"Now get in the pit and try to love someone!"

I figured that the title of this post was an appropriate quote that had been once howled from the depths of a mainstream mosh legend's lungs. I know that the main topic of this blog is to recite tales and myths of moshpit tragedy, and other similarly related events, based mainly in the realm of the core, but in order for one to fully appreciate all-things-pit, you must be able to look outside of the box and breakdown the walls (thanks Ray) and at least recognize other forms of such self expression, no matter how primitive they may be. But don't get me wrong, taking part in such things is a completely different topic to question and discuss, so refer back to this in the future.


Now, moving on to a tale from the (mosh) pits of hell.

This is the story of the million man mosh. A historical point in... well, mosh history, of course.

Location: Middle of nowhere in an unnotable state.
Line up: Meltdown, Rise and Fall, Have Heart, Death Before Dishonor (If that bill doesn't scream heavy pitting zoo, I don't know what does.)

"I want to see this place look like an intramural college football game!" blasted through the PA and echoed within the walls of the VFW, and then it all began. As the final exclamation point was released from Pauly Edge's lips, Meltdown hit the first chord and there was instant eruption, and mayhem ensued. The pit rivaled anything seen at a Hatebreed show, or Ozzfest for that matter.

"The whole time, I was scared for my life. It was like a million man mosh! Nothing but flying fists and spinkicks," said Cedric, Rise and Fall's guitarist. (It also must be noted, that Rise and Fall is quite the brutal band, so take that statement and put it into perspective.) And he was right, spinkick after spinkick, followed by circle pits, were a constant throughout the 25 minutes. Pat Flynn of Have Heart fame dominated the spinkick game and was acting out of nature when destroying everything in his path, including Brian DBD (singer of Death Before Dishonor) who took an intense blow to the knee from Flynn, and putting him out of commission for the remainder of the night. Brian wasn't the only victim of the pit, many bodies have still yet to be identified. Brian was quoted saying "I'd say I'm pretty damn lucky to have only walked out with a bruised knee. May those others rest in peace".

"This was like the Hurricane Katrina of the mosh pit", said George M, guitarist of Meltdown. "Worse than any natural disaster I've ever even heard about. I guess we're just a force to be reckoned with."

The set ended, and the show continued despite the fact that the remaining bands played to a desolate venue, due to the response the crowd gave after the many ridiculous mosh calls shouted by Pauly Edge. The floor was stained a crimson red and the remainder of the audience limped from side to side for what was left of the show.

When I asked Bjorn, singer of Rise and Fall, to recall what he had witnessed that night, he replied (in the coolest Belgian accent), "Dude, complete insanity! Like nothing I've ever seen before. It was complete hell on earth. When I entered that fiery pit, I was Lost Among the Lost."

Pauly was also quoted saying, "Man, our songs were born in the mosh pit. The only thing that would've made that night better was if I looked out into the chaos to see everyone pitting while wearing Merauder, Sepultura, and Madball jerseys."

The performance displayed that night has since gone down in the history books as The Million Man Mosh. If you question why you haven't heard of this event yet, it's probably due to the fact that few survivors live to tell the story of it.

Heavy Pitting Zoo Vol. 1

Last night Terr came the epicenter of mayhem, the haven of heaviness, the kingdom of moshdom, Holyoke, Massachusetts.

Last night a sleepy Massachusetts town was served with a double dose of hard pitting, rage spitting angst. The moshman cometh, and the moshman deliverth.

Notable moshers:

Charles "Pooh Bear" Henry
Gil Sayfan (not present, moshing in his room to Mouthpiece, notable mention)
Dude who moshed so hard he knocked himself out.

The aftershock of the mosh was even felt close to 90 miles away in Boston, Massachusetts where notable resident Benjamin "B-Roll" Kelly escaped death by inches. Here's what he had to say:

"I was just laying there and I heard this rumbling, like a frag grenade had gone of or some bullshit. Next thing I know Patt Flynn is flying off the wall, shattered glass everywhere, it was fucking scary dude!"

Ryan Hudon also witnessed the mosh as well as the aftershock and his response really sums up the night well, "Damn dog!"