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A View From the Pit

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: MASTODON, DETHKLOK, CONVERGE & HIGH ON FIRE: ELECTRIC FACTORY, PHILADELPHIA, PA, NOV. 1, 2009

Thursday, November 5th, 2009 at 3:00pm by

mastodon live at electric factory philadelphiaMetalSucks photographer Diana Lee Zadlo was on hand at Philadelphia’s Electric Factory on November 1st to shoot the ruckus of Mastodon, Dethklok, Converge and High on Fire (for our own quick wrap of the NYC stop, check this out). Her stellar photography of all four bands, after the jump.

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  • I’m not racist, but I hate Oceano

    Fuck I meant to go to this.

  • Brendan Seigel

    Holy shit, I was at this show! I was wondering who that photographer was representing, she didn’t look like any sort of magazine photographer.

    That was a killer show, though Converge SUCKED. It sounded like my dog barking at the door with musical accompaniment

    • ab12

      I love how metal fans always complain about regular people blowing off metal as just angry guys yelling then turn around and do the same thing to converge.

      • http://www.facebook.com/people/Mathew-James-Saunders/1153389571 Mathew James Saunders

        Its not just the vocals (which are monotone screaming), even the instrumentals are just repetitious without a hint of melody…Ill listen to a car accident if I want that obnoxious sound in my ears. I know some people like “noisecore,” but I prefer a hint of melody in my music.

        • stu1

          You should really try listening to an album or something then.

          • Lybrium

            “without a hint of melody…”

            Converge has more than a hint of melody in most of their tracks, “See You Next Tuesday” might be closer to what you are explaining.

      • poop

        Not all metal is good….

    • RockOutWithMy…YouKnow

      It is incredible how divided thoughts on Converge are. It really is a love or hate thing. I absolutely love them, but i’ve also been listening to them for close to 15 years.
      I definitely understand that they are an acquired taste, but in my opinion Axe to Fall is one of my top 3 albums of the year.
      Seeing them in small clubs in Albany in Poughkeepsie, and just seeing the emotion Jacob has really drew me in and I haven’t looked back since.

      • stu1

        I agree with that.

    • cougar party

      I thought Converge was okay. Seeing them on this tour was my first exposure to them. I was a not big fan of the vocalist, but I thought the instrumental work, particularly the guitar, was interesting.

    • http://dianalee-photography.blogspot.com diana lee

      I AM a magazine photographer.
      haha.

      agree with the killer show comment, but I think converge wasn’t bad. they put on a good show.

      • SourDeez

        Everyone at the NY show was talking shit about them too. I don’t get it…they’re good. Their set wasn’t amazing because it was ridiculously short and their sound was bad, as it always is for the opening band on a major tour. But it certainly wasn’t bad. They had great energy and great riffs.

    • West Virginia

      a dog getting run over by a lawn mower sounds better than converge

  • RockOutWithMy…YouKnow

    awesome… I wish I could see this lineup again. What a phenemonal fucking show!!!

  • TXHellbilly

    Fuck yeah, they will be in Dallas next wednesday and I am DEFINITELY not missing this.

  • http://www.solidsterecords.com NoCowNoFood

    Best Pics: Converge 9, HOF 4, D L ones where generic and from MasT Mastodon 11

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Cefaratti/542463984 Chris Cefaratti

    This was such a fun show with the exception of Mastodon boring the hell out of me, once again playing all of Crack the Skye. I very much enjoy Mastodon but they’ve gotten boring live these last few years. Hey but at least they played the Bit.

    • Michiel

      They opened up with Hearts Alive when I saw them a year ago. It was the best concert experience I ever had. And that’s when they were a three-piece.

      • stu1

        They played as a 3 piece a year ago?

      • Nick

        They were never a three piece band…you just must have seen them on an odd date where someone was ill or something?

        • Michiel

          Yes indeed. Bill was in surgery I think. It was around New Year’s Eve last year, during their European tour.

        • Michiel

          Brent is a god by the way. Bill’s parts were hardly missing. He somehow made up for it.

  • Facebook User

    I can’t believe I am missing this show in Atlnata tonight. Fuck.

  • pigchop

    2,7,9 – bravo!

  • tjangles

    That show was my favorite to date. Tops Opeth and Metallica for sure.

    • tjangles

      favorite *show*

  • WowWee!

    Can’t wait till the 18th for this. So did Mastodon come on after Dethklok?

    • RockOutWithMy…YouKnow

      No Mastodon was co headlining so they were on before Deathklok, which I like, because I’m not a big Deathklok fan so I watched 2 of their songs than got out and stole like 7 lighters outside of Hammerstein!

  • Brian \m/(-_-)\m/

    was at this show!!!! woot. and it was sick. converge didnt do it 4 me, but jacob bannon is very entertaining 2 watch, and i think its pretty cool they do their own sound checks. it was rly fun like when they yelled into the mics to check them, the entire crowd yelled back and the guy on bass was like “fuck, this is so surreal.” lol. lots of fun. and i was standing outside the parking lot after the show handing out megadeth endgame stickers for roadrunner, which rocked, and i got free DT autographs out of it :D

  • Facebook User

    I reeeeeeeeally wanted to go to this!

  • Dan Marsicano

    Photos came out great. The show was awesome, especially seeing Mastodon for the first time playing Crack The Skye front to back. Say what you will about Converge’s sound, but they put on a hell of a live show. The most energy I’ve seen out of any band in a long time.

  • Brrrrrrt

    The other day a 14 year old girl stopped me in the streets of Geneva and asked me if my tee was a Converge one … A bit surprised, I answered “yes” and she replied (with her high pitched voice) something like “I absOooOoOOoooOlutely loOOooOooOOooOve this band ! There are aAaaAAaAaaAAaawesome ! YeEeEeeeEEeEEah !”

    She left and I stayed in the middle of the street for a while repeating “what the fuck just happened ?!?!”

    She was just 14 ! Since when 14 year old kids in Geneva know Converge ?!?!

    I certainly missed an episode or an entire season !

    • Double D

      …And then you fucked her, right? This story won’t make it into Penthouse letters without that part…

  • SHOCKTROOP

    really wanted to go to this show, but the Phillies where playing a world series game that night.

    • Double D

      Yeah? How did that “World Series” thing work out for you guys?

  • SonOF

    My buddy went to this show, and he said Mastodon is doing theiir best to try to steal Tool’s live setup (visuals and such) ;) Just messing around though, I like the ‘Don a lot, and was annoyed I missed the show. He said they were great (despite ripping off Tool’s presentation).

    • SourDeez

      Because Tool invented trippy visuals…

      • SonOF

        twas a joke, and since Mastodon just went on a tour supporting Tool, it seemed appropriate..

  • ferocious_fetus

    Mastodon played ALL of Crack the Skye?
    Fuuuuuuuuuuuuck man. Now i’m actually dreading this show.

    Converge/High On Fire FTW.

  • I’m racist and I love Oceano

    l’II probably stay till after William Murderface’s base solo.

    …And I asure you all, that I am not gay

  • Iron Tusk

    Can’t fuckin wait to see them next Friday man!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Keith-Brown/537636633 Keith Brown

    These photos make it that much harder to wait for them to be in San Francisco

    • http://www.facebook.com/people/Keith-Brown/537636633 Keith Brown

      shit, meant San Jose

      • http://www.facebook.com/people/Chris-Cefaratti/542463984 Chris Cefaratti

        I hated going to shows in San Jose. Lame drive, shitty venues.

  • olol so randum xd

    Holy crap those Converge pics own so much.

  • The Ghost of D. Boon

    Dear Bill Kelliher,

    Get a haircut and a shave, “ironic” hair was never funny.

    (love yr band)

    Me.

  • @!#@#$ (Steve)

    I saw them on the second night in boston. The first night sold out which surprised me. High on fire wasn’t my thing, maybe because you couldn;t hear them.. converge fucking ripped everyones asses off. I got hit in the head by his microphone when he tried to through it to a crowd surfer. Mastodon blwe me away. It was my first time seeing them, and it was one of the best sets ever. Only was bugged by them not playing crystal skull, colony of birchmen, or blood and thunder. good to see some old stuff though. Dethklok was way better than I would have thought.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Christopher-Rowan/531575311 Christopher Rowan

    Awesome pics. Seriously bummed I was to poor this month to check this show out… New Metalocalypse episodes this sundays! sweeeeet!!!!!!!!

  • Christian

    I was right in the center of the front row :D

    Converge was the best band of the night, in my opinion.

  • dongeunk

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    Get them on your phone Now!!!

    MASTODON
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    DETHKLOK
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