Biohazard w/ Full Blown Chaos, Shai Hulud & Most Precious Blood
Rating: 4 Skulls
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Biohazard w/ Full Blown Chaos, Shai Hulud & Most Precious Blood
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Reviewed by Metal Militia (4/12/03, Lamours, Brooklyn, NY):
Biohazard
Photos by Lenny LaPollaFinally a show at Lamour's that goes off without a hitch, no trouble getting in the door, no long wait in-between bands, and a great show without any sort of difficulty. Hopefully this is a sign of my luck changing for the better in the future, but I really doubt it.
Moving on, Saturday provided Brooklyn with a great hardcore show, stalwarts Biohazard saw themselves headlining over a group of new school hardcore bands. I was most interested to see how the old school fan base of Biohazard would respond to the new school hardcore fans. The audience was very diverse. Hell's Angels, vegans, old school drunk punks, and straight edge hipsters were all present, it looked like the night could get real interesting real fast.
Shai HuludWe arrived just in time for Full Blown Chaos and they were the right choice to open up. They got the pit moving and everyone excited about the show. I'll be the first to say that I really don't know my hardcore as well as I should, so this review won't be filled with songnames and what not, but I will tell you what was good and what wasn't. Full Blown Chaos sounded good, they were straightforward and angry and the crowd dug them. Good openers.
Shai Halud came next and these guys really surprised me. I had checked them out before because they had a lot of hype surrounding them and the few tracks I heard were awful. The vocals sounded like a prepubescent boy trying his hardest to sound pissed off but instead just sounding stupid. The live performance was a lot better. These guys had tons of energy, they were jumping all over the place, riling the crowd up and just plain kicking ass. Surprise band of the night.
Full Blown ChaosOne thing I love about hardcore is the almost blind devotion that many fans have. I was talking to this old school hardcore head and was wearing a Biohazard shirt from the early nineties. He said that even though he doesn't like the newer shit Biohazard is releasing, he still sees them live every time they come to town, because they were such an integral part of his younger years. That is a dedication that I have to respect, and I can only wonder if these incoming fans can keep the integrity of the scene alive. The only reason I mention this is because the next band, Most Precious Blood, was disappointing.
Most Precious Blood came out and tried to keep the energy flowing and the crowd excited, and while they did this, it seemed as if they didn't care that Biohazard was playing after them. In fact, when their set ended almost 1/4 of the audience left with them. If I was an opening band for someone with the reputation and history of Biohazard I would tell my fans to stay, and I would also say that any people that left before Biohazard were poseurs. I always think it's important to show respect for bands that influenced the music you know play and enjoy, even if it's gotten somewhat old and tired.
Most Precious BloodAnyway, Biohazard came up next, and even though many people had left the venue, they still delivered an amazing set. They played some new songs off of Kill or Be Killed, got chants of "USA! USA!" going, rocked Lamour's to the ground with some killer renditions of their classic material, and basically showed all the newbies how hardcore is done. There were several guest appearances throughout the set, the highlight of course being Hatebreed's Jamie Josta coming out and singing the last song of the night. It was something to see the current kings of hardcore going all out with the previous monarchs of the genre. All in all it was a great concert and a great experience.
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