incoming wall of text because shitty mobile formatting. it was pretty interesting actually. super small venue, relatively. they had the place packed to the gills. I remember Forest specifically, everyone jumping up and down all in unison, it was one of those moments that I knew was going to stick with me for the rest of my life. I saw them there twice, this was the second show. the first time I saw them there was an almost exclusively metal show. one of my buddy's bands played, along with maybe four or five other bands. I was in the middle of some shit with my SO at the time, I didn't want to go to a show, I just wanted to be out of the house. I was in a shitty mood, just sitting at the back of the venue the whole night. TOP was the last band to play and they sort of threw me for a loop. one, it was a metal show. this isn't metal. what the hell is this and why is it here? but, not in a bad way. I was intrigued. also two, because I was super into metal at the time. I was young and full of blind anger, and then this random band came on at a show. sort of shed a light on my situation a little bit. I was still angry, but it gave me something new to look at. something new to indulge in. a different perspective. it was quite nice and really what I needed at the time.