I admit I was kind of worried when I knew I'd be going alone to Soundwave. Thinking back, the only thing I had to worry about was getting the GODDAMN TAXI BACK TO THE CITY.

FAHK THAHT SHAHT! *arranges a small table on a bigger table and flips them both*

Head still attached to body? Check.
Nothing stolen? Check.
Soul still intact? Check.
Slight sunburn? Check.
Had fun? MEGA CHECK.

Haaaaaanyway,
I was supposed to go earlier that day but I slept in a little and went on 9gag. Seriously. Which meant I missed Chimaira but it's okay because they had the 'good morning' set, which also meant I wouldn't be into furiously nodding my head a.k.a headbanging...

What I didn't end up doing was going to see CKY and Kittie because I couldn't be bothered to and I didn't know where the stages were. I had stuck around to see almost all sets on stages 4A and 4B and IT. WAS. *death growl* EPIIIIIIIIIIIIIIC...

Arrived in time for The Black Dahlia Murder which was actually quite nice on stage. I was pleasantly surprised. Skipped out for a spot of lunch and merondaing, walked into Zebrahead and Heroes for Hire and left because, seriously, wtf is that?

Then I ronda'd to the main stage and wtf'd again cos Saves The Day/Pinkerton were playing and I wanted to crash into the stairs from the 'omg wtf is this shit?'

I did resist the urge to roll in and yell "MY PEOPLES!" and roll off somewhere else. It would've been kind of awkward seeing as I was alone and nobody was going to laugh. Yes, I make up awkward yet hilarious scenes in my head frequently.

Saw: The Black Dahlia Murder, Gojira, Hellyeah, Shadows Fall, Meshuggah, Coal Chamber, In Flames, Trivium, Lamb of God, Slipknot, System of a Down, Machine Head.

Saw bits of: Zebrahead, Heroes for Hire, Saves The Day/Pinkerton, Steel Panther, Bush, Staind.

Voluntarily missed out on: Bad Religion, The Used, Devin Tonwsend Project, Dredg, CKY, Kittie, Cro-Mags, Hatebreed, In This Moment, Black Label Society, Marilyn Manson.

Aside from the sets on Soundwave, this year I also got to see Amanda Palmer! :D
Melbourne, I laike.
I got to cross out two bands I REALLY wanted to watch but had gone on hiatus and crossed out one thing off my bucket list.
I need to rewatch the videos now.

Also, yes, bragging.