Loudwire recensisce il day1 al Mayhem Festival

The 2014 Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival kicked off with a blistering opening day in San Bernardino, Calif., on Saturday (July 5). The main stage is led by rock powerhouses Avenged Sevenfold and Korn, along with featuring sets from Trivium and Asking Alexandra.
Closing out the night, Avenged Sevenfold played an incendiary headlining performance that kicked off with the recent single ‘Shepherd of Fire,’ followed by fan favorites ‘Nightmare’ and ‘Bat Country.’ The band offered up a tribute to their late drummer The Rev by playing ‘Seize the Day,’ a change of pace from their past tributes to the drummer — ‘So Far Away’ and ‘Fiction.’ Their performance also included the title track of the ‘Hail to the King’ album plus ‘This Means War,’ and fans went crazy for the live show rarity ‘Burn It Down’ making its way into the set. After taking a breather, the band returned for an encore that included ‘A Little Piece of Heaven’ and the ‘Waking the Fallen’ standout ‘Unholy Confessions’ as the show closer.