Went to see Enabler, Martyrdöd and Rotten Sound yesterday.
Enabler was FUCKING AWESOME. Holy shitballs. My new favourite band, and one helluva way to kick off the night.
Martyrdöd was... Dissapointing. Everyone except the drummer were clearly wasted out of their minds, so what followed was a fairly short set that seemed very "Phoned-in" and lacked the sheer white-knuckle fury and passion their records have. Also featured a completely pointless Dissection cover. This was a real bummer for me, since this band and their material really means a lot to me. "In Extremis" is painfully close to being my favourite record of all time, and to see the band behind it even literally falling over themselves on stage was painful.
Rotten Sound. What can I say?! This band has been grinding for nearly 20 years now and holy fuck it shows. The band went on without so much as a line- or soundcheck and proceeded to completely DEMOLISH the venue as if it was a total cakewalk for them, which to be fair it probably was, given the amount of live experience this band has. Calling them a "well-oiled machine" would be doing them a disservice. Machines can't be this tight, no matter the amount of lubrication. Every break, every staccato piece and riff was so mind-bogglingly on point it was profoundly humbling to someone who thought his own Grind band was tight live. Holy shitsnacks it was amazing.