Deftones – Sunday 17 June 2007

I think the first thing to point out here is that this was the 8th time i had seen Deftones live, and never before had i seen them in such a bad venue. It boggles me that they would even let un-signed bands play here, let alone a band like Deftones.

I won’t spend time harking on about how bad a venue Myth (Maplewood, MN) is – all you need to know is that they wouldn’t know good acoustics if it slapped them on the face.

Considering how shabby the sound was, Deftones still came across well, and i enjoyed the gig. Having arrived at the venue in anticipation to see the first support band, The Fall of troy, i was disappointed. They failed to impress, and i was left wishing i had been stuck in traffic. Without going off in a tangent of brutal x-rated words, i don’t think i can accurately describe this band. However, i do give them credit for two things:

1. They got the crowd going
2. All three members appeared to be incredible on their instrument, especially the guitarist

Next up was Dir En Grey. Now i admit, i had one track on MP3, and it didn’t stay very long on my iPod. Needless to say, i was not looking forward to them. So, you can imagine how shocked i was when i actually enjoyed their performance. If you are unaware of Dir En Grey, they are a Japanese metal band, with a vocalist who would remind you of the Tasmanian Devil

Onto the headline act, Deftones. By the time Chino and co. arrived on stage the crowd was almost at capacity, chanting, “Chino, Chino, Chino”. The band seemed really pumped up for tonight, and this was the first time in a good few years that i had seen Chino actually able to hit those high pitched screams without his throat breaking down on him. This also happened to be the first time i had seen the new songs and Back To School live. Great night – shite venue!

Setlist:

PASSENGER
SUMMER
LHABIA
BEWARE
E9
ROOT
WGTB
FUR
RICKETS
KNIFE PRTY
DIGITAL BATH
NOSEBLEED
BORED
HOLE IN THE EARTH
XERCES
RATS RATS RATS
CHERRY WAVES
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CHANGE
BACK TO SCHOOL
HEADUP