Appease The Beast - November 26th 2008

When I first heard about the lineup of this festival I was determined to go regardless of where it was! It turned out that it was in Los Angeles California so then it was a done deal! The drive down through the plains and shit was terrible (we came from Portland Oregon), so when we got into town it was definitely time for some beers. Anyways after getting adjusted to the heat and environment of California it was time to head to the show. We came down mainly for Macabre, Nifelheim, Sadistic Intent, Hirax, and Morbosidad.



The first few bands we watched were terrible, but we found our way into the bar where Lighting Swords Of Death were playing. We had heard only good things about these guys and sure enough they were awesome! The lead singer was a good front man and kept the crowd involved through the whole set. The other dudes in the band were quite talented as well, LSOD had a very blistering fast black metal sound, id recommend those guys to any true metal fans! The next band we were able to catch was Morbosidad, another legendary black metal band. Another chaotic fast shred fest performance from these crazy maniacs!
After that we had to have some more drinks and then it was time to catch Sadistic Intent! I had seen these guys when they came through Seattle Washington, but the crowd there didn't give them the reaction hey deserved. But in L.A. that wasn't the case! Stage diving maniacs were coming from every where, and the mosh pit was huge! They played all their killer tunes like "Funerals Obscure" "Ancient Black Earth" "Morbid Faith" and more. Then we took another bar break, and a bit of a rest! But before we knew it, Macabre - The Murder Metal Masters - were on stage! The crowd wasn't to reactive, unfortunately, me and 3 or 4 other dudes were the only ones going crazy in the pit! I crowd surfed a bit and was thrown on stage and got smashed between the stage monitors, and had a great view of the whole 3 piece, then i was thrown back onto the crowd in time to get in the pit for "The Iceman"! Macabre played all the stuff i wanted to hear "Zodiak" "Ed Gein" "Dog Guts" "Vampire Of Dusseldorf" "What The Heck Richard Speck(8 Nurses You Wrecked)". I got a chance to get photos with all the Macabre dudes, and they were all very nice! After that we caught the tail end of Hirax's set which was fast as hell! Then the legendary Master took the stage. Another killer 3 piece, they played a bunch of great tunes. After that it was time for the Swedish black thrash legends Nifelheim!! What a show these fuckers put on! They were moving all over the place getting in the crowds faces, and of course all the while being clad in leather and spiked metal attire! Basically if you haven't heard Nifelheim... your stupid! Nifelheim played all the killer songs from all their albums "Sodomizer" "Black Evil" "Bestial Avenger" "Satanic Sacrifice" "Possessed by Evil" and more. All in all a really great show, well worth the drive! I was a little pissed that I missed Intestinal Strangulation, and most of Hirax's set, but that was really the only downfall, besides some shitty openers. I am sure that next years Appease the Beast will be even Better!