Sorry to say that this was one of 2 big disappointments at Aftershock this year. I had to make a tough decision between Ministry and Biohazard and chose this one. We get to the stage about 3 minutes before they were scheduled to start- just in time!
A quick word for folks who may not be familiar with the logistics of these big festivals. Bands ALWAYS start at the scheduled times- there are city curfews in play and bands/promoters get huge fines if they go over at all. Every set throughout the day starts at the exact time listed. Slayer’s set started 3 minutes early to account for the intro video- that’s how exact it is.
So, when we saw people scrambling around with mics and sound at 4:25 (10 minutes after the scheduled start time), I knew this wasn’t gonna be great. The audio is terrible when the set starts, then gets better as it goes on.
26 minute set. When you start late at these fests, you don’t get to play your full set and end late. You get the hook. Bummer.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Canon ZS200 and Schoeps CCM4 mics, Naiant Tinybox preamp, Sony A10 digital recorder.
Audio rebalance in Izotope Rx8: Guitar +5
Audio/Video synch via Pluraleyes 4