Cavalera Conspiracy/ The Dillinger Escape Plan/ Throwdown @ The Fillmore NY 7/19

My first metal/ hardcore show since April proved to be a great time and reminded me why I dig heavy music. I was at The Fillmore NY at Irving Plaza to see Bury your Dead, Throwdown, The Dillinger Escape Plan, and the mighty Cavalera Conspiracy, on Saturday where each band provided a heavy dose of guitar licks and screams, and incited craziness in its fans.

I missed the first band Incite, but came in time to catch Bury Your Dead, who played a short 15-minute set. Nothing too special. Throwdown came on and got me moving a bit. “Forever,” was a great one. They got a 20 minute set.

Then, The Dillinger Escape Plan would play an insane set filled with a mix of songs, antics from the singer, and a good time. Some of the song played were “Lurch,” “Milk Lizard,” “43% Burnt,” “Fix Your Face,” “82558,” and “Sunshine the Werewolf.” About two songs into the set, the singer climbs on top of the amp, up another thing, and walks the side of the balcony, then hangs off it. And towards the end of the set he grabs one of the cymbals and starts smashing it and again climbs on the top of the side of the stage. It was an entertaining set and I enjoyed them. Four years ago I saw the band in Elizabeth, NJ I thought they were horrible and didn’t understand, but they are a great live, just as I remember them, crazy.

Cavalera Conspiracy features founding Sepultura members Max (guitar, vocals) and Igor Cavelera (drums), Joe Duplantier of Gojira (bass), and Marc Rizzo (Soulfly). To kick things off Cavalera Conspiracy started with "Inflicked," and also played "Sanctuary," and "Resist/ Refuse," a Sepultura song. Others included, "The Doom of All Fires," "Bloodbrawl," and "Terrorize." I read somewhere the band played all of “Inflickted” and 8 Sepultura covers at a previous concert. I don’t think they did that at this show. The band closed with “Roots Bloody Roots,” and saw me at my sweatiest and craziest. It was a sweet time. I headbanged, I danced, I moshed. I almost caught a drum stick and when the band finished some guy thanked me for going nuts up front. The metal groove Cavalera Conspiracy brought was wonderful. They perform again tonight at The Fillmore.

Also notable, was seeing Mike and Amy from Roadrunner, Jose from Sirius, Bram from the Syndicate, the brothers in Anaka, WSOU's Greg, Andrew, and That Guy, Zak from Genki Shock, and familiar fans. It was a good time, in a good environment, with cool people.