hell bent for metal

Sat­ur­day, 11:15pm – 12:15am, True Metal Stage: Soulfly

Sat­ur­day, 11:40pm – 12:15am, W.E.T. Stage: Despised Icon

On the one hand, it’s Soulfly and as far as I’m con­cerned, lit­tle Max Cav­alera can do no wrong.

On the other hand, I like Despised Icon a lot and they’re said they’re call­ing it quits after their cur­rent tour­ing commitments.

But Soulfly are tour­ing Aus­tralia in Sep­tem­ber. And I’ve seen them live at least twice before.

But we’re see­ing Despised Icon at Sum­mer Breeze, which was sup­pos­edly their last ever show until they announced Trois-Rivieres Met­alfest in Canada in Octo­ber. And even if they announced more shows, it’s unlikely we’ll see them in Australia.

Both bands have a ten­dency to be maligned by metal elit­ists — Soulfly for their nu-metal lean­ings and Despised Icon for being totally unashamedly death­core. But I really don’t care — I love both bands and I’m crushed that they’re both on at the same time.

Some videos to help you decide: Soulfly’s new video for Rise of the Fallen which I absolutely fuck­ing love love love:

Despised Icon’s Day of Mourn­ing:

Deci­sions, deci­sions: Soulfly or Despised Icon?

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Tags: despised icon, soulfly

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