Now don't get me wrong, Napalm Death are grindcore legends, but after picking up Toxic Holocaust's latest album , An Overdose of Death they quickly became the band that I was looking forward to seeing the most. When I arrived at the venue the show was in full swing, with Coliseum playing a short but solid set. They sound like a mix of metal and punk, but I wouldn't exactly call it hardcore... just hardcore-esque. As Coliseum left the stage, Toxic Holocaust came out and set up their own equipment in front of the pre-assembled Napalm Death drum kit that sat back further on the stage. Right away they dove into fast speed metal at its best. Frontman and man-behind-the-band, Joel Grind, introduced nearly every song prior to playing whilst not breaking vocal character once. With song titles like "War is Hell", "Death From Above" and "Gravelord" being spat at you, what isn't to love? Watching the three of these guys on stage is reminiscent of seeing a young Venom live. Only these guys are actually better than their influences. The crowd favorite of the night was the bands latest release "Nuke The Cross".
Up next was Kataklysm, and while playing a tight, heavy set of extreme metal, their seemed to be a little energy lacking in the overall vibe of the performance. However, I must give them credit where credit is due, and these guys are clearly the masters of synchronized headbanging. I've never seen three heads of hair twirl and pound in more perfect unison.
Last but certainly not least, the granddaddies of grindcore themselves, Napalm Death. It was exactly what you would expect - a collection of spastic 30 second to 3 minute (MAX) songs all thrown out to you by singer Mark “Barney” Greenway from every which direction on stage. Shouts of "SCUUUUUUUM" from the crowd were answered when a few of the classics off of that album were played, including the title track.
Napalm Death
Napalm Death
Kataklysm
Kataklysm 
Toxic Holocaust
Toxic Holocaust
Toxic Holocaust 
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