Feud play a surprise set to end the night. Selfish prick just wanted us to play because he won't be able to see us in June. But who are we to turn down a friend's request? The guy even announced it on stage so we couldn't say no.

So as a teaser for the upcoming PILIPINAS FAST FEST, FEUD ripped through 3 songs, 'Direction', 'For the sake' and 'Unschooling'. It was great to see that people still appreciated us and it was a treat to hear that they enjoyed the night because they have never seen Feud their entire lives and finally they did.

Well, hope to see you guys in the PILIPINAS FAST FEST and we'll be playing an entire set, sorry for the very short set last night!

Body aches, muscle pain, short sleep, worked for 10 hours. And all I could think of was the great show last night while listening to Unbroken. Oh yeah, THIS IS HARDCORE!