10:34 AM
DCVince
Amazing....
In all honesty, most of the evening was a blazing blur. The date, April 22. The day, Friday. The location, Sonar in Baltimore.
After successfully nabbing a hotel room at an affordable price, albeit a bit far from the venue, settling in after check-in was somewhat difficult due to the sheer joy and excitement I've been feeling for days leading up to this momentous event. Volbeat was in town, and for weeks, Rock the Rebel Metal the Devil (RTRMTD) was on constant Shuffle / Repeat-All on my MP3 player. Not only was the excitement keeping my anxiety on full throttle, the fear of their performance not meeting my already high expectations literally pushed them past redline.
Getting to the venue was a bit of a hike. Hotel accommodations were not in the city, as everything was booked that weekend (probably due to the RUSH concert at nearby First Mariner Arena). A twenty-eight dollar cab ride later, we arrive at Sonar with inhibitions slightly lower than the norm (thanks Jackie D! :)) We arrived there in perfect time, as the opening bands just completed their sets, and Volbeat was setting up. Enough time to replenish some vital liquids in our bloodstream.
