Pig Destroyer - Live in Tokyo 23 Aug 2012

Support acts Pig Destroyer and Nasum played before the gods Napalm Death last night. I had heard the bands briefly and had seen their T-shirts on sites (I buy band t-shirts now and then) but didn't know a lot about them. I was into grindcore/grind metal and the heavier, messier blast beat ridden music back in the day, but nowadays I tend to listen to bands like The Faceless, with the clean precision blast beats, so grindcore bands like Pig Destroyer no longer get a look in from me. Thats not to say they don't deliver - they certainly have a voracity about them that appeals to the 20 year old I once was, but the days of getting drunk on vodka (or cheap $7 self-refill-in-a-coke-bottle port) and headbanging in the livingroom are long gone.
That said, as I had paid ($108 USD or $133 NZD) to see 3 bands, I recorded them on the off chance that they would woo me, and of course for the benefit of fans who have yet to see Pig Destroyer live. I record bands for that reason alone - seeing underground bands like this isn't easy unless you are from their country of origin... most tours would be domestic, and New Zealanders like myself never get to see anyone live ever.... we have to fly to Australia to be in for a chance to see anyone world famous....let alone underdogs like this.
They performed well and the sound wasn't too bad for this club. Their sound was better than Napalm Death actually - the drums were better mixed for these guys. I find that the mix can make or break an extreme band - the mix has to be clean enough to discern the notes and instruments played at that speed. Muddy drums and a wall of midrange just sound awful at high speed. I saw Obscura at this club and the mix was better, but honestly, Shibuya Quattro club has the shittiest acoustics. I suggest for any extreme bands to play Shibuya O-West. It's a bigger club so it would need to be a bigger event, but the sound is always great there. Big room, better acoustics. Shibuya Quattro has the acoustic qualitites of a broom closet in a disused public toilet - seems a waste to travel half way around the world to sound worse than a bunch of drunk kids in a garage playing entry level musical instruments.
Theres a small gap in the set about 10 minutes in when I lost interest and stopped the camera. Next song was a good one though, so I decided to continue. I sometimes give up on support acts, because recording three bands isn't easy to do. Try holding a camera steady at head height for 10 minutes. Those shoulders start to complain. Now do it for an hour. Legs get stiff. Now do it for 3 hours..... circulation to your legs is gone, backs sore, shoulders, chest and arms are fucked. I'm not complaining though -it's worth it for the chance to record the bands I will probably never see again. But, yeah, if the supports rubbish, I tend to save my back for the better bands. These guys did well though, and at the end of the set I was impressed. I'll have to check out their albums a bit more, and maybe even get the t-shirt :)

[@MisterBareUncleFeces]

Pig Destroyer, Nasum, Napalm Death Gaaaaaaaaaaahhh now that's what i call a good concert \,,/

[@barefoottoe]

Thanks very much for the upload! I've been dying to hear some of their new songs.

[@supergrafx]

THANK YOU !!!!
very much apreciated... so awesome

[@CoheedMKDS]

thanks for this recording, it owns bones! seeing them in january with converge/municipal waste/tombs! great way to start off the new year

[@normtheclone]

Oh shit, he has a Pg. 99 shirt on!

[@Limb69]

so stoked for the new album and to see them at MDF next year. only been waiting since PITY! props for Mieszko tribute, saw nasum at mdf last this year as well. fucking love these guys!

[@greaterJAY]

These men are fantastic! PD forever!!!

[@andytaylor576]

im seeing them in a couple of months time in the smallest little club imaginable, its gonna be savage!

[@paulphoenix1669]

Sorry but Pig Destroyer,Nasum and Napalm Death all played the same show!?!??!man i would pay a fortune to go to that show

[@WillBloodfarm]

It was a good show :) think it was about $60?

[@xboyertownx]

loving the hype man

[@ZarKixAss]

Glad for you to finally witnessed PD live, Will.. thanks for uploading the vid! I personally like small clubs to see my fave bands. This club is perfect for bands like PD, ND and Nasum.. we have little clubs like this here in Kansas, and I've seen big bands like Nile, Opeth, Kreator, Amon Amarth, Lamb of God, Anthrax and the 3 bands you've seen in this vid to name a few, in a smaller club than this and they were awesome!

[@marshaul]

Pig Destroyer > {Nasum, Napalm Death}

[@andytaylor576]

Yeah man :)

[@walruslikeyogurt]

what people say is crap i say is art

[@whiskeyryeguy]

New Songs: Sis, Eve, I think, which are cool but not my favorites on Book Burner that I would've like to hear live. Permanent Funeral is one of their greatest songs ever.

[@barefoottoe]

The song at 3:52 is "The Bug" from Book Burner. The other new songs are "Sis", "The American's Head", and "Eve" I believe.

[@TheeMrsGrinch]

The lead singer sure has porked up.

[@stephencowdrey9313]

Miss Grinch eating on the road can't be good for you, everything is processed.

[@jukujuku6153]

You’re right

[@WillBloodfarm]

They probably meant to like, but messed up. Ive done that myself... Cant undo that shit :)

[@Mdrobile]

Adam Jarvis is beast

[@Mdrobile]

no loathesome :(

[@whiskeyryeguy]

3:52 The Bug

[@Lucifermorningstar21]

jealous

[@andrewsmith6530]

Brighton?

[@paulphoenix1669]

Tracklisting?

[@kstar2k]

I give credit to drummers and the musicians of these metal bands as individuals as the level of playing is fast and tiring .. however in a collaborated set it just sounds like a mesh. But hey its a lot of yelling and release of anger I guess