Welcome To Rockville came back to Jacksonville, Florida, for a sweltering few days of groups, lagers and general substantial metal amusingness. It was a marvelous three days of fun in the sun pressing a bill that incorporates main events Ozzy Osbourne, Avenged Sevenfold and Foo Fighters, also any semblance of Parkway Drive, Baroness, Five Finger Death Punch, Power Trip and some more. Here are ten things we learned while we were out there.
Overwhelming Music Is Big News In Florida
We kinda presumed this might be the situation, yet making a beeline for the home of Limp Bizkit (and truly, we got to move over the Mathews Bridge) is a damnation of an eye-opener into exactly how enormous an arrangement metal is in one of the United States' greatest urban communities. Heaps of fans plummeted onto Jacksonville's Metropolitan Park over the end of the week, and you could scarcely move for dark shirts embellished with metal logos, band tattoos and denim and cowhide (even in the frantic warmth) around the celebration, and even in the city itself. Jacksonville is a metal town. Almost certainly about it.
Ozzy's Still Got It
In the event that you've been umming and blundering about getting The Prince Of Fucking Darkness live on this supposed 'goodbye' visit, hear this: The Ozzman's voice is in the best fettle it's been for a considerable length of time, with not even a solitary bum note to be heard over his enormously engaging hour and a half set. Our solitary objection? Zakk Wylde prodding us with sections from great, once in a while played tracks like Perry Mason, Desire and Miracle Man without giving us the entire thing. The cheek.
Retaliated for Sevenfold Are Troopers
It took just a single melody – long opening number The Stage – before Avenged Sevenfold uncovered that they nearly needed to pull their set due to M Shadows doing combating a sickness that had seriously screwed his voice, and that it may have been a little touch and go as the show went on. Thank heavens, at that point, that the folks could rally and put on a fine indicating – that is, until the point when the show must be ceased for some time after somebody was severely harmed in the group. Fortunately, the fan could be securely transported out of the field, and Avenged could proceed with a strong set loaded up with colossal tunes and in excess of a couple of flashes of pyro. Phew.
Foo Fighters Are Kings Of The Weird Cameos
As though taking off Rick Astley as of late wasn't sufficient, The Foos chose to carry some more startling mates out with them at Rockville. First up was punk shake legend Billy Idol, who arrived in front of an audience for an amazing and exceptionally cool front of John Lennon's Gimme Some Truth. That is somewhat out of the container, maybe, yet it's nothing contrasted with having genuine John Travolta turn out onto the stage, before busting straight into a short front of Grease banger You're The One That I Want. No, we're not pooing you. Consider Foo Fighters whatever you need, however never guarantee they're unsurprising.
Five Finger Death Punch Are Going To Headline Festivals
This isn't metaphor. It's a reality. While their Rockville set is somewhat of a blended back – sound issues appear to divert Ivan from his amusement and it takes around a large portion of the set for him to legitimately hit his walk – the sheer number of Knuckleheads out in full power is baffling to view. Trust us on this: in the event that it doesn't occur in the UK inescapably, Five Finger Death Punch will feature a US celebration inside the following five years.
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