Shades of Grey

Biohazard @ Batschkapp, Frankfurt - November 2008.

One week after my first concert in Frankfurt, I had a gig I was really excited, waiting for since 1997: Biohazard. They were making an European Tour and fortunately, playing here.

I was waiting since 1997, and I will explain why: I was finishing high school and trying to get into University and Biohazard played in the same day I had an important University test - and on the next day too, so I couldn't make it. Which sucked big time, because this weekend was full of great concerts: friday we had Cólera (a very important and awesome brazilian punk band), then Biohazard on saturday and then on sunday, Suicidal Tendencies. And that was very rare in our hometown in that period because of the costs these concerts implies and there are not that many fans to attend these concerts (ok, Biohazard yes, but the costs were still very high).

Ok, so I arrived very early so I could be in the front row. Actually, it was nice also to get to see the place. Batschkapp is an awesome place that breathes rock. It is the perfect size, not too big, not small, perfect. And you can easily go in the front and see the band very close. This place has a long story and important and big bands from Oasis to Sistem of a Down already step a feet on that stage.

So the concert was crowded, I believe it was sold out. There were so many people it was bad to walk inside. When the band came on stage, the whole place went mad. First because they were away rom Frankfurt for a while, and second because they were coming with the original band fromation.

And when I thought they were already in flames, Bobby threw some more fuel into them: since it was the original formation, they were going to play only old songs, from the first 3 albuns. I swear, I saw lots of big guys crying right there. And the concert was amazing, agressive, destructive. They started with Shades of Grey and some people were dead already. Then it was one hit after the other, they've even played "we're only gonna die" from Bad Religion. By the end of the concert, people were hurt, damaged, bleeding, but all of them, including me, with a HUGE smile on their faces. It was such a cool experience, and the crowd was totally passionate, so the concert was really great. And at the end of the concert, they've promised to come back. Let's keep our fingers crossed so it happens.

Cheers!