May I first say that it was freaking hot in there?
First up, Hugenelk. I had never seen them before, but just chatted with bass player Andrew Carey at a few Spreadeagle shows. They are young (early 20's?) 4 piece from Coquitlam or something. They get it, and it rocked. Very head pounding and bluesy. The next generation.
Next was Rorshach from Victoria. 3 piece totally in tune with each other. Just perfect. They just sucked you in with the first song and didn't let you go until they were finished. As the guy beside me in the crowd said "they slayed!". Check them out for sure: http://www.myspace.com/rorschachareseriously
Only thing I have to say is don't make the drummer sing if they don't want to! He kept rolling his eyes at his own singing... looked unprofessional. But everything else was awesome.
Black Betty was next. The whole band is only 2 people. Jonas on drums and singing and Ana on guitar and singing. I listened to them on Myspace and it sounds much better than the live show. The drums were overpowering and Ana seemed like she didn't really want to be there for the first half of the show (is that part of her mystique? who knows). They are in the CFOX seeds final 20, so good luck to them. I'd probably have to see them again to get into it. Dude was certainly a wicked drummer tho. http://www.myspace.com/blackbettymetal
Spreadeagle closed the evening with a 'stellar as usual' set. The mosh pit ensued so it was hard to get some good pics without getting hurt. How they even fit the whole freaking band onto the stage amazes me. The Railway is so tiny and the eag is so big. Matt's solos were on fire and they got the crowd totally pumped. http://www.myspace.com/theeag
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