Day two brought out another mix of bands for the Mpls Mayhem Metal Fest at Star Central in the NE Mpls area of the Twin Cities here in Minnesota. A saturday where John McGovern, Roadie Ron and both Gregs at sound and lighting were hard at work keeping day two on track. Twin Cities based Necromis was up early and heavy for this Metal Fest with their CD 'ScarBurns'. Two of the younger bands out on day two were Winterthrall and Post Mortom looking to have a great time as they delivered their metal goods for the crowd. Winterthrall with Elizabeth on guitar were here on their first trip out of California with a 4 song CD called 'Autumn Caskets'. Post Mortom were heavy on the big stage and came out from Nevada with Avenger of Blood. Out solid with some old school thrash metal were Summon with 6 albums from 1995 to 2003 and The Chasm with 8 albums from 1993 to 2004. Avenger of Blood were up strong with Eric at vocals and guitar with a recent album called 'Complete Annihilation'. The crowd became even more so active to rally on the metal as Hirax and Sadus closed out the night. Alot of action on stage with Katon on vocals as Hirax rocks heavy as an entertaining metal force. Out since 1984 with their recent album being 'The New Age of Terror'. No photos were allowed for the Sadus set, yet the crowd dug into the impact of this metal machine. Within the crowd there was a short attempt by a fan to surf the crowd during the Sadus set. Some of the vendors and sponsors at the event included Twin Cities own Earl Root of Rootofallevil.com and  Decker of Nightfallrecords.com along with Sickidiots.com, Winterguitars.com and Nocturnaldominion.com. Some of the bands from both days will likely have some photos and comments up from this Metal Fest event at their websites. Overall, the event went rather well and the bands most likely found a number of new fans with this metal fest at Star Central. Watch for next years dates and lineup as this metal fest may be even larger.

Coverage by P~Kramer
   May 07, 2005    Photos by P~Kramer

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