Saturday I went to chain reaction in Anaheim California. Cave-In was playing. We got there early because we thought it would sell out. The show was only about half capacity, about 120 people or so, which was really cool.

The first band Lorane Drive, I did not like at all. I was given their cd to review a while back, I couldnt handle it. Seeing them live made it even worse. They FAKED an encore! Opening bands dont get encores. It was lame.

Second up was Doom Riders. They ruled. Straight party music. Good times for sure. The singer reminded me of Andrew W.K. a bit. The sound was SOOOOO loud that I had to go into the bathroom and pack my ears with toilet paper. It was that loud.

Next was Cave-In. If you dont know about Cave-In, you dont know about their colorful past and music styles. Cave-Ins first album was full of heavy break downs, mosh parts and screams. Their later albums are really spacey indie rock. Thier newer album has brought them back to the hardcore scene with heavier music. At their shows you get a nice mix of indie and hardcore kids.

Cave-In took the stage sporting some amazing facial hair. Everyone had beards but the drummer who had a hessian ass mustache going on. I loved it. They are amazing musicians who put on a great show. After 3 songs Little Ryan started to heckle them to play "juggernaut" (their heaviest song). The band thought it was funny because they dont normally play it. A few songs went by, then they played "Moral Eclipse", a heavy song. Only a few measures into the song, and the place was going nuts. Myself included. Cave-in is probably the only band that can play music a song that will made me want to cry, then one song later make me wont to rip someones head off. They played a lot of good songs. "Jupiter" is one of my favorite songs so Im glad they played that one. Ryan continued to heckle them between songs to play juggernaut. They finished the set without playing it. The house lights came on, and the show was over. About 10 of us kept screaming at them to play "Juggernaut". They finally came back out and were still surprised that we wanted to hear it. The lights went out again, and the started playing. When the first break down hit, it felt like a bomb wet off. The floor instantly opened all the way up. Front to back, side to side, no place was safe. Bodys were flying, kids were moshing, it was amazing. I dont think many people realize that Cave-In used to play amazingly heavy songs. I also dont understand why Cave-In doesnt normally include many of their heavier songs in their set. Its obvious that people like them and appreciate them still. It was a really good show. Im glad I went.