^^ i wish a could catch black sabbath near me! I think i'll not have the to catch them live unfortunately...
Just went to amplifest this past week.
I fell like past year it was a lot better, at least for my taste, but it was a good time too. Some let downs and some surprises. Neurosis was one of the most powerful performances i've witness, really heavy and emotive too. Oathbreaker was rad, 3rd time i've seen them and the best one for sure. I've had a little chat with their guitarrist before it because he's a skater too, really cool guy! Then it was all about Downfall of gaia, caspian and mono was nice too (a little too long maybe). Oh and Minsk, fucking crushing! Maybe the biggest surprise and it would be my favourite show if they played a little more (they had problems in the beggining, had to cut the set in half).
Then the let downs. Kayo dot was pretty bad, almost embarrassing, like they didnt know their own music, really sloppy playing. Hope Drone was uninteresting as fuck, Altarage a copy cat of Portal, the black heart rebellion a try hard performance that felt too forced, and then Nevoa that is the hype band of the portuguese scene and just came to me as a lazy effort to be hip...
Waiting for the next year with a better line up too!