Korn/Helmet/Limpbizcit
Toronto
The Warehouse
March 25
8:00 p.m.


         "Toronto, make some noise!" commanded Korn frontman Jon Davis to an
audience that would have gladly eaten glass to do his bidding.  Clad in
everything from Adidas to the usual goth gear, they had made their way down
to Toronto's Warehouse one dreary night to finally see the show that had
been rescheduled twice.  Yes, that's twice- once for an injury.  Needless to
say having waited so long the fans were extremely enthusiastic.  Many had
come straight from the autograph session at So Hip It Hurts, a clothing
store on Queen St., and as they milled around many dished out as much as
fifty bucks for a concert T.
        The fans were eager for a night of intense metal, and opening act
Limpbizcit fulfilled our cravings with a half hour of the hardest hardcore,
throwing in a cover of George Michael's "Faith".  The wisecracking vocalist
enlightened us by explaining the deep meaning of his songs ("This song's
about all those whores") and had us yelling obscenities which he promptly
shot back at us.  Their set ended in a mad dash for the sample cassettes
they tossed into the crowd.
        Helmet, coming out of hiding with a new album, Aftertaste, tore
right into new material and old favourites such as "Wilma's Rainbow".
Though it had an energetic start , as their set dragged on and the song's
became more and more unrecognizable, some breathed sighs of relief as it
came to a dead end.
        The time had come at last.  Seething violin music filled the rooms
as the curtains parted, exposing the stage decorated with colorful blowup
dolls and plastic baby dolls tied up to the drum set.
        As Korn lunged into popular favourites such as "Balltongue" and
"Blind" the fans showed their appreciation by moshing and frenzied dancing.
Korn had the crowd wrapped aroung drummer David's healed pinkie finger.
They stopped abruptly halfway through "Clown".  Confused, the audience stood
in silence for about a minute.  But Korn had it all planned, starting again
right where they left off on the same beat.  It was an example of the expert
musicianship that often gets lost in metal songs.
        One thing was on every fan's mind, and Jon wasn't about to let us
down.  He treated us to a bagpipe solo to accompany "Lowrider", which
spilled over into "Shoots and Ladders".  Watching Jon in his purple vinyl
Adidas pants, we were in bliss.  We filed out of the Warehouse that night
with the heavy bass of such tunes as "Chi" and "Kill You" still ringing in
our ears.  See you at Lollapalooza, Korn!!!

Here is their set list, probably not in perfect order:

Twist
Blind
Balltongue
Lowrider
Shoots and Ladders
Kill You
No Place to Hide
Ass Itch
Clown
Predictable
Adidas
Chi
Wicked
Faget
Good God

They also played a bit of No Doubt's "Just a Girl", which really got the
audience going!