first off,a big WELL DONE to Donny and Jake for arranging and putting together such a well organized quality day.
Nebukadnezza:a wonderful opening,getting everyone fired up for what lies ahead.possibly the soberest set ive seen by the trio

Ligature:a great replacement for Rosewest who couldnt make it.i previously had seen Ligature at kingston the other week so i knew this would be a heavy set.filled with catchy thrash/hardcore elements which i enjoyed.
Dead Existence:a change of pace and good at creating a gloomy atmospheric sound,pure evil.
Sons of Merrick:unfortunately i was meeting someone outside and also having to go fill my rumbling stomach so went on a food hunt at this point,literally got back as the set was over

sorry dudes.
Inner Rage:some lengthy mixed sounding songs in the set,good to see Nicholas of River Freshney drumming the hell out of his kit,his style is unique and it looks like hes enjoying every minute(rather than looking too much like hes concentrating/pulling wierd faces to maintain the beat).a real monster.
also i was loving the facial expressions of Tiago when he growled into the mic.
Mutant:this was my highlight of the eve!
couldnt be helped on the first song:poor old Sam

(it happened again,de ja vu

).a swift recovery."The Rauncher" finally rumbled his way into the venue.

what a top new tune,"petrol powered piston punch"GENIUS!!
Olde Crone:after wrecking my neck from headbanging and creating me a small headache during the Mutant set,my stamina for the day was finally wasting away/taking its toll as id been there from the very beginning so i had to have a sit down upstairs wih a cold bulmers.so although i didnt see the set fully,i still liked what i heard.
Crowning Glory:what can i say,with 2band members wearing Judas Priest shirts and a leather clad,bald,sunglasses wearing lead singer with a falsetto vocal style,i think it was obvious where their main influence lay.
it was really rockin stuff and it was like a 2nd opportunity for those of us who were under 10years old in the eighties to catch a bit of the spirit of how it may have been.well thats how i felt anyway

great solos from the guitarist on the left,some real modern,catchy,fast riff heavy classic tunes.great stuff.
Dam:some lengthy,gloomy songs a good finish to an amazing day!
roll on slaughterday part 2
