Like the alcohols referenced in the title (nicked from a George Thorogood lyric), some things just get better with age. A lifetime ago, none of us (band, nor fans) could have imagined in 2022, these neighborhood kids would a) still be together/playing, b) viable c) issuing relevant new music... yet here we all are! Exodus recently released a new album (Persona Non Grata), and while Testament's next effort probably won't see the light of day until next year, they're touring with Dave Lombardo (ex-Slayer) on drums. Death Angel is also working on new material, but they're just happy to have Will Carroll back, hospitalized with a serious bout of Covid (on this tour's original string of European dates). Actually several members of each band, and their crews, were infected in those early days of the pandemic, April 2020. Because of all the uncertainties in the last two years, the guys decided to continue touring together, so much so, that another round (this fall) is already announced. So this is definitely NOT a nostalgic flashback.
First up, Death Angel, fronted by the fiery Mark Osegueda. There may be some gray streaks in this lion's mane, but the roar's still there. The perfect cheerleaders, to get the crowd riled up, he repeatedly stirred the pot, goading the audience with "challenges" like, "You know you're at a thrash show" (basically calling for the fans to mosh/crowd surf). Before they departed, he added, "This is an 'In Your Face’ city. Security has it easy. They're going to go home and tell their significant others, ' I watched those fools.' They are here to catch you, keep you safe. We need to exorcise the bullshit of the last two years by (being) physical. Give them something to complain to their significant others about, when they get home!" His call to arms (and legs, both tumbling head over heels, across the barricade) was heeded by some, but the median age of the crowd had to be 50-something: thrashing days left behind for some aging bodies.
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