Madison MetalFest 2017



Flip the Switch, No Home, & The Earth Laid Bare were the three opening bands for Madison MetalFest this year. All of them were energetic & you could tell that they love performing for any audience by the way they instantly got the crowd hyped up for what was to come.

The Artisan & You Won't Feel A Thing were up next. Both bands were just as energetic as the ones before them. I believe this was actually one of You Won't Feel A Thing's first shows, & they definitely made quite the impression on the crowd.

Then came Grave Friends & Gallifrey Falls. As I've said before, Gallifrey's set was as wild as could be. My friend even got thrown halfway across the floor, along with my camera bag, due to an intense mosh pit just behind us. However, Grave Friends probably had the most powerful set that night. They played a cover of "Helena" by My Chemical Romance, so of course the whole crowd was screaming along the whole time; I even saw a few people crying. The band invited the crowd onto the stage with them, & they all sung their hearts out together.



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