For me, the top 5 is:

1. Ending of Electra

2. Risk

3. 2003 Big Day Out 7 Words

4. Nosebleed Demo

5. Vengeance Is Mine (DROID)

My first festival, and honestly, an experience I don’t think I’ll ever fully be able to put into words. Getting to see Deftones, Evanescence, Superheaven, SPEED, Twin Tribes, Slayer, System of a Down, and so many other incredible bands live was genuinely ethereal. There’s something about hearing music that has meant so much to you for years, surrounded by thousands of people who feel the same way, that just hits differently.
I’ll never be 18 at my first festival again. I’ll never get to experience seeing these bands live for the first time again, or feel that same anticipation and excitement of finally being there. I think that’s what makes it so special to me. It’s not just the merch or the pictures I’ll have to look back on, but the memories attached to them and the person I was when I experienced it all for the first time.
I know I’ll go to more festivals, see more bands, and make more memories, but this one will always hold a special place in my heart. I’m just grateful I got to experience something this meaningful at this point in my life. 🖤

I was there and I thought it was a good performance but I guess it's mainly cause they wanted Slayer to go after them but it was still a good performance.

2005 Saturday Night Wrist promo postcard

Learned the time signatures by ear, pretty proud of that 😂
Very interesting!

underrated song.

Anyone planning on rolling and or tripping @ Dia this year? Where’s the meet up?!?! Getting close I can’t sleep!!! LFG

If this is not allowed and deleted, I completely understand. I wrote a book about nu metal and the beautifully chaotic era that gave us the bands we love.

It’s part nostalgia, part music history, and part comedy about why this music meant so much to us and why it still does.

I hope you check it out.