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Heavy MTL 2008: Disturbed 6/22/08
Montreal, QC - EvilGentleman - Thursday, July 24th, 2008

This is the second post of the Heavy MTL 2008 series. Sorry for taking so long to post the pics from Montreal's premier heavy metal festival, but I have been busy as of late.



Disturbed came on at about 8:25 or so on Sunday night of June 22. They were scheduled to come on at 8:15, but things were running a little late, as Three Days Grace finished off their set.

The wait was definitely worth it. My teenaged kids went missing somewhere near the mosh pit, but I knew they wanted to be as close to the action as they could get, and I did not have the patience to get myself crushed again after seeing Iron Maiden the night before.


The stage awaits.


Disturbed takes the stage.










Lead singer David Draiman is hard to miss, with his bald head acting as a beacon under the stage lights.


As night sets in, the stage lighting takes a greater presence.






I really liked how the next few pictures turned out, with the silhouetted hands in the air and the band emerging from the sea of light. The first picture up top is also part of this sequence.


Draiman asks the crowd to "get their horns up", and you can see the results.




They finish their set, leaving the crowd to finish the weekend off with Motley Crue.

It was one hell of a show. Songs played included DFI, Prayer, Down With the Sickness, and many others. I hope they come back next year.