Rev and I are about to jump in the shower...and then off to the fest...don't forget to wear sunscreen everyone.

BOTH of our photos later....

i just woke up for it! I fortunately snagged the $18 lawn seats during the Live 8 promotion a couple weeks ago. But it's gonna be a scorcher!

I just got up too.

I don't own any sunscreen, maybe I can find some cute girl to cover me in it at the show.

Maiden and Sabbath dont play until like 10pm... why are you all up so early?

For Soilwork? BAHAHAH..

EDIT: I'm up early because I'm about to go to work...

MAIDEN starts at 8:05, SABBATH is on at 9:30.

Where are the set times posted?

If anyone knows, please post the information or link. Thanks.

I posted all set times in another ozzfest thread..someone give it a bump

ugh, i coulda gotten a pass but had to work cause my boss went away for the weekend, fuck!

pictures are uploading

Welcome to Hollywood.

where are some sabbath and maiden pics?

I am writing about it, but no one shoots sabbath (except the photog that ran off into the crowd).
Just before maiden, they sent a list of like 5 people who were allowed to shoot iron maiden. I was not important enough to be on that list so they forced us to leave after mudvayne's 3 songs.

IC

OW, is all I have to say. BDM was nuts as usual. Mastodon owned, I had never seen them. Killswitch was pretty good, they always have alot of energy. Seeing Maiden just ruled. I smoked entirely too much pot and now im going to sleep for at least 12 hours. Nite

ok, the day was so hot, nasty, and awesome. I had such a good time seeing all the bands, shooting, and just hanging out. this was the first outdoors, daytime show that I've shot since july 9th 2001. wow... what a different experience. no flash to rely on at all... not even for a fill. the sun kept coming and going over and over, forever changing conditions. thanks to carina for fighting for my pass and kelli from metalblade.

the staff there that was assigned to us was all really nice. carina know a lot of them and they were all super nice. during one of the bands, they pulled us out after 2 songs instead of 3. I told the lady running it that I wasn't going to lie, I know this music and I know the rules. after that, she watched me. when I left, she would ask if that was 3 songs. it was neat.


second stage

wicked wisdom: we raced there as quick as we could... don't 90-ish on the highway through some traffic. in the end, we missed shooting them cause of messed up passes by 3 minutes. arg! this has will smith's wife singing. carina and I both appologized. mrs. smith was a really nice and chill lady.

gizmachi: I think they sounded a lot better at the metalfest. it was pretty good, a little nu-metally in parts, but not bad.

soilwork: damn, I had forgotten that they were playing. AND dave witte was on drums. can you believe that? I think that I'm going to see him in a different band every other week for the next year! I snapped a picture of the drummer and then looked at the back of my camera and *bang* it was him. I was blown away by that one. they set was really good, 50/50 on old stuff.

it dies today: mostly stuff from the new CD. I no have call to arms stuck in my head. thanks. people got into them and clapped a lot. I was surprised by the huge size of the circle pit during their set.

Arch Enemy: ok, this is one of the first shows with the new replacement guitarist. he was ok. not the best, but look who he's filling in for. they only played one track from the new cd, I think, nemisis? the other tracks they played I think were off the last cd.

trivium: these guys played really well on the stage. I think they get better and filling the stage each time I see them.

black dahlia murder, the: damn, it's been too long since I've see these righteous dudes. they played awesome. for some reason trevor started out with his glasses on. I don't think I've ever seen him do that. they played new tracks, plus one from unhollowed, and they had a super sweet banner behind them.

haunted, the: I'm not sure how I feel about them anymore. I didn't like that last CD... and um.. the singer just twitches around the stage. I think they need to get the fat guy back and go back to death metal. just my $.02

bury your dead: they started off and finished with "bury your fucking dead" (aka mosh n' roll). they were pretty damn good. matt immediately hopped into the crowd. they played a bunch of their songs together so.. the 3 songs rule didn't really apply.

a dozen furies: the only band tha tI didn't know at all. they were pretty good. they had a lot of elements of other bands that I've heard before. for some reason they reminded me of the takeover and the cursed, but I think a dozen furies's music was a lot more straightforward than either of those. they just had this edge that reminded me of them.

mastodon: 30 minute set? damn, they packed in all the best tracks. so long, so good, and they moved around the stage A LOT more than they normally do.

as i lay dying: another awesome set. they played most stuff of their new cd and then ended with forever. they had these huge 3x3 cabs on both sides of the stage. the break the "mystique", only one of three out of the stacks were real. the rest were fakes.

killswitch engage: hilarious set. though they have been funnier. adam came out with rocket dicks drawn all over him and in short shorts. they basically played the same songs they normally do. though I think they usually end with my last serenade, but this time they played a song after that.

rob zombie: so the guitar players from nin/manson, jonnhy-5, was playing with them. he looked pretty spooky. anyhow, the stage was dolled up like the inside of zombie remix CD from years ago. Rob Zombie came out in a flash of southern comfort. I was very surprised cause I was expecting black dreads and a dark figure. instead, we got a little blonde dude in hippie'd up patched pants. it was weird, but seriously, it ruled. the new figure might have been southern california, but the music was totally old zombie. that stuff wasn't something I really listened to (besides the remix CD), but it was always around me (friends listening and stuff) so it was cool to see. Rob himself was all over the stage (jumping around as you can see from the pictures).

main stage

in flames: they played 4-5 songs... all the ones I heard were new, except pinballmap. they played a quick set on the mainstage.

black label society: It took them so long to set up. I wasn't really into their music, but the specticale of them on stage was kind of intereting.

shadows fall: odd seeing them on a big stage, so far away from the crowd. I mean, they fill up the stage, but it's still odd.

mudvayne: they had a big curtian over the front of the stage, pushing all the photogs out of the photopit and into the crowd for the first song. they started to play and then dropped the curtian. it was ok... er... nothing that I like really, but that guy dressed in red and black was funny.

whoa! Zombie played the old White Zombie stuff? What was his set list?

I am so sunburned!

MAIDEN killed.

11 to 11, long day.

the_reverend said:

what exactly happened in the incident durring black label society's set??

if you look at
http://www.smnnews.com/index.php?subaction...1489305&archive=&start_from=&ucat=&
they have almost all the bands set lists

how come i can't view the pics when i click on them?

dave witte on drums........wow

The pics ain't working.

it's true

We're on the road now....I was able to look at them....maybe a lot of people are accessing them...mine are up too..I have a misc section up...you can see will smith and jada in the crowd..lol

We're on the road now....I was able to look at them....maybe a lot of people are accessing them...mine are up too..if you can't see them...click on disable popups....or disable yer popup blocker.....I have a misc section up...you can see will smith and jada in the crowd..lol

gotta love that sharon ozzfest

Maiden ruled, as usual. Ozzy was sounding better than last year (last year he was constantly off-key). The second stage had the worst sound I've ever heard at a festival. All highs and lows, very choppy, badly mixed, no mids. It was terrible.

yeah, i try to see any of the bands pics and i get: Sorry, that band didn't play this show.

During the middle of the maiden set it started raining half-empty bottles, dirt, clumps of grass and small stones... it was pretty cool.

i was curious...downloaded some wicked wisdom

i don't get it...how the fuck can they get on ozzfest? oh wait i forgot it's sharon ozzfest.

i think there's much studio editing on the vocals

why are none of the pictures showing up?

hey man...nothings flawless...not even me...dammit

I don't think any of the pictures are working on the site, go to a date and click a band, none show up.

wow, they really arent working.

bruce dickenson yes the bruse dickinson! looks like kato kaylen with short hair

they were posted on blabbermouth.net thats why there is a lag opening em too much traffic of people viewing em

Let us know if after you click "disable popups" on the pics page... if it's ok

Let us know if after you click "disable popups" on the pics page... if it's ok

broken. all broken.

FUCK, I just fixed it.
FUCK

Works for me now. Wasn't working 10 minutes ago.

yeah, I "fixed" something earlier this morning.
yeah, way to fix it.
I put a = instead of a == and it fucked the site up for the whole day.

Whoa, so Mudvayne is wearing paint again huh?

wow mudvayne looks like the biggest idiots ever

my second time shooting mudvayne...first time was in april:
http://www.defyunlearn.com/photos.php?date=2005-04-10&band=Mudvayne
no make up
then ozzfest:
http://www.defyunlearn.com/photos.php?date=2005-07-15&band=Mudvayne
make up

it was cool to see...i was happily surprised they were all done up because i had already seen them without it...

hmmm i didn't actually link my ozzfest pics:
http://www.defyunlearn.com/photos.php?date=2005-07-15&band=Miscellaneous

that'll bring you to the misc section of the ozzfest pics, with people and stuff..oh and see if you can spot jada and will smith in the crowd.
lol

so I remembered why I don't go to outdoor fests in the middle of the summer. It's hot and everyone is pretty miserable. There are too many people and you can't get anywhere near the band playing. The people around you are louder than the band. Tattoo the Earth back in 2000 taught me a lesson but I must have forgotten. Luckily we didn't have to pay for this shitstorm.

Anyways, Kailyn and I left a bit too late and got there for BDM's last song. Only Sharon Osbourne would start a fest at 9:15AM.

Black Dahlia Murder: for the one song I caught, they sounded good. Wish I could have seen them play a new track.

The Haunted: Came back from across the entire place to catch the last song once again. shitty! agh.

Bury Your Dead: Man, I gotta say their material is horrible. There is no substance to the music what-so-ever. It's just breakdown after breakdown *shake head* *jump up and down* another breakdown. They somehow have their own tour bus with their faces on the side of it and the rest of the 2nd stage bands have rented bus's. How odd that the haunted has had a song called 'Bury Your Dead' since like 1999...hmmmmm.

Mastodon: sounded really good, and played some good tracks. Probably the highlight of what I got to see of 2nd stage.

Killswitch Engage: saw part of a song then went to sit in the shade. Adam still wearing his cut offs. haha jesus.

Rob Zombie: his new shit is gay, but I heard him play a couple white zombie tracks which was tolerable.

Black Label Society: Zack Wylde, Shut up and play guitar, your vocals suck! Actually his guitar playing isn't all that interesting in BLS all together.

In Flames: Wish they played more old stuff, wasn't digging the setlist at all. Nu-metal is dead, please realize this guys.

Shadows Fall: Kinda wierd seeing these dude's all huge now and going on after IN FLAMES. The entire PA shut off halfway through their set for like 10 seconds so all you could hear was their stage volume which was nothing from up on the lawn. After that the PA didn't sound the same or as loud.

Mudvayne: HOLY SHIT, THIS WAS THE GAYEST POINT OF THE DAY. I couldn't fucking stand these guys, if Iron Maiden wasn't after these fags I would have walked out after the first note played. I saw that a few people in the 'rttp scene' had them listed as music they listened too and was like uhhh what? So I was thinking maybe they had changed and became good somehow? Nope, instead they became gayer and have shitty lyrics and even worse vocals. AGH I can't get over how horrible that shit was 2 days later. It made me even angrier seeing the 'I just got a tribal tat for my 18th b-day' tattoo'd guys rocking out to them knowing all the lyrics.

Iron Maiden: No doubt the best part of the day. It was still light out, but it was still awesome. I wish we had just skipped the entire day and showed up right before them. Played almost all the tracks I wanted to hear to make this day worth it. Bruce is hillarious!

Black Sabbath: stayed for one song, there was no way ozzy was going to top Iron Maiden.

It's gonna take a lot to get me to another one of these things even if I don't have to pay again.

trevor from black dahlia looks exactly like some mentally challenged kid i take the bus to work with everymornin

Wow, I'm glad I didn't go.
I fucking knew Maiden would just play the same old songs that they always play anyways. They only play cool obscure shit in Europe. I saw the Powerslave tour, glad I didn't tarnish that memory.
Sabbath played the same set they play every year too.
Yawnfest.


"Full sets are below:

BLACK SABBATH:

N.I.B.
After Forever
War Pigs
Dirty Women
Medley
Iron Man
Into the Void
Black Sabbath
The Wizard
SBS/Paranoid
SLPVIL/Children of the Grave

IRON MAIDEN

Wrathchild
The Trooper
Phantom Of The Opera
Revelations
Run To The Hills
Hallowed Be Thy Name
The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden

Encore:

Running Free
Sanctuary"

anyone else hear about this:

" An IRON MAIDEN fan with the screen name "Kaz96133" has posted the following message on the official MAIDEN message board [NOTE: Thread has since been deleted from MAIDEN's message board]:

"Went to Ozzfest in Mansfield yesterday and noticed something on the back of the official [Ozzfest] T-shirt. At the bottom of tour dates, the words 'Iron Maiden' were written in Japanese and were crossed out with red circle and a slash. Check out the photo I took here [NOTE: Thread has since been deleted from MAIDEN's message board]. This is clearly an anti-MAIDEN message, and this is an OFFICIAL T-shirt!

"Does the band know about this? Is this some kind of inside-joke, or is Sharon [Osbourne] pissed at MAIDEN or something? If someone knows about it, please explain! Meanwhile, I would advise all MAIDEN fans out there NOT to buy this T-shirt. I was appalled because I saw so many people wearing this T-shirt yesterday.""


I saw those shirts myself and obviously couldn't read them...

maybe sharon is pissed because maiden won't be playing on the last dates of ozzfest. Or about Bruce's comments about dead bands that reunite every couple of years without writing new albums

i read about that on blabbermouth but the links were dead

I took at nap during Mudvayne. Sabbath and Iron Maiden rocked. Definatley worth buying a ticket.

i was asked to take more promo pics at another show and i was considering it...i figured the rev could come to and we'd shoot all the bands...however i mapquested it and it's over 10 hours away!
bleh!

Arch Enemy are playing in Vermont tonight

huh? what was 10-hours away?
is this the obituary thing?

it's not that, it was another gig where i said i told them i would tag team with you, but forget it...you won't fly and it's too far to drive...anyhow, forget it and i just sent you an email. i'll be out in a few

I saw Al from GORATORY in a PORPHYRIA shirt and then I saw Tom from PORPHYRIA in a GORATORY shirt, kinda funny.

well, they woke up together...

AUTOPSY_666 said:

that was hillarious. I didn't even know he was going. He left a message asking me if I was going though but I didn't check it until I was on the way there. I saw 2 other people with porphyria shirts that day I believe.

I saw aaron for .2 seconds as he was being hurded like a cow to the main stage photo pit. poor poor guy.

funny that you said that tom...aaron told me when he saw you and i said well i guess you couldn't really talk since you were being hurdled with the rest of the cattle...it's always like that there...i was doing promos at that point and didn't get to see you or kailyn...was an interesting day...

actually, what I said was "we were being herded like cattle" meaning the photogs

i said that..

hashaha i typed hurdled...

man i suck at talking on the phone, listening and typing at the same time

Hey Rev,, Why no Sabbath or Maiden photos? You were not allowed ?

I made it down to Hartford and scored a pass. I took some decent photos ( for a disposable ) let me know if you wish to see them !!!!!

PS nice photos !!!!

lets see em...

as I said, up top
"I am writing about it, but no one shoots sabbath (except the photog that ran off into the crowd).
Just before maiden, they sent a list of like 5 people who were allowed to shoot iron maiden. I was not important enough to be on that list so they forced us to leave after mudvayne's 3 songs."

i got 2 apologies from people about me not shooting maiden...

if we go to the saturday show we can both shoot maiden aaron...it's just too damn far!!

saturday show?

yeah saturday's ozzfest show in PA
i did a mapquest and it's like 10 hours away :(

i'd just like to say one thing, although this shit was almost a week ago...
the plain fact that mother fucking MUDVAYNE had the largest crowd response of the night, and that i actually saw people leaving the show after their set without sticking around for maiden OR sabbath makes me ill. every year the crowd for ozzfest gets shittier and shittier, and like Tom said...i'm definately not going next year unless is practically free.

I thought maiden got the best response of the night, but then again I wasn't even standing up for mudvayne.

this would have been weird to see:

"Before I knew it the Bury Your Dead banner was risen & the members bolted like bats out of hell. Jesus Christ these guys are fun as hell to watch live, because they do so much damage. You guys may bitch about em, but they definitely put a good show on.
Losin' It
Top Gun
Vanilla Sky
The Outsiders
Eyes Wide Shut
The Color of Money
Magnolia
Losin' It (with perhaps the oddest thing you will ever see: Jada Pinkett Smith comes out & starts yelling “bury your fucking dead”, I said “what the hell is that noise” & I looked up, and two seconds later WILL FUCKING SMITH HAS A MIC YELLING “WHAT?!?” “BURY YOUR FUCKING DEAD, BURY YOUR FUCKING DEAD!!!”)"

OMG.. that would have been awesome.

I've been looking all over for hartford pics...post some

dope