(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
Loading ...After waiting for 4 long months, the day of Angelspit and KMFDM arrived, and it was WELL worth the wait! I had taken the day off of work, as well as the following day for the AZ State Fair. Doing so, despite the show being in the evening, was a very wise move… Reasons being: I needed to sleep in for once, drop my husband off at work, pick up Bri, shower, dress up, and get there early to GUARANTEE a spot on the front… and Bri and I certainly did get FRONT AND CENTER!
Angelspit and KMFDM are both awe-inspiring, so purely talented. They know exactly what they’re doing and they do it with the best of style and so flawlessly smoothly.
Honestly, I feel Angelspit’s performance stole the show. Don’t hate me, I LOVED KMFDM, I just enjoyed Angelspit more. Of course I am biased, kind of idolizing DestroyX and owning much more of their music. Despite the 251 concerts I’ve been to, I found myself overwhelmed with emotion and crying for joy (some would call it hysterical) when they came on, and it was hard to hold the camera still!
Without a doubt, my videos do not do their performance justice! Watching the video just doesn’t give you the feeling of watching them perform this music right in front of you (of course they never do)… with DestroyX’s viciously attitude-injected moves before you. Of course my camera’s stereo audio is quite nice, but it really doesn’t capture how fantastic they sound. Listen to their albums loud with some THX speakers, and that will give you a better idea! (I think this quote from their Myspace describes them best, “A harsh union between darkly vicious music and art. A multidisciplinary head fuck- encompassing high art, fashion and sound design in a horrific cacophony guaranteed to incite an extreme response.”) Anyway, I still really love the vids, they’re fuckin awesome and great for preserving memory… I recommend having HQ enabled when watching them.
1. Video of Angelspit opening their show with “Grind”.
2. & 3. DestroyX, aka Amelia Arsenic, lead singer of Angelspit… Flawless outfit, makeup, hair… I want
4. Video of Angelspit performing “Princess Chaos”
5. DestroyX, doing distortion I assume
8. ZooG, systhesist of Angelspit
9. DestroyX and ZooG, I love this photo
10. Video of Angelspit performing “Maggot”
11. & 12. Gorgeous close-ups of DestroyX
13. ZooG multi-tasking. synths and vocals
14. & 15. More DestroyX close-ups! What can I say? She was the primary reason I came!
16. DestroyX and ZooG
After Angelspit’s performance, I stood there wondering if I would have my chance to meet them and if it would require waiting back near the buses into the wee hours of the night… Luckily that was not the case! A very enthusiastic fan shouted at ZooG to sign, and he said they’d be in the lobby in 2 minutes! Bri and I had trouble deciding whether to give up our spots in the front, but decided it was mandatory. I HAD to meet them! As big as they are and being that they’re from Australia, it was a rare opportunity.
As Bri and I walked toward the lobby, I glanced to my right and THERE THEY WERE walking parallel to us! I excitedly followed them, not wanting to attack them right away… and… I GOT TO MEET ANGELSPIT! It was the PERFECT experience!
I got to tell them some things that were really important to me and it wasn’t just fan-blather. I mean, yes I did tell DestroyX she was my hero and that I had gotten a bit hysterical over them (to which she told me she was the same way for Placebo :p), but I also told her how much I appreciate her not just for her music, but also for her style and her amazing graphic design, and she’s a strong woman which I admire. She told me she really appreciated that because ‘a lot of people just think she’s the girl in the band.’
Then I got to tell ZooG how I am pro-equality of men and women and I really appreciate that he (his style) helps promote male beauty & sexuality, because there is a lot of unnecessary idealism in society. He agreed and elaborated on it, talking about how people are expected to be certain weights, sizes, etc. I then told him how I really appreciate “Girl Poison“s lyrics, it means a lot to me. He told me about how there’s a 15 yr old musician in Australia, and she had posed for FHM, “a tits and ass magazine”, and how he thinks that’s just disgusting. I gave him a HUGE hug! That’s how men should be!
They were both INCREDIBLY sweet, funny, and lovable people, and like I said, it was perfect.
17. Me with DestroyX and ZooG of Angelspit. (I swear I looked better before the show ravaged me… The last picture in this entry should attest to that. I am easily ravage-able, especially my fine hair. There are more pictures from our meeting them following the photos and videos of the KMFDM performance. )
(Now I FINALLY have pictures for an International Bands section in my Kat with Bands gallery!)
Sticking around to meet Angelspit cut into the beginning of KMFDM’s set for us, but it was ok… I was in heaven! Besides, after a few songs we got back to the front, just behind the first row.
18. Video of KMFDM performing”Son of a Gun”
19. Sascha Konietzko, frontman of KMFDM
20. Jules Hodgson, guitarist of KMFDM
21. Vocalist Lucia Cifarelli and guitarist Steve White of KMFDM
22. Video of KMFDM performing “Saft Und Kraft”
23. Lucia dancing, which is very entertaining
24. Sascha and Jules
25. Steve, Lucia, and Sascha… this is my “money-shot” of them, I like this one… except for that person’s hand… otherwise, good.
26. Lucia again… I enjoyed her the most out of KMFDM’s members, surprise surprise. In the next video, she does a killer scream!
27. Video of KMFDM performing “Free Your Hate
That is everything I shot from the show… It may have been nice to meet KMFDM as well, but honestly I didn’t even think about it, I was so tired and content with meeting Angelspit, plus I wanted to get home to my husband!
Now, here are some more pics of Bri and I and Angelspit!…
28. Bri and I in line before the show… at the front of course :p
29. DestroyX and I! Needless to say, I have not lost weight yet… >.>
30. Bri and DestroyX… Bri’s pics turned out a lot cuter than mine
30. ZooG and I! Hehehe
31. ZooG and Bri
32. Bri with Angelspit
33. DestroyX selling some merch to Bri, since the guy disappeared
34. DestroyX posing for me!
35. – 38. These are the same picture just cropped and zoomed differently to focus on the different aspects of DestroyX… Seems a bit obsessive, I know. Her beauty is just astonishing, so unbelievably flawless… No Photoshopping needed! And this is just one of her many beautiful styles.
39. Bri looking sexy in line.. she’s like an typical anime chic: The glasses, the long flowy hair, the big boobs, the short skirt, the sexy style… :p
40. Me in line… I TOLD you I looked better! (Cincher available in plus size (purple or red) from theMinion Store on MistressRavine.com!)
ok… 1 more… 41. YAY PHOTOSHOP!!!
