The other night I saw these guys live at Jaxx Nightclub in West Springfield, VA on their tour with Mutiny Within and Sonata Arctica. Yes, Sonata Arctica was beyond godlike, but thats a fact of life and I don't like writing posts about things people already know.
To say the least, Powerglove's stage presence is absolutely phenomenal. Two of the four members sported shoulder pads that resembled those fucking blue shells (it is illegal to mention the fucking blue shells without a curse word, true fact) while the drummer had two samurai banners mounted to his back. For their Mortal Kombat song, they threw inflatable bats into the crowd and demanded moshing. If that wasn't enough, right before their cover of Storm Eagle from Megaman X, the lead singer went on a small tangent about said level.
"Now, the next song is Storm Eagle from Megaman X. I don't know how many of you have played it, but in the very beginning of the level the first enemy was a mechanical bird that would grab you and drag you into a pit. I died to this bird many times and it made me sad."
He then proceeds to pull out a bird hand puppet.
"I, along with the rest of us here, really fucking hate that bird. So when the song starts on the count of 2, I want each and everyone of you to shout out "FUCK THAT BIRD!""
The entire room followed their request and began to express their deep seeded hatred for that fucking bird for the entirety of the song.
Unfortunately I was with my friend John who was in the bar section in the back side of the room during their entire performance, but from what my other friend Dom was saying, their drummer was absolutely ridiculous.
If these guys are ever in your town, do not hesitate to attend their show. No matter how much money they are charging, it will be worth every single penny.
Oh, and if I haven't sold you already, they sell their album in a PS2 case, nuff' said.
now i'm really sad i didn't see that show. all i did was buy a bunch of dresses. *shame face*
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