This is another review of that same show; doone by Zack Oxnard but i decided to put it up here because he has some cool stuff in it. So here it is!!! Thanx a lot Zack. i appreciate it!! Heartriot started things off. They're a new band out of Tehachapi which sounds a lot like Reach the Sky. The singer has a good voice and everything is done pretty well. Very melodic and not very core, but nothing wrong with that. I think the singer got a little bummed when I yelled out "Hey, play a pussy song!" They covered the melodic Inside Out song, I don't know the name, and no one really sang along. This is a band that will benefit from having a solid demo out for sure.Annilation Time was next which is basically all the guys cept Bedge from Fields of Fire switched around on different instruments, Tony from IC on guitar, and Fred Hammer on vox. They sound like Bl'ast or later Black Flag. Covered "Six Pack" by the latter. Got a couple pits going and lots of people dug the cover. Graham rips at guitar like no other. Hit the Deck was next and they get better every show. The best part about their set was when I found this pumpkin outside. Ryan cleared the way for me throught the people and I bowled it right into the pit. Sttrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiikkkkkkeeeeeeeee!!! Some kid slipped on it and bit the dust! Classic shit.Hyperstone Heist was a Halloween gimmick band (I think?) where half the guys dressed up like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. That was pretty funny. All gimmicks aside I thought that their music was really solid and awesome. Its sorta a shame that its getting wasted on a joke band. Kids danced hard and all that. Avenged Sevenfold was next and took at least a half hour to set up, then played a loooooong time. On top of that didn't watch Whatever it Takes. That is fucking insulting not only to Whatever it Takes, but to all the Oxnard Hardcore kids in my opinion. I remember fondly only a few years back when there were lots of different REGIONAL bands. Built to Last in San Diego. Life's Halt in LA. Carry On from the SLO. Stand Your Ground from Oxnard. Insurgence from the Conejo Valley. Collision from the IE. Hoods/Powerhouse from the Bay. The PCH helped everything come together a lot and Stand Your Ground, and Built to Last broke up. The two bands that followed (IC and OMDB) caught on more outside of their home areas than the previous two did. But my point about the regional thing is that it should be a fucking honor to play a big regional bands last show, especially if you consider your band to fall under the genre of hardcore. And if you're a fake metal kid in a short haired metal band, then go play metal shows. Whatever it Takes meant a lot to me in the short time they were around, and they gave me hope and perspective for a whole new slew of Nardcore kids. I think it is fucking bullshit if you land a solid spot on a bands last show, and then don't have the common courtesy to come inside to watch them and show respect.Diehard Youth tore into their set playing probably the most solid and consistant set I've ever seen them play. A slew of new songs, along with a good dose of older ones like the infamous "Posi-Change." It was fucking sick with more kids dancing for them than for us. I can't wait for the new record to drop cuz its going to be good to get some newer songs into the mix. We jumped on the show to play three songs since it was the last Whatever it Takes show. Opened up with the Intro into Omega Point. Then played "Two Towers" for the first time, and it was pretty sick. Mad singalongs and ya know I nailed the pussy lead, kid. We played "Breakfree" as an oldie cuz kids have been wanting that for a while but I don't really like playin it. Ended with the "Nard-tro." First show with Jesse strumming some chords on guitar and I think he did fine.Whatever it Takes came on right after us and there was a lot of anticipation. I really enjoyed watching Whatever it Takes catch on and get popular in the area, and I'm disappointing that they didn't put the effort in to take it to the next level. I can honestly say that eventhough No Motiv and In Control may have brought more glory to the Nard on the big scale of things, Whatever it Takes held it down on the homefront by playing anywhere anytime and always supporting other bands. I remember In Control driving them to their first two out of town shows, the first one at Headline Records in LA, and the second at Jerry's Pizza in Bakersfield. They made me and Ryan really proud both times. It's sorta emotional seeing a band start out and then come to an end but that's how it goes. They opened with the 2nd song off their 2nd demo and things started off pretty sick. Went on to play songs off both demos and it was great for everything. "OHC" and "Do it For Yourself" both are songs that I think can stand the test of time. They wrapped things up and that was it. When all was said and done I heard some kid heckle "Hey, you guys have a lot of potential" which is probably the best heckle I've ever heard in my life. So hats off to that kid if you're reading this. Whatever it Takes (RIP.)