Killing Time - NYHC from late 80s. Great quotes from the lead singer, "I look like a telletubby", "turn down the lights, Im roastin!" He did the last 4 songs from the floor cause no one was dancing. Guitarist got on the floor for the last song too. They brought it! Great NYHC vocal style.
Stick to Your Guns - Amazing energy. Metal but also melodic. There was an old guy in a red shirt down front who got taken out by a stage diving. Made it out in wheel chair to full applause. People were running off the stage into nothing. There was a rad older dude who grabbed the mic on stage for the pro-union song and they had an awesome vocal pile-on for another song.
The Suicide File - This is a local band who was around back in 2001. Somehow missed them. Opening music was "We are Family" by Sister Sledge. More punk rock than metal as compared to STYG.
Had a song called “Fuck Fox News”. Huge crowd energy and the singer talked about being overwhelmed by the reception after such a long time away. Drummer had a killer blue Vista Lite drum kit. They had a set list but also played requests and what ever else comes to mind. Respect for knowing the songs that well! Singer also talked about transgender and inclusivity in the HC scene. "Take care of our smaller brothers and sisters and non binary folks" Memorable songs included Laramie (“There’s a burning cross on the hillside”) and a Blitz cover with Colin of Arabia.
You can see Colin and Dave up front in this live slapshot show from '97
In between sets the sound engineer played the Miltown song "Delicate Fiction" (with the memorable line "they say at times like these, human limbs get thrown away"). Shazam failed to recognize the song. 💩