OZZFEST

Yes, PJ the new intern and I ventured to Ozzfest this weekend. Our friends The Showdown invited us out to Detroit to hang. It was everything metal, rock n roll, redneck and ridiculous on a fine Sunday afternoon. So PJ and I balanced by going to church early that morning and then headed out. Check out the pics here, especially the photo of PJ and I, and an Ozzy poser.

Everyone loved the Porncruiser. It might have been because they were wasted, but oh well. I admire The Showdown for being on the road for two months, for putting themselves out there with a bunch of bands who value completely different things than them. They are great guys rocking the crushing southern metal. They are simply dudes who are themselves. Presenting hope to a lot of people who have little.

We were cussed at, called f'in emo kids and prompted to fight a few times. Ozzfest is similar to a porn show, a bunch of people gather who would never enter a church and celebrate what they have in common. They celebrate the music they love.

There is nothing better than when a group of younger kids, with pentagrams around their necks, grabs The Showdown's album after their set and walks up to the band wanting to talk to them and have them sign their album. Or when your bus is next to the band Hatebreed's and they are the guys you chill with every night. As David and Riley from the Showdown say "they are bros."

Podcast from Ozzfest coming soon...

Get snake bit! (As David would say, i think it is Eastern Tenn for get hype or something)

-Brandon

tosser wrote on August 28th 07 at 05:16PM

Ive been to the Ozzfest it was great I saw Ozzy and the Sabbath, Velvet Revolver, HIM and tons more

Candystore wrote on August 28th 07 at 11:10PM

Hi Brandon,

I never quite understood what the draw was about. Met as male acquaintance one who was into heavy metal.Many, many male youths enjoy heavy metal thoroughly but as intriguing as heavy metal is, I don't enjoy the crowd because they pretty much behave the same way as unfriendly, cliquish church youth groups who only allow others to join in conditionally.
I heard the invite the demonic into their music. How do I know if that is true?

Phil wrote on August 29th 07 at 02:01AM

That's awesome that y'all went to see The Showdown. I bet they're awesome guys. They produce some simply amazing music. =)

jen wrote on August 29th 07 at 03:41AM

...guys..the grammar...
leave brandon alone!

he's twenty-one and he knows everything ; )

Christy wrote on August 29th 07 at 10:35AM

Hey ya'll, yeah, I'm from the deep south!! I think it is awesome that you are willing to do whatever you can to reach the lost and hurting. It takes all of us in every arena to reach others. I look forward to the day when the church gives up the religious spirit and sees that this is so something Jesus would do. It says all in the New Testament that He was a friend of sinners. I think he wants us to do what we can where we are placed by Him and the mission around us everyday. God bless you and thank you for caring so much about a lost and dying world!
All my love in Christ!

Doug wrote on August 29th 07 at 01:44PM

The SHOWDOWN! Yeah, I got to see them with my favorite band SHOWBREAD in Tulsa. It was exceptional. I love hearing those guys talk b/c their accents crack me up. Glad you guys went. Did you get into any serious conversations with anyone about porn?

Christopher wrote on August 30th 07 at 01:11AM

Congrats on continuing to reach out to those whom the church unfortunately seems to still neglect and/or demonize. You guys are really making a difference in the lives of those whom Jesus would be reaching out to!

revolutionfl wrote on September 1st 07 at 01:25PM

i was at ozzfest and family values and i'm disappointed that Jesus never makes an appearance at these metal festivals.

if you go to a "Christian" festival, you'll see ministries reaching out to Christians, and you'll see a ton of Christian t-shirts, because Christians love to reach out to other Christians.

But at Ozzfest, they're nowhere to be found.
I think you said it best in comparing the porn shows to the metal fests.

REVOLUTION