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For my first Ozzfest, it was definately a memorable one. The 2nd stage was full of in-your-face metal with the likes
of Killswitch Engage, Mastadon, and Rob Zombie. I came in time to hear A Dozen Furies who's set was driving and utterly
thrashy. It really made me want to get fucked up and fuck someone up. They were followed by Mastadon who had some
of the most brutal and enormous pits I've seen yet. After a quick set change, As I Lay Dieing graced the stage. This
band can be described in a short phrase...FUCKING METAL, BITCH. These crazy motherfuckers really know how to get the
crowd's attention. The San Diego quintet was followed by band making it's return to the Ozzfest 2nd stage, Killswitch
Engage. These guys are both hardcore and funny with the guitarist's constant search for sweet Wisconsin feminal nudity.
Rock on Adam. Then came the headliner of the Hot Topic 2nd stage...Motherfucking Rob Zombie, dressed in the unusual blue jeans,
a Stones t-shirt, and a cowboy hat, came on and fucking brought the fucking stage to the ground.
Then the party moved down the hill to kick off on the main stage with In Flames...not
much I can say about these guys, seeing as how I only caught the last song. They were followed by the legendary Zakk Wylde
and his Back Label Socity. These guys really know how to kick ass, and being the second band on the Main Stage, they
really know how to fuck up a crowd. Wylde's sweet solos were ungodly, especially in the 6+ minute instrumental. The next band
to stand in beneath the three archs of the stage was Shadows Fall. For my second viewing of these bad asses, I can
only imagine what a third time would be like, and how fucking awesome it would be, and yes, Brain's dreads are almost to the
floor. Fuck Yeah. Next up was one of my personal favorites, Mudvayne. With a few technical problems with the
guitarist's vocals in their opening "Determined," This insane quartet was able to pull of one fucking hell of a show. I esprecially
enjoyed Chad Grey's method of introducing songs. (for example, asking the crowd if they've been drinking, cheeching and all
that...and then assuming they must be "Happy?")
Those guys were followed by the ever popular Iron Maiden whose great stage show and awesome hair-metal riffs
drove the crowds to fuck town. Bruce Dickinson's stage presence and running around stage is an essential and only a small
part of this band's 25 years of unbelievable success and 14, soon to be 15, albums.
Then, at last came the origional Gods of Metal...Black fucking Sabbath. This
quartet, born amongst the flower power, still knows how to put on the fucking show. With the first song, and Ozzy mooning
the crowd, it just looked good from the start, but no bats or doves here. the 70 minute set seemed to end to quickly with
the favorites War Pigs, Iron Man, and Paranoid ringing through the valley, along with Ozzy's voice screaming for more from
the crowd. It was definately evident that Ozzy, Tony, Geezer, and Bill are gods, and always will be.
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