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Staind - Seether - Papa Roach
Pepsi Coliseum
Indianapolis, IN
11/23/2008
Live Photos

Staind, Seether, Papa Roach and State of Shock ploughed through the Pepsi Coliseum, Indianapolis, Indiana on November 23, 2008 to a welcoming crowd. Billed as the headliners, Staind is touring in support of their 6th studio album, "The Illusion of Progress" that was released in August 2008.Aaron Lewis & Co. sprinkled new material alongside old during the set. Considered as an A-List Metal Band, Staind offered a solid near two hour performance with highlights throughout the 14 songs. Opening with a laser-light version of "Suffocate" followed by the crowd favorite "Falling," set the stage forr the entire luscious and amazingly precise metal set. An acoustic solo mid-set version of "Epiphany" was also memorable.Throughout the balance of their set, Frontman Aaron Lewis' vocals rang clear with blow-torch precision alongside of Mike Mushok (guitar) who provided most of the visual entertainment as he thrashed for most of the performance.

Seether	Staind

Staind Live Photos

Staind:  The Band
Aaron Lewis-Vocals, guitar
Mike Mushok-Guitar
Johnny April-Bass, vocals
Jon Wysocki-Drums, percussion

Staind:  The Set List
Suffocate
Falling
Right Here
All I Want
Fade
So Pardon Me
Epiphany
For You
Tolerate
Outside
Spleen
Believe
IBAW
Mud

Staind:  Discography
1996 Tormented
1999 Dysfunction
2001 Break the Cycle
2003 14 Shades of Grey
2005 Chapter V
2008 The Illusion of Progress

Staind:  The Tour
November 25 2008, Ford Arena,  Beaumont, Texas, Beaumont, Texas
November 26 2008, Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, San Antonio, Texas -
November 28 2008, Midland Horseshoe Arena, Midland, Texas
November 29 2008, Amarillo Civic Center, Amarillo, Texas
November 30 2008, County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas
December 2 2008, The Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, Colorado
December 4 2008, Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena, Green Bay, Wisconsin
December 5 2008, McElroy Auditorium, Waterloo, Iowa
December 6 2008, Horseshoe Hammond Casino, Hammond, Indiana
December 8, 2008, Toronto, ONT
December 10, 2008, Detroit, MI
December 11, 2008, Columbus, OH
December 13, 2008, Los Angeles, CA
December 16, 2008, Phoenix, AZ
December 17, 2008, The Tonight Show
December 18, 2008, San Manuel Casino, Highland, California
December 19, 2008, Holiday Havoc - The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
January 2, 2009, Aaron Lewis Solo, Henderson, NV, Green Valley Resort & Spa
January 3, 2009, Aaron Lewis Solo, North Las Vegas, NV
January 9, 2009, Aaron Lewis Solo, Reno, NV Silver Legacy Casino
January 10 2009, Henry Fonda Music Box Theatre, Los Angeles, California
January 21, 2009, Glasgow, UK
January 22, 2009, Manchester, UK
January 23, 2009, Sheffield, UK
January 25, 2009, Carling Academy Birmingham
January 26, 2009, London, UK
January 26, 2009, Astoria
January 29, 2009, Copenhagen, Denmark
February 1, 2009, Berlin, Germany
February 2, 2009, Cologne, Germany
February 3, 2009, Zurich, Switzerland
February 6, 2009, Vienna, Austria
February 7 2009, Munich, Germany
February 8, 2009, Tilburg, Germany
February 10, 2009, Paris, FR

Seether
Seether’s frontman Shaun Morgan offered one of his most energetic visual performances of late with bright red hair blazing complemented with mic stands draped in white Christmas lights.  The band’s latest release “Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces” was interlaced with hits from their breakthrough album “Karma & Effect.” Morgan & Co. used scratchy squealing guitar solos as segues throughout the set.  Although “Broken” got a rough start, the song itself ended up being a set highlight with Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach joining Morgan in the duet.  “Broken” was originally recorded featuring Morgan’s ex-flame Amy Lee of Evanescence.  Seether closed out their performance strong with house favorite “Remedy.”

Seether Live Photos

Seether:  The Band
Shaun Morgan-Lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Dale Stewart-Bass, backing guitar, acoustic guitar
John Humphrey-Drums
Troy McLawhorn-Lead Guitar, backing vocals

Seether:  The Set List
Gasoline
Needles
Breakdown
Rise Above This
Truth
FMLVHM
Broken
Nutshell
Fake It
Remedy

Seether:  Discography
2000 Fragile (as Saron Gas)
2002 Disclaimer
2004 Disclaimer II
2005 Karma and Effect
2006 One Cold Night
2007 Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces
2008 iTunes Originals - Seether
2008 Rhapsody Originals - Seether

Seether:  The Tour
November 25 2008, Ford Arena,  Beaumont, Texas, Beaumont, Texas -
November 26 2008, Freeman Coliseum,  San Antonio, Texas, San Antonio, Texas -
November 28 2008, Midland Horseshoe Arena,Midland, Texas
November 29 2008, Amarillo Civic Center, Amarillo, Texas
November 30 2008, County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas
December 2 2008, The Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, Colorado
December 4 2008, Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena, Green Bay, Wisconsin
December 5 2008, McElroy Auditorium, Waterloo, Iowa
December 6 2008, Horseshoe Hammond Casino, Hammond, Indiana
December 8, 2008, Toronto, ONT
December 10, 2008, Detroit, MI
December 11, 2008, Columbus, OH
December 13, 2008, Los Angeles, CA
December 16, 2008, Phoenix, AZ
December 18 2008, San Manuel Casino,, Highland, California
December 19 2008, Holiday Havoc - The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel,Las Vegas, Nevada
January 10 2009, Henry Fonda Music Box Theatre, Los Angeles, California
January 21 2009,  Garage w/ Staind Glasgow
January 22 2009,  Manchester Academy w/ Staind Manchester
January 23 2009,  Carling Academy Sheffield w/ Staind Sheffield
January 25 2009, Carling Academy Birmingham w/ Staind Birmingham
January 26 2009,  Astoria w/ Staind London

Papa Roach
Although Papa Roach played second inside the four band roster, Jacoby Shaddix lit up the entire night with his energy and talent.  During “To Be Loved,” Jacoby lapped the entire coliseum; pumping his fists and running through the crowd stopping along the way to interact with his fans. Once he returned to the stage, Shaddix brought out a little boy (we’re guessing is his son) by saying “we’ve got a little rocker in training.”  The kid was armed with a can of silly string and proceeded to nail a security guard at the front of the stage with string.  Jacoby then spoke about their upcoming 2009 release entitled “Metamorphosis” and launched into two new songs, "Hollywood Whore" and "Lifeline." “Last Resort” polished off their set with the crowd celebrating by singing in unison.

Papa Roach Live Photos

Papa Roach:  The Band
Jacoby Shaddix - Vocals
Jerry Horton - Guitar
Tobin Esperance - Bass
Tony Palermo - Drums

Papa Roach:  The Set List
Angels & Insects
To Be Loved
Redrum
Scars
Lifeline
Forever
Hollywood Whore
Broken Home
Last Resort

PapaRoach:  Discography
1997 Old Friends From Young Years
2000 Infest
2002 lovehatetragedy
2004 Getting Away with Murder 
2006 The Paramour Sessions
2009 Metamorphosis

Papa Roach:  The Tour
November 25 2008, Ford Arena,  Beaumont, Texas, Beaumont, Texas -
November 26 2008, Freeman Coliseum,  San Antonio, Texas, San Antonio, Texas -
November 28 2008, Midland Horseshoe Arena,Midland, Texas
November 29 2008, Amarillo Civic Center, Amarillo, Texas
November 30 2008, County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas
December 2 2008, The Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, Colorado
December 4 2008, Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena, Green Bay, Wisconsin
December 5 2008, McElroy Auditorium, Waterloo, Iowa
December 6 2008, Horseshoe Hammond Casino, Hammond, Indiana
December 8, 2008, Toronto, ONT
December 10, 2008, Detroit, MI
December 11, 2008, Columbus, OH
December 13, 2008, Los Angeles, CA
December 16, 2008, Phoenix, AZ
December 18 2008, San Manuel Casino,, Highland, California
December 19 2008, Holiday Havoc - The Joint @ Hard Rock Hotel,Las Vegas, Nevada
January 10 2009, Henry Fonda Music Box Theatre, Los Angeles, California

State of Shock

Hailing from Canada, State of Shock warmed up the crowd but it wasn’t their music that made the audience toasty.  Foul-mouthed lead vocalist Cam Melnyk couldn’t make it through a sentence without multiple f*bombs so the crowd appeared to be ‘in a state of shock.’ Sadly, Cam’s profanity took away from their overall performance.  In an effort to pump up last-minute holiday sales, the band offered a sneak peak of “Too Pretty” which is to be released just before Christmas on December 23, 2008.

State of Shock:  The Band

Johnny Philippon-Drums
Jesse Wainright-Guitar
Cam Melnyk-Vocals
Simon Clow-Guitar
Alison Toews-Bass

State of Shock:  Discography

Life, Love, & Lies

State of Shock:  The Tour

November 25 2008, Ford Arena, Beaumont, Texas, Beaumont, Texas
November 26 2008, Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, San Antonio, Texas -
November 28 2008, Midland Horseshoe Arena, Midland, Texas
November 29 2008, Amarillo Civic Center, Amarillo, Texas
November 30 2008, County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas
December 2 2008, The Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, Colorado
December 4 2008, Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena, Green Bay, Wisconsin
December 5 2008, McElroy Auditorium, Waterloo, Iowa
December 6 2008, Horseshoe Hammond Casino, Hammond, Indiana
December 8, 2008, Toronto, ONT
December 10, 2008, Detroit, MI

By

Gwyn Tyme