Although, it started with more of a laugh than a sneer, as lead singer, Laura Nichol, slipped on some water and crumbled to the ground, but to her benefit, she did not miss a note, got back up and proceeded to lead Light This City through their crowd inciting set of metal. They have the melodic riffs, leads, tight drums, and an all around energy to make a mark. They were a band that knew where its roots were, from a long line of metal bands dating back for decades, and they carried themselves like a metal band, from the headbanging to the hair swinging, to the sheer attitude of the music, it was all there. This is a band that I would definitely be interested in seeing again.

The night was starting to turn long and there were still two more bands yet to come, including the one that everyone was primarily there for.

The stage was set and the fourth band came out and began their scream filled set. The Number Twelve Looks Like You is their name and they scream, a lot, with two singers, and the music is some sort of prog-post-hardcore-screamo stuff, man I love trying to come up with these weird categories that get levied on music! They eschew melody for energy, singing for screaming in stereo, and they failed to win me over to their cause. I could not understand a word they said, not necessarily a bad thing, but I also could not detect any big difference between vocal styles, so when one of the singers mics went out, I couldn't even tell his voice wasn't in the mix.

The best thing about them was their lead guitarist, he had a smooth approach and some very nice leads and fills. Overall, I just couldn't get into what was essentially noise-core. It just seemed so random, with little differentiation between the songs, save the pauses in their playing. Oh well, maybe I am just too old to understand, or maybe I'm right.

Now that all of the opening bands have been dispensed with, the curtain came down as the stage was prepared for HORSE the Band. They are self-proclaimed Nintendo-core, a term coined by the band leader and singer who is listed as General Tso Zee Zod. What that means I am not sure, althought they do have a lot of synth which sounds like they could be from an old Nintendo game. The curtain went up as the lights went down, revealing a stage lined with fake trees and foliage with a stuffed horse set up on the drum riser. The crowd roared a welcome as the band kicked into their first song.