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Metal Meltdown III

April 6 & 7, 2001

There are four important aspects that set these events apart from your everyday show: 1) more bands in on place at one time than you can shake a stick at; 2) everyone who considers themselves to be anyone in the metal scene comes to mingle and self-promote; 3) you will always miss one band that you really wanted to see because times are off and/or you are off somewhere altering your mental state; and 4) you will not only pick up free stuff, you will find flyers and whatnot in your pockets for days afterward.

Koshick-bashing isn't even sporting anymore - it's like shooting ducks in a pond. But damned if I don't have a great fucking time, every Koshick-promoted festival that I go to. The very fact that people go to such great lengths to overanalyze every little aspect of these festivals simply proves how important centralized gatherings such of these are to the scene.

Imagine having to make a choice, alcohol or metal. Is it too much to ask to be able to enjoy a beer and watch some bands? Some choices are just not fair to ask of people. Could you really ask an adoring parent to choose between their children? It should always be alcohol and metal, never alcohol vs. metal.