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Metal would be the soundtrack for the night on the North Shore, as many gathered around General Robinson St. for the festivities. The smell of beer and tailgate BBQ filled the air this evening at Stage AE as the crowd packed in for the Mega Monsters Tour featuring Mastodon, Gojira, and Lorna Shore. Sharing the Allegheny River shore, the Pittsburgh Pirates were also home at PNC Park.
Lorna Shore took the stage first in front of a packed crowd. The surfers started early as the band kicked off with “Sun//Eater” and followed along with “Into the Earth” and the “Pain Remains” trilogy. Will Ramos ramped the crowd up with his vicious growls and screams, paired with the solo stylings of Adam Demicco on guitars, the band sounded full and monstrous while Acrisure Stadium glistened in the setting sunlight.
The stage started to emit heavy fog before Gojira took the stage,starting off with “Ocean Planet”. Following up such an energetic entrance, the band immediately went into “Backbone” and “Flying Whales”. Inflatable whales of all shapes and sizes joined the crowd surfers coming over the front rail as frontman Joe Duplantier and bassist Michel Labadie ran across the stage and jumped on the front stage monitors to get a little closer to the action. Circle pits erupted for “The Art of Dying” and “Silveria” before closing out with “The Gift of Guilt”.
Before the rain could wash out the crowd, Mastodon took to the stage. A psychedelic light show shone on as the band started with “The Wolf is Loose”. The stage was dark and dreary for the beginning of the set. Playing through “Megalodon” and Divinations,” the band really amped off of the crowd’s energy as lightning flashes could be seen in the distance slowly closing in. Mastodon performed several other hits, including “Mother Puncher”, “Iron Tusk”, and “Crusher Destroyer”, before playing their esteemed “Blood and Thunder” before the skies broke and the rain came forth to finish out the night.
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