haVoc 0 Report post Posted June 2, 2004 From Blabbermouth, Metal-Sludge GODSMACK vs. STORY OF THE YEAR: Indiana Concert Ends In Savage Beating St. Louis, Missouri-based emo-core/pop-punk outfit STORY OF THE YEAR reportedly got into an altercation with some of GODSMACK's crew during an appearance at the X-103's May Day 2004 concert on Saturday (May 29) at the Verizon Wireless Music Center in Noblesville, Indiana. The following is a message posted by one of the STORY OF THE YEAR bandmembers on their official web site: "FUCK GODSMACK AND THEIR NAZI FUCKING CREW..... "Hello everyone. Something pretty amazing happened, and I would like to share it with you... "Last night, at a radio show in Indiana, my band (except for Josh, he was in the shower) and our tour manager was jumped by GODSMACK's production manager, crew, and security, along with local security. It was a pretty fair fight. The five of us vs. at least ten 200+ pound football reject, jock-cokehead fucking piece of shit fucking losers. Almost a fair fight huh? So what did we do to deserve this, you probably wondering? It had to have been something really bad, huh? Did we have sex with one of their wives? No, that's not why. Did we steal some of their drugs? No. Not that either. Did we sell their security some bunk steroids? No. This is the awful thing that we did to get jumped. "The show was in an amphitheater. We made everyone in the crowd jump, and asked everyone in the lawn to come down to the front of the stage. I can totally understand how this might have caused a little bit of a panic for the local security, but the show was sucking, so we had to make it rock. It's not like there was a riot or anything. It ruled. Apparently, GODSMACK's douche bag fucking production manager and crew didn't like this, so they we're backstage waiting for us... "I'm going to stop the story right there just to reiterate the fact that this was a RADIO SHOW. NOT A FUCKING GODSMACK SHOW. We were not opening for GODSMACK. We are not on tour with GODSMACK. The absolute fact of the matter is that neither GODSMACK's band or crew had any authority or say in anything regarding my band. It was simply none of their fucking business what happened on or off stage during our performance. "Anyway, we walked off stage excited, because we turned a shitty show into a fucking rock show. Within ten seconds of us finishing our last song, GODSMACK's ugly dick-faced production manager had his hands all over Dan screaming at him saying, 'Get the fuck out of here, you're not getting fucking paid', "Who the fuck do you think you are, you're not fucking rock stars'.... Dan replied to the guy's face 'YEAAAAHHHHH ROCK AND ROLL! WAHOOOOO!' This really pissed off the piece-of-shit production manager. Our tour manager intervened and told the dude not [to] touch [any of the] band members. What happens next? Three cro-magnon jock fucks grabs our tour manager and holds him still so one guy could pummel his face. 4 of them jump on Adam and pummel his face. Dan, Phil, and I got hit, but not half as bad as they did. Josh walked off stage and went in the dressing room just 5 seconds before this happened and missed it. I did get to punch a dude in the face a couple of times. That ruled. Dan got to punch their production manager in the face, and Phil, god love Phil...He picked up a metal box and smashed the pussy face production manager in the head with it. I think it's still pretty safe to say we lost though. "Let me again reiterate the fact that no one in GODSMACK's band or crew had ANY FUCKING RIGHT TO EVEN SAY A WORD TO US. If we were opening for GODSMACK at one of THEIR lame-ass shows or if we were on tour with them, then yeah, they've got the power, it's their show, they're in charge. But even then, kick us off tour, tell us to go home, cuss at us, don't pay us whatever. DON'T PUT YOUR FUCKING GORILLA HANDS ON MY FUCKING BAND. That's not business, that fucking gang shit. "So we just got jumped putting on a rock show, then to top it off, the fucking cops quarantine us in a 300-degree room while all the fucks who started the fight walked around drinking beer and laughing about it. They totally started the fight, threw the first punches, and WE were fucking held in a room, then held in our bus. Then, the icing on the cake — an inbred cop with a handlebar moustache tells us 'he's not putting up with our kind' and 'the whole things a joke and he can personally guarantee that nothing will happen to anyone that kicked our ass'.... Eat another doughnut you power abusive fucking molester. "So why fuck GODSMACK? Because their dickface crew jumped us and not one member of that fucking band bothered to come and apologize for it. Sully (the singer) walked by our dressing room, looked at us, and gave us a dirty look. No sorry my hoosier ass crew jumped you. No 'Sorry my band hires irresponsible fucking criminals.' Nothing from any of them. Awesome. "It's funny that we played a terrible fucking new metal festival with all these hard-ass terrible new metal dork bands like GODSMACK, and they couldn't handle little old STORY OF THE YEAR's rock show. Sorry we're not 40 years old and we don't stand on stage like someone is forcing us to. Sorry we love our band and love to put on a show for people who pay 3 million dollars to see a bunch of dorky bands stare at their feet. So they took it upon themselves to jump us. Yeah, so fuck GODSMACK and their stupid fucking crew, and fuck every steroid using, jock fucking cave man security guard that thinks hitting a dude 200 pounds smaller than him is cool. Eat shit and die you fucking pussies." Go Godsmack! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henry Spencer 0 Report post Posted June 2, 2004 Fuck both of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCMaximo 0 Report post Posted June 2, 2004 Jeez, I mean it may not have been the smartest thing for SOTY to do, but to be beaten up by fucking Godsmack's crew doesn't help anything. Of course we only have the SOTY side of this story, so there may be mitigating circumstances, but Godsmack still suck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted June 2, 2004 Indiana is so awesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted June 2, 2004 The only way for this story to have a happy ending is for everyone involved to die in a plane crash. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FrigidSoul Report post Posted June 2, 2004 I can totally understand how this might have caused a little bit of a panic for the local security, but the show was sucking, so we had to make it rock They were the opening act, what does that say about them musically? Emo music is terrible. Its Billy Corgan whining to the power of ten IMO. I would have beaten them up too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCMaximo 0 Report post Posted June 2, 2004 I'd rather have a band of dull, turgid post-grungers beaten up myself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FrigidSoul Report post Posted June 2, 2004 Godsmack is good hard rock. They're a shining beacon of light compared to the other shit that is Linkin(or however you spell it) Park, Limp Bizkit, Nickelback, etc. Emo is a bunch of adults crying into a microphone and getting stupid and miserable teenagers to belive its music. Its basically a therapy patient getting paid to whine about their problems to horribley synthisised shit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted June 2, 2004 Some of you are too young/ill-informed to know this, but emo—prior to all these radio and MTV jackoffs hearing Pinkerton for the first time—was not a bad thing. Perfectly respectable/good bands like Sunny Day Real Estate (before they went prog) and Nation of Uylsses were considered "emo" over a decade ago. These bands actually, ya know, rocked rather than whine and moan and play the most sugary, syrupy guitars as possible. Emo is horrible now, but it had its moments; nü metal can't even benefit from that, unless you think Chino Moreno's liking My Bloody Valentine means something. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ian. Report post Posted June 2, 2004 It's come to my attention that Story of the Year throws out the worst insults known to man. 'go eat another donut,molester' ANYONE would beat the shit out of them for that line. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted June 2, 2004 This band feud is more of a tard fight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted June 2, 2004 I'm pretty positive they picked the fighting part of things. They could've assed their way out of it, or just walked off while management handled things. Personally, I would've jacked Sully in the teeth at this juncture: Sully (the singer) walked by our dressing room, looked at us, and gave us a dirty look Still they fought, but got their asses handed to them, and now they're sore about it. Just come back tougher next time, and talk boatloads of shit about their horrible fucking band while being shitty yourself. It'd be cute in a GNR/Crue kind of way, only in a different decade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1234-5678 0 Report post Posted June 2, 2004 Godsmack is good hard rock. They're a shining beacon of light compared to the other shit that is Linkin(or however you spell it) Park, Limp Bizkit, Nickelback, etc. I disagree. I think they've become a laughable cliche just like the rest of those bands since their first CD, which btw, did kick major ass. Either way.......Godsmack is still around? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FrigidSoul Report post Posted June 2, 2004 I only have Godsmack's first CD, and that's because I went and made myself a bootleg copy of it using P2P progs. I never even knew they had more than one CD...of course most of my musical tastes lie before the year 1996. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nl5xsk1 0 Report post Posted June 2, 2004 Both bands suck balls, but from what I've heard a pregnant woman got trampled when the MENSA convention jumped to the floor, and she had to be taken by ambulance to the hospital. Now, let me ask you, who will have to pay up the most when the inevitable lawsuite occurs? Certainly not the one-hit-wonders who are enjoying their 15 minutes of fame. Hey, Story of the Year, tell the guys in Crazy Town that we all said hi when you see them in obscurity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted June 2, 2004 This is stupider then Bizkit/Creed. At least people know who those two are...WHO THE FUCK is Story of the Year? I can't believe those stupid fucks cried about getting beat up...typical emo fuckwads. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nevermortal 0 Report post Posted June 2, 2004 I'd just like to say that these responses are simply SHOCKING~! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phoenix Fury Legdrop 0 Report post Posted June 2, 2004 I can totally understand how this might have caused a little bit of a panic for the local security, but the show was sucking, so we had to make it rock They were the opening act, what does that say about them musically? I think Breaking Benjamin was actually the first band out. But, from the one person I do know that went out to the show, I got the feeling that SotY's show sucked as well. (Living in Indiana has its...actually, it doesn't.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted June 2, 2004 I don't even care what they did to get beat up, whoever wrote that should be shot for blatant over-capitalization. I guess typing in CAPS makes it more MEANINGFUL., Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FrigidSoul Report post Posted June 2, 2004 I guess typing in CAPS makes it more MEANINGFUL., YOU ARE SO RIGHT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justsoyouknow 0 Report post Posted June 2, 2004 Both bands suck balls, but from what I've heard a pregnant woman got trampled when the MENSA convention jumped to the floor, and she had to be taken by ambulance to the hospital. Now, let me ask you, who will have to pay up the most when the inevitable lawsuite occurs? Certainly not the one-hit-wonders who are enjoying their 15 minutes of fame. Hey, Story of the Year, tell the guys in Crazy Town that we all said hi when you see them in obscurity. Two hits..."Until the Day I Die" and "Anthem of Our Dying Day".... Both song suck equally, but it's hard not to listen to them when the fratboy in the next cube listens to "Independent Radio" all day long. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo Effect 0 Report post Posted June 2, 2004 I can't believe people are actually defending Godsmack's actions. Story of the Year's music isn't great by any means, but it definitely isn't terrible, bottom of the barrel shit. The SOTY members are great, kind guys (aside from not offering me a beer), as I was in their dressing room for close to an hour back in January when they opened for Linkin Park. And obviously no one here has seen or heard about SOTY live. There's a good reason why a little known (at the time) band with a shitty, falling apart at the seams record company (Maverick if I remember correctly) scored that opening spot. Their live show is fucking sight to behold. The bassists do all sorts of crazy fucking flips while playing the show. I'm not saying that this is a reason why YOU should like SOTY, but I'm just saying that I hardly doubt that they got the crowd going. Also keep in mind that if their story of how many guys went after them is even half true, they were still at a completly unfair advantage. I don't doubt that you'd all come on TSM whining like a pussy if two gang members pistol whipped you when you took their bus seat. Edit: And as for the Crazy Town comparison, they are nowhere near SOTY in every category. Crazy Town's albums are painful and boring to listen to, and this is coming from someone who loves nu-metal. SOTY is very listenable for those who can find enjoyment in whiny music. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FrigidSoul Report post Posted June 2, 2004 Due to Placebo's last post, should I ever meet the band Story of the Year I will nail them with a Louisville Slugger. Afterwards I'll finger their girlfriends and pawn their amps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krankor 0 Report post Posted June 2, 2004 At least people know who those two are...WHO THE FUCK is Story of the Year? A generic sounding band that gets over played on Chicago radio stations and every other lyric is die or dying. I'm glad they got their asses kicked by Godsmacks' ten 200+ pound football reject, jock-cokehead fucking piece of shit fucking losers. Serves them right. If people wanted to see flips they would go to the damn circus. I hate Godsmack equally but atleast they have put out one album that is tolerable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justsoyouknow 0 Report post Posted June 3, 2004 The bassists do all sorts of crazy fucking flips while playing the show. I will admit, I caught their video for "Anthem of Our Dying Day", and the shit their bassist was doing was pretty damn cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Hot Thumbtack In The Eye 0 Report post Posted June 3, 2004 These guys never read Lords Of Chaos. Norse Black Metal bands fucking know how to deal with band fueds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted June 3, 2004 an inbred cop with a handlebar moustache tells us 'he's not putting up with our kind' and 'the whole things a joke and he can personally guarantee that nothing will happen to anyone that kicked our ass'.... All emo-pop-punk bands should get ritually run over by NASCARs. If only Papa Roach would get their ass kicked by Drowning Pool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BUTT 0 Report post Posted June 3, 2004 There's a good reason why a little known (at the time) band with a shitty, falling apart at the seams record company (Maverick if I remember correctly) scored that opening spot. Maverick isn't exactly a small company. It's run by Madonna and is the home to Alanis Morissette and Michelle Branch, among others. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo Effect 0 Report post Posted June 3, 2004 Maverick isn't exactly a small company. It's run by Madonna and is the home to Alanis Morissette and Michelle Branch, among others. While I don't want to go too into things because I'm basing much of my information on what I learned directly through working with a management companies, Maverick is the shits right now. They didn't work one ounce for SOTY until they got big (SOTY didn't even get a video off the bat), nor do they seem to be doing anything for late-2002 signee Still Naive, who have had their album pushed back time and time again because Maverick has so little direction at the moment. It's a great record company when they give a shit about you, but SOTY, similar to so many bands on big record labels, got the shaft until they were proven a commodity. Maverick is no where near the absolute mess that say, Elektra, is at the moment (after the sale and subsequent firing of much of their staff), but they're lost at the moment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted June 3, 2004 These guys never read Lords Of Chaos. Norse Black Metal bands fucking know how to deal with band fueds. That's the one thing where I will admit Black Metal beats Grindcore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
