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*BEST of '08* (Heavy)
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Sati
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Ok, maybe this will be easier....

I don't have time to get into all mine, 'cept for CARCASS - Tue, 6 Jan 2009 1:11pm
Dave
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canpipe in some shitshack gravel garage in squamish - Wed, 7 Jan 2009 12:13am
cordell
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tops of 08:

The Restarts and friends at the sweatshop, vancouver.
Everytime AWT played in victoria and vancouver...all those shows were awsome!!!
New years at the cobalt in vancouver with the dayglos!
The Intensives and Alternate Actions at the cobalt!!
Distort fest in vancouver.
Dayglos All ages Big fernwood!
SNFU and the Dayglo Abortions at the cobalt.
Germ Attak at camas in victoria.
D.I.Y. and friends at the cobalt.
and a bunch of shows i played were radical too, oh the havoc we cause at the VEC haha good times... - Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:06am
lueastside
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Personally, Augury was the best show I saw 2008.
It was at Logan's in Victoria with Dismembered and Unleash the Archers.

Just dig Augury a lot, however Dream Theater, Opeth & Between the Buried and Me played in Calgary at the University and was pretty fk'n sweet. - Thu, 15 Jan 2009 9:22pm
trevor corey
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Niel Young @ GM Place. - Mon, 26 Jan 2009 3:34pm
Rubber Box
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IRON FUCKIN MAIDEN - Mon, 26 Jan 2009 4:05pm
Mr. Hell
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Opeth at The Commodore. They were on tour with High On Fire.
High On Fire sounded like muffled garbage.
Opeth were clear, powerful and amazing.
Best show I saw in all of 2008.
Down was second best, but not even in the same league really. - Mon, 26 Jan 2009 4:34pm Edited: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 4:34pm
LETSGETRAD!
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Dismember was at Soprano's actually. it was awesome.

im gonna have to disagree, High on Fire were killer. although i will admit, they sounded better at Richards last year. i wish Nachtmystium would have played though, but an extended HOF set? i wont complain.

my favorites this year were:
S.T.R.E.E.T.S.
Bison
The Rebel Spell
Fuck the Facts
Black Ships
Hellacaust
Finntroll
Pride Tiger
Black Mountain
The Endless Blockade
Jaws - Mon, 26 Jan 2009 5:43pm
Kyle
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I have to second the IRON FUCKING MAIDEN.
Carcass was rad too... - Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:22pm
Mutilashawn
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Angelcorpse, Gospel of the Horns, Cemetery Urn, Holocaust Wolves of the Apocalypse, Sanguis Imperem .... last summer in Seattle

The best show I've ever seen ... fuck you! - Wed, 28 Jan 2009 9:54am
Above the knee
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Big name bands: Dismember, Rotting Christ, Arch Enemy, Gojira

Local: Mother Died Today, Archon Legion, Unleash the Archers (basically any show those bands play) - Wed, 28 Jan 2009 4:04pm
-Provoke the Gods-
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Megadeth, Inflames and COB. GIGANTOUR May16th/08 PACIFIC COLISEUM - Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:39am
Curmudgeon Rocker
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The Keys, Pink Steel and Bowser Moon. - Thu, 29 Jan 2009 3:25pm
LETSGETRAD!
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when did Gojiri play here?
must have been long before i moved. fuck. - Thu, 29 Jan 2009 3:37pm
Spinvis
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Acorn Hell @ Logans - Thu, 29 Jan 2009 5:50pm
Mr. Hell
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Right. I forgot about that show.
It was the most elite show anyway. Few got to see it and few will see it again before 2010. - Thu, 29 Jan 2009 5:59pm
trevor corey
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Millions could see it if I put it on Youtube. - Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:21pm
Mr. Hell
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Perhaps, but not the entire show. For it was not videoed.
It remains almost as elusive as The Perish Royal Theatre $40,000 epic masterpiece. - Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:15am
Spinvis
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Rock on Victoria! - Fri, 30 Jan 2009 8:55am
Curmudgeon Rocker
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What?
Acorn Hell played? - Fri, 30 Jan 2009 5:57pm
Mr. Hell
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That's what I'm talkin' about. - Fri, 30 Jan 2009 6:47pm
mikey
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Big time: Priest, Down, Carcass

Local: Run Like Hell w. 3IOB, Jell w. 12 Steps. - Fri, 30 Jan 2009 9:32pm
Mutilashawn
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shit forgot some good ones ...

Origin (twice!) AND Impaled (!!!) - Mon, 2 Feb 2009 12:02am
beazlbub
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im pretty sure i have most of the Acorn hell show on video will have to check my comp when i get home . i have tons of the local metal punk shows on vid, Run like hell,SElf inflicted,Rotterdamn,Hoosegow,Unleash the archers,A lethal dose of blunt force trauma,the pantera tribute band(everyday ppl?),and a bunch more i just cant remember right now lol - Mon, 2 Feb 2009 10:50pm Edited: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 11:01pm
Mike S.
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fuck ya IMPALED absolutely slayed. Missed Carcass this time so I cant vote for them ( saw em last time around..)

Iron Maiden
Dismember
Impaled

all kickass shows. - Tue, 3 Feb 2009 10:18am
Name / Alias
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Gojira were easily the best of 08, perhaps the best I've ever seen live actually!

Carcass ruled!!

Zimmers Hole.

Judas Priest (surprisingly)

More to come as I remember them. - Sun, 22 Feb 2009 9:01am
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