Band: Korn with support from Biohazard, Chimera and Blood Simple
Venue: Vodaphone Arena
Date: 18th April 2008
Reviewed By: Lyn Harder
Venue: Vodaphone Arena
Date: 18th April 2008
Reviewed By: Lyn Harder
Photographs by Mark Geisel
Entering vodaphone I had missed the first two supports of the night. i did manage to see Biohazard (New Yorkers and a band who have released 8 studio albums in 15 years). This was the original line up we’re told! Playing oldies for the (and I quote) ‘hardcore mutherfu**ers’, the vodaphone arena is pumping tonight with punters thriving on the band. This is my first time seeing biohazard and their music is definitely hard core and fast paced. The singer/guitarist Billy Graziadei is a muscular, tattooed raw voiced bloke whose aim is to get the crowd pumping tonight and this includes a death pool i.e. lots of boys run around in a circle and bash into each other, all in the name of fun, and fun they seem to be having. Bassist/singer Evan Seinfeld, Drummer Danny Schuler and guitarist Bobby Hambel make up the rest of the band that is biohazard.
Anticipation starts for the arrival of Korn and when Jonathon’s covered microphone is placed on stage the crowd screams and when the cover comes off they even more nuts! Instrumental, first song from the new album starts the night, the newer members enter stage and start playing the music, then enter Fieldy (bassist), Munky (guitarist) and Jon (vocals). These are the three members of Korn. Crowd goes nuts. The Korn sound is amazing at vodaphone arena. ‘Right Now’ is the second song and the music is so crisp, loud and pumping. There is a strong crowd of 5,000 here tonight and the noise they make feels like there are double the amount of people. Jon’s voice just gets better and better each time I’ve seen them live. Terry Bozzio? plays two drum sets, throwing and twirling his sticks around . The rest of the band are amazing also (I didn’t catch names so if anyone can email them to me, that would be great). More songs include ‘love song’ ‘ADIDAS’ and ‘hold on’. Munky in a gorgeous long coat and outfit gives a strong presence on stage and in the correct light (and once coat is removed) his face and hands illuminate a green colour. Munky is an amazing guitarist; he plays the songs with passion. Right of stage sit a few people who wear gas masks or bandana’s over most of their face. On the right of stage are girls dancing and one in theatrical mask as well. The crowd truly love this band; everywhere I look I see black tee’s and majority are Korn’s. Fieldy throwing slap riffs which are a Korn sound. More songs include ‘did my time’ and for the old school fans ‘freak on a leash’ and ‘faggot’. Backing singer/percussion with long blonde rocker hair added plenty to the band with a great backing voice and hair girls would die for! The wonderful bagpipes were brought out for ‘Helmut in the bush’ then we hear ‘kill you’ and the band exit. After stomping and chanting from the crowd, Korn are back. ‘Blind’ starts the encore set (a fave of mine) then ‘somebody someone’ and lastly ‘got the life’. We are thanked many times for supporting/buying Korn's music and bringing them to where they are today.
Call them rock, call them nu-metal but Korn are a fantastic live band (one of my fave OS bands to see). I always leave a Korn gig looking forward to the next one.
Anticipation starts for the arrival of Korn and when Jonathon’s covered microphone is placed on stage the crowd screams and when the cover comes off they even more nuts! Instrumental, first song from the new album starts the night, the newer members enter stage and start playing the music, then enter Fieldy (bassist), Munky (guitarist) and Jon (vocals). These are the three members of Korn. Crowd goes nuts. The Korn sound is amazing at vodaphone arena. ‘Right Now’ is the second song and the music is so crisp, loud and pumping. There is a strong crowd of 5,000 here tonight and the noise they make feels like there are double the amount of people. Jon’s voice just gets better and better each time I’ve seen them live. Terry Bozzio? plays two drum sets, throwing and twirling his sticks around . The rest of the band are amazing also (I didn’t catch names so if anyone can email them to me, that would be great). More songs include ‘love song’ ‘ADIDAS’ and ‘hold on’. Munky in a gorgeous long coat and outfit gives a strong presence on stage and in the correct light (and once coat is removed) his face and hands illuminate a green colour. Munky is an amazing guitarist; he plays the songs with passion. Right of stage sit a few people who wear gas masks or bandana’s over most of their face. On the right of stage are girls dancing and one in theatrical mask as well. The crowd truly love this band; everywhere I look I see black tee’s and majority are Korn’s. Fieldy throwing slap riffs which are a Korn sound. More songs include ‘did my time’ and for the old school fans ‘freak on a leash’ and ‘faggot’. Backing singer/percussion with long blonde rocker hair added plenty to the band with a great backing voice and hair girls would die for! The wonderful bagpipes were brought out for ‘Helmut in the bush’ then we hear ‘kill you’ and the band exit. After stomping and chanting from the crowd, Korn are back. ‘Blind’ starts the encore set (a fave of mine) then ‘somebody someone’ and lastly ‘got the life’. We are thanked many times for supporting/buying Korn's music and bringing them to where they are today.
Call them rock, call them nu-metal but Korn are a fantastic live band (one of my fave OS bands to see). I always leave a Korn gig looking forward to the next one.
BTW, the reason for the title is because they didn’t play the song of the tour title!
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