Volbeat / Five Finger Death Punch Concert

 

             I had the pleasure of seeing Volbeat and Five Finger Death Punch recently. To set the mood, Nothing More and Hell Yeah opened up the show. We did miss a little of Nothing More because the show started earlier than we thought, but we did catch their new radio friendly single “This Is the Time (Ballast)” which sounded just as cool live as it does on the radio. They ended their set with the singer playing a set of drums alongside the actual drummer, plus both the guitar player and bass player playing snare drums on the sides of the stage. It was definitely an awesome way to end their set and start our night of rocking.

                Hell Yeah was next to get the audience head banging. Loud and heavy is what I have to say. With members from Mudvayne, Nothingface, and the almighty Pantera, what would you expect? They played “Hell Yeah” off their first album, plus a song off their newest album called “Sangre Por Sangre”. Based off how heavy they sounded and how good the new song was, their new album Blood For Blood is worth checking out.

                Volbeat, who is one of the best bands out there, totally blew the audience away. This was my 3^rd time seeing them and they were amazing every time. Michael Poulsen, the singer/guitarist has so much energy it’s hard not to want to sing along or just rock out. He runs around the stage, grabbing whoevers microphone is near him to sing. Volbeat’s music has so many influences, it’s hard for you not to find something you like or better yet, love about them. They incorporate country, metal, rockabilly, punk, and good old fashion rock and roll into their music. The whole set was great, but I’m going to mention a few of the more memorable songs. The Johnny Cash inspired song “Sad Mans Tongue” is an adrenaline packed song every time I hear it. Other songs that were played that sound true to the album versions were “Fallen”,” Lola Montez”, and “16 Dollars”(minus a stand-up bass). They even had kids from the audience come up on the stage to dance to “Pool of booze, booze, booza”, which they appropriately changed to pool of chocolate milk. I thought that was awesome. Overall it was a great show and well worth seeing over and over again.

                Five Finger Death Punch was the headliner for that specific night. Singer Ivan Moody entered the stage like he was entering a UFC fight or a street brawl, baseball bat and all. With the exception of the F word being thrown out every other word, they put on a rocking show. Jason Hook was killer on the guitar and he pulled out a couple of really cool guitars such as a double guitar with their symbol and one that lit up green.  Bassist Chris Kael looks like Davy Jones from Pirates of the Carribean. Their songs sound very much like their albums, which makes a live show even better. Take one part - crowd, add two parts - bands live energy and stage presence, and top with - a set exactly like a greatest hits album and you have a Five Finger Death Punch concert.



Hell Yeah



Volbeat

Five Finger Death Punch