Some new kids were in town due to the first semester at uni started up, so I figured I'd show them a small local place where lots of underground bands get gigs. First off this, place is boutique sized. Usually there's barely anything in it but a merch table, and then a bunch of tall, white sweaty people pack into it to watch some bands perform. Now I had a great time and everything, the music was loud and the beats were hard... But moshing was a little bit difficult because everyone was just punching shit for no reason. Where and when did moving as a crowd turn into showing up just to injure someone or yourself? Is there some unspoken law where moshing is only allowed at metal shows, and this kind of extreme shit is just guaranteed to go down no matter what at a Hardcore gig? The last mosh I was in before this, I had to get a root canal because of fuckers like these
