Arch Enemy will be playing at Station 4 in Saint Paul, Minnesota on Tuesday, May 20, 2008.

The Eels will be playing at the Pantages Theatre in Minneapolis, MN on Monday, April 07, 2008.

Last night I went to the Rock in Maplewood, MN to see Exodus. It was a pretty good show. Not too crowded. It was originally scheduled to be Warbringer, Arsis, Goatwhore and Exodus. But Warbringer and Arsis were no shows due to vehicle trouble and weather. I'm surprised any bands make it to Minnesota in February. The show ended up being Insurection, Goatwhore and Exodus.

I got there a little late to see Insurection, saw there last song. Goatwhore was ok. They played a pretty long set. They were very heavy and had zero guitar solos. The bass player was covered in leather and spikes, looked like a black metal guy from Antartica or something. Kind of hilarious. But they were good, I'd probably check out some of their stuff.

Exodus took the stage next. Only two original members, the guitar player and the drummer. They still sounded awesome. Did some classic songs and some new stuff too. Really got the pit going. The set was pretty short. They came back for the encore and played a bunch of incomplete covers. Like Motorbreath, Phantom of the Opera, Dirty Deeds, etc. It was kind of funny, felt like they were avoiding playing the Toxic Waltz. But they finally did.

The funniest part of the night was during Goatwhore, some guy got up on stage and proposed to his girlfriend. How romantic, proposing to your girl during a Goatwhore set.

Pretty good little metal show. I'm glad I went. I actually like seeing shows at the rock.

Between the Buried and Me will be in Maplewood, Minnesota at the Myth on May 12, 2008 on the Progressive Nation 2008 tour. Which features Dream Theater, Opeth, Between the Buried and Me and Three. I'm going to see Opeth and Between the Buried and Me, love both of those bands.