Black Friday | November 27, 2009

by Alan on Nov.28, 2009, under Photos, Reviews

The day after Thanksgiving is best known for door-buster savings and the start of the holiday shopping season. This particular Friday, an extreme lineup of nine bands playing for eight and a half hours of blistering metal redefined the meaning of “Black Friday!”

I didn’t get to the Warfield until 6 pm by which time 4 bands had already played but I did not go home disappointed. I was previously unfamiliar with Unearth but they put on a great performance including an on-stage beer bong by the guitarist. Not able to finish it, he blew the remaining beer into the crowd. Thankfully I was far enough away to be spared the shower. Up next, Chimaira nailed a short but blistering set to be followed by Cannibal Corpse whose extreme black metal had the crowd going more nuts than over any other band. Maybe the crowd needed a much-deserved rest because things seemed to thin out up front for Trivium’s co-headlining set but they were still fantastic … certainly the highlight of the night for me … and announced that they’d be taking time off to work on a new album next year. A special treat for tonight’s crowd was a performance of Sepultura’s Slave New World with Corey on vocals.

Last on the line-up were Hatebreed. Where ever the crowd had gone during Hatebreed’s set, they were back in force. Hatebreed fans may not be the prettiest of people but man are they fiercely loyal to their band. While no match for the insanity during Cannibal Corpse’s set, the crowd was singing along and moshing hard.

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Edit: You can see the Hatebreed and Trivium set lists all the way at the bottom of the page.