Night of Metal

            There is no doubt in my mind that metal is alive in well, I just attended a concert at crocodile rock in Allentown PA. The bands; The Contortionist, Dying Fetus, Shadows Fall, and Hatebreed all put on a fantastic show. Crocodile rock is a smaller venue in comparison to other places I have been, but it offered a lot, except there was no alcohol served in previous times. Side note I don’t condone and drinking and driving its irresponsible and dangerous, please be safe. Continuing on, the place offers great food and a great atmosphere which compared to most places lack in one way or another. If given the opportunity, Crocodile Rock is definitely a venue to go see I recommend it.

            The first band, The Contortionist, was really interesting; there were a very different style of metal than what I’m used to. The crowd though didn’t really get into it as much as the later bands, but there were a few people having fun with it. There songs were good and they did well, but it still wasn’t the best of the night. The next band was Dying Fetus, which was very interesting from the get go. As soon as the band started, the mosh pit just erupted and people were going at it immediately. The band had been using two lead singers that alternated which is something that I have not seen in other bands. It was really interesting experience, since this too is a form of metal I have not listen too very often either.

            The best part for me at least was Shadows Fall, which put on an amazing show in my mind compared to the others. The crowd this time around was really into it with a large mosh pit forming right next to where I was standing. This was the first time I have ever been involved in any way with a mosh pit with people knocking into people and being forced into as I was trying to listen to the band. I constantly had to watch the pit to see if anyone was coming right for me and I had my guard up constantly. I did have fun though and my friend with me was all over place as she went crowd surfing and went into the mosh pit.

            When Hatebreed came on, it was intense with people crowding in like cattle at a ranch; it was hard to even move. This time people went overboard with the pit and numerous times security had to come and physically persuade people to leave. It was very scary at times with so many people going insane to the point where the lead singer asked people to stop fighting, which I have been told is a common occurrence at Hatebreed concerts. The Concert was incredible with so many good bands playing and a lot nice people there. My next concert will be on March 6^th, With In Flames and Demon Hunter playing once again at Crocodile rock.