Red Fang/In Flames/Opeth @ The Warfield 12/08/14

[El Dingo]

What can I say? I'm a closet metalhead.

I first discovered Red Fang from a guitar-based video game 'Band Fusion'. You use a real guitar to pluck strings to songs like this:
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Which made me click on this:
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Which made me laugh so I decided to see them live. It turns out they were touring with a couple of other metal bands "In Flames" and "Opeth" so I ordered tickets and invited my metal-loving friend Alan to the show.

I guessed the show would start at 8PM and we arrived around 7:30. As it turned out Red Fang went on at 6:30PM. Fuhhhhh....

Anyway, In Flames and Opeth were amazingling great. In Flames captured the energy of Metallica and Opeth channeled Iron Maiden with melody, epic arrangement and opera-quality vocals (when the singer wasn't channeling demonic growling).

We had a great time and I actually shelled out for an 'In Flames' t-shirt.

[Drunk Monk]

What can I say? I'm a closet metalhead.

Yeah, we've all known all along. We weren't going to say anything because we didn't want you to feel ashamed or anything. We figured you'd come out of the closet in your own good time. As your DOOM brothers, know that we all support you in your life choices. Well, maybe not PPFY because he's old school that way, but as long as you don't flaunt your metalheadness at the holiday table, it'll be okay.