The Music For Freedom Tour 2005
Mushroom Head/Dope/Nocturne/Crossbreed/Regiment
July 26th - Piere’s Entertainment Complex
Ft. Wayne, Indiana
The Music For Freedom Tour running it’s trek across the states this summer is sponsored by Jagermeister. This tour is for the troops here in the states and abroad who put their asses on the line to make sure we as regular citizens may go about our daily duties that most just take for granted. This is Jagermeister’s way, as well as the bands on the bill, way of saying thank you for all you do. Anyone with a valid military ID can get into any show for absolutely free. Now how cool is that?
Now due to circumstances beyond my control, (broken down vehicle the day of the show), and the torrential down pours of rain and tornados in the area , it made it a bit tough to get the ride going early on. So my apologies to Regiment and Crossbreed. I did not make it to the venue in time to be able to catch these acts. I was told that they rocked the house tough.
I did walk in just moments before the band Nocturne hit the stage. This female fronted band slammed it up a bit with their heavy/nu-metal style of playing. The overall playing seemed a little rough, but with the lead singer sporting a tank top/half shirt and a very low cut mini skirt, the crowd was not really focused on the vocals or music. After a couple of songs, the band did seem to find it’s groove and belted out several tracks which included, “Dissolute, Class War, Dirty Sanchez, Whore and I Lie”.
Next up was Dope. The very politically out spoken Edsel Dope is a town favorite in these parts. I believe they have come through here three times in the past year or two. I myself had not seen them. I heard they were an all out wild live band. It’s all about the live shows. Maybe it was the very limited room they had on stage due to Mushroom Head’s gear, or it could have been just an off night for them. They played very well and got the place bouncing about with some heavy hitters which were selections off their new release ,’ American Apathy’, as well as some from past albums. They played “ Survive, Burn, No Way Out, Always, Bitch, Bring It On and NWA’s Fuck The Police”. Seeing most of the room rolling out the lyrics in a hip-hop fashion as Dope played bothered me some. I thought I was at a metal show. Anyways, I would like to catch them again if they do another headlining spot.
Last up, the mighty Mushroom Head. As with Dope, I was also expecting an outrageous live set for these masked metallars. They had an awesome sound. I bet the loudest band I’ve ever had the chance to stand in the photo pit with. My hair was moving with the bass drum beats. After two rolls of film, I swear I was half deaf. So after the photos I headed up to the mezzanine to enjoy the rest of the set. They seemed fairly melancholy on stage this night. Very cool lighting and plenty of smoke from the fog machines. A great set. I’ll have to catch them again as well. I would like to experience to craziness I have heard that they are known for. They played tracks from their latest release ‘XIII’ and a couple other releases. They included, “Kill Tomorrow, Sun Doesn’t Rise, Becoming Cold(216), The Dream IS Over, Eternal, These Filthy Hands and yes by Prince, When Doves Cry (very cool) accompanied with Xeroxed”.
From what I’ve seen, this is a very solid line-up for a music tour. A hats off to Jagermeister and all the bands who are showing their support for are brothers and sister in the Armed Forces. Help out and show your support as well by attending this tour when it rolls on through your town. You can check out any of the dates from one of the bands websites.
