THIS IS HARDCORE: The Rival Mob.

A Rival Mob shirt from TIHC, on eBay already? I’m shocked and appalled at kilowatjacafonis1‘s gall, not to mention his NIN poster…

A lot of people have been complaining about the Mob’s merch selling out before day one openers Stick Together had finished their first song (a cover of Judge’s In My Way, which kicked off a killer set). And while it’s true the merch sold out in that quick duration, the fact is they really only had something like 150 shirts for sale to begin with (most of which were leftovers and none of which were new designs), not because they’re trying to make limited merch but because as a non-touring band, there’s no desire to have boxes of merch cluttering up their homes afterward (expect a TTD exclusive interview with them on the horrible hardcore controversy that is the resale price of Rival Mob shirts sometime soon).

As far as what really matters, it was a really excellent set from these guys (which you can see for yourself below. Be warned, the ugliness of the stage diving may shock you), including a sick YOT cover that to my ears sounded like it had been given a bit of rock flair to make it more in tune with the Mob’s own sound. COA was destroying people in that mosh pit. Many people were wanting to see who would say the more ridiculous things, Paul Bearer or Brendan, and while Brendan was his usually snappy self, he didn’t even come close. The new songs all got good reactions, but set closer Raw Life and it’s raw riffage as always got the biggest response.

The Rival Mob (Full Set) from hate5six productions on Vimeo.