This was one of those stretches where every flyer got heavier.

Sevendust, Coal Chamber, Sepultura, and Downset. That lineup alone says everything about where heavy music was headed in 2000. Downset had a following. Sevendust was already becoming one of those bands people stayed loyal to for life.

Then came Static-X, Taproot, Deadlights, and Slaves on Dope.

That was the sound of the era. Industrial edge. Nu-metal energy. Packed rooms. Loud merch tables. Everybody trying to catch the next band before they broke wide open.

September 6, 2000 — Cannibal Corpse at the Diamond Ballroom.

That one had Max written all over it.

Then there was Living Sacrifice.

A Christian metal band from Little Rock, Arkansas, heavy as heavy gets. One of those bands you don’t forget once you see them live. Element and Fear the Clown were added as support, and the whole thing turned into chaos.

At Rogers State University, the room was provided in exchange for sound and lights on another show. Good deal on paper.

Until the first four rows of seats got destroyed.

Almost got kicked out of school over it.

That’s how wild those heavy shows could get.

Different bands. Different rooms. Same lesson.

When the crowd moves, the building better be ready.

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