Damn, lead singer of Halestorm, Lzzy Hale, can sing. All the high notes and powerful words came out so loud and clear. The sound was astounding for their instruments as well. Although I’m not the biggest Halestorm fan, I stuck around for this show because of it’s sound and performance. Well done!

In Flames is always amazing. Wherever or whenever you see them. A small or a large venue. They will always give it their all and create a wall of sound that devours you as well as a show that’s a feast for your eyes. Top that off with some pyro, and you have a great melodic metal core spectacle.

It was a first for me, seeing Architects live, and I enjoyed every second of it. They brought progressive melodic metal core and put all their energy into it. Everybody was jumping and dancing. Even Parkway Drive’s vocalist Winston McCall decided to join for the song Impermanence. Which was apparently also the first time that that song was played live. This show was one to remember.

A classic that I had never seen before. Rancid brought punk rock music and created such a nice vibe in the crowd. It was peaceful and everybody was having fun in their own way. I remember all the people who crowd surfed to the front and were running, dancing, flying in their own way back into the crowd with a huge smile on their faces. It was amazing to see everybody having such a good time.

I’m not lying if I tell you that Pantera had the loudest bass humankind has ever witnessed. Even while the sound check was happening. I had my paper line up in my hands, and it was literally shaking. The security and medics that were walking even closer to the speakers, were putting their hands around their ears, even while wearing earplugs. Even though I don’t know much of their songs, it was amazing to see this legendary band live. As I heard the crowd screaming on the top of their lungs, it’s safe to say that the fans thought so too.

Parkway Drive has a special place in my heart. Their show just can’t be bad, as they put their own heart and soul into it. After the first few songs, lead singer Winston McCall was already out of breath, not believing his eyes with what he saw. The whole holy grounds of Graspop was jumping up and down and screaming. In return, we got fireworks and fire. Standing in the front row, I can tell you that on stage, it must have been incredibly hot. The heat of the flames was incredible. Winston jumped in the crowd and asked everybody to run around him. He created one big circle pit. We jumped and moshed the night away.