Killswitch Engage - 2008-01-12 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts

First Post! Enjoy some Killswitch! This is a show I taped back in 2008. This was quite a rowdy trip, as me and a few friends trekked about an hour and a half to Bogarts, which is a tiny venue not too far from the University of Cincinnati. It's in a little bit of a sketchy area, but I have been there several times without incident. This particular show, my friends decided to pick up a case of beer and slam on the way to the venue, so there was a lot of mouth running and general angst in the air as we walked in the place.

As you'll see in the comments below, the crowd was just as rowdy as we were and I had to fight for positioning and duck crowd surfers, avoid mosh pits, and still try to get a decent sound out of my stealthed equipment. All in all, a fair recording, it would have been better if I could have gotten away from the crowd at all (which shows up with lots of cheering and talking), but due to the venue's sound and lackluster acoustics, a good tape here is probably hard to come by for a rock or metal show. 

After the show was over, we came to find our wolfpack was a man short. One of my buddies had gotten escorted out, but luckily he was waiting on us near the car. I can't remember exactly what the story was, but we were probably lucky not to have a run in with law enforcement on this night.

Killswitch Engage
2008-01-12
Cincinnati, OH
Bogarts

Taper: Comm4nd3r
Source: (Aud) Church Cardiods > STC-9000 > Edirol R-09 > Audacity (level adjust-left chan +0.8 dB) > CDWave > Flac

Setlist:
1. intro (Price is Right)
2. As Daylight Dies
3. Unbroken
4. Take this Oath
5. Arms of Sorrow
6. Breathe Life
7. This Fire
8. "Split down the middle"
9. Rose of Sharyn
10. For You
11. Fixation on the Darkness
12. My Curse
13. Desperate Times
14. A Bid Farewell
15. This is Absolution
16. The End of Heartache
17. My Last Serenade
18. Holy Diver

"this is a song for the girls and all your fat pussies, its called arms of sorrow".

Notes: My first recording attempt using the church mics and battery box with the R-09. This was a stealth recording, you'll notice quite a bit of crowd noise throughout, venue is small and was crowded (sold out show). Theres some rustling, etc, from me getting bumped and occasionally having to adjust my mics. I made the mistake of leaving the windscreens off (Sorry). I taped from middle of floor, one half to two thirds of the way from stage to soundboard.

At the beginning of the show I was basically surrounded by people. After about the first 20 mins, I was able to slip into holes at times created by mosh pits and avoid some obstruction infront of me.

I expected better out of this recording but it is listenable all things considered. I'm still feeling out my gear somewhat.



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