Matt's POV
I sat down at the table my band mates were at and started talking while Mio's band was getting set up.
"Dude, what did you do to that chick?" Greg asked me jokingly while pointing at Mio, who was beet red.
"I pulled a Dave."
"What the hell is a Dave?" Dijon added to the conversation. I pointed at the back of my hand. "Oh, that's right, Dave's a lady killer!"
"Will you guys shut the fu..." Dave was saying before I stopped him.
"Quiet, they're starting."
A chick with short, brown hair with two yellow hair clips ran up to the mic.
"Hi everybody! We are Ho Kago Tea Time! We've played here before and..."
"Get on with it!" Dijon yelled. I punched him in the arm.
"How much did you drink?" I asked him.
"You know I can't perform sober."
"You're still an ass."
"...Fuwa Fuwa Time!" finished the girl who seemed completely unfazed by our idiot drummer's outburst.
The guitarist with the red mustang started the song and was quickly joined by the girl with the les Paul, their drummer, keyboardist, and Mio. Then the girl with the les Paul got up to the mic and started singing, and Mio sang some backing vocals. They got to the chorus and switched places singing after it. I liked Mio's voice as a lead better than backing. They eventually got into the bridge that led to a short guitar solo. Mio had a vocal solo with light drums, guitar, and bass. An aggressive part came up which all of Rattle Head got into. After that, they started rapping up the song and eventually finished. Overall, everyone seemed to like Ho Kago Tea Time .
"This is our last song: No Thank You." Mio said to the audience. This song immediately got me. It was pretty heavy, but in their style. Mio's singing gave me chills all over. I was a little upset when they wrapped up their set, but that sadness quickly depleted when I realized we were up next.
Mio's POV
We put away our instruments and started to move the drums and everything else, but Rattle Head did that for us. We thanked them and went to find a place to sit. We found a nice spot next to the stage but David and some other big guy hopped down from the stage and started moving the tables in the front, clearing out a large space in front of the stage.
"What are you guys up to?" Yui asked David.
"Clearing out a space for the mosh pit." He replied cheerfully, pointing to a group of people who looked similar to the four guys in front of us. "You girls might want to move back a bit."
"Why?" Ritsu asked rudely.
"Well, shoes and fist go flying, and I don't like people getting hurt unless they get themselves into it."
"Good point." Mugi said as we all moved back. One of the staff gave David a thumbs up and he and the other guy jumped back onto the stage. The singer and drummer rolled out the drum set while David and the guitarist moved the tables. They grabbed their instruments and got ready. All of their fans ran up to the space where the tables used to be, then the singer got up to the mic.
"How's everybody doing tonight?" he was answered with some yeahs and whistles. "Alright. We're going to start off with some Megadeth, but we got a surprise for any Anthrax fans later. This first one is called Take No Prisoners!"
The lead guitarist started playing and then everyone else played a short part and kept switching off until they all played together. They led into the first verse which consisted of the lead singer singing through clenched teeth and the other three yelling responses. The mosh pit was in full swing by now. The guitars switched off playing and led into a short bass solo from David. They got back into aggressive playing and singing. The front man sang, "Don't ask what you can do for your country! Ask what your country can do for you!" and started the outro/guitar solo. The outro was simply "Take no prisoners." and "Take no shit!" They kept going until they stopped with one last "Shit!" the lead singer smiled and pointed to David. He nodded, flicked his pick into the mosh pit, and started playing what I can only assume was the intro to an Anthrax song. David stepped up to mic while still playing that same riff and said, "Dave can't sing like Joey Belladonna, so I'm singing this one!"
After a couple more repeats of the intro riff, the guitars and drums joined in. David started riding the sixth fret on the e-string, which went through the first and second verses. The chorus came up quickly and started out with, "No such thing as tomorrow. All we want, 2, 3, go!" and the rest of the verse was the repetition of, "Time, got the time tick tick tickin' in my head." three times which is followed by the repetition of, "Tickin' in my head." three times. They then transitioned to the next two verses and the chorus again. The chorus was followed by Dave and the other guitarist playing the intro riff a couple times. The guitars faded out and it was just the drums and bass. David played an interesting bass solo which consisted of slapping and normal playing. Half way through the solo, the guitars came back in. After the solo, they quickly got to the chorus again which went on longer than usual. The song was wrapped up with a couple kicks on the bass drum. After they said their thanks, Rattle Head packed up their instruments. I was really surprised from the last song. I had the idea that all metal was scary and about Satan and killing people, but that isn't necessarily what all metal is. I was always too scared to look into the different genres of metal, but now I know there is some that I'm not scared of. I looked to my right to tell Ritsu, she was clutching a Rattle Head album and a bass pick that was nearly in half.
"Where did you get those?" I asked her.
"The Rattle Head fan club runs a merch table in the back."
I was about to go get my own cd until I heard two loud vehicles outside, which could only be Rattle Head. I ran out the door and headed straight for the car in front.
"David! Wait!" I yelled running up to the convertible.
"What's up?"
"Where are you going?"
"We have a meeting with the head of a small record label."
"Are you coming back afterwards?"
"Well, this meeting is more like a recording session. We'll most likely be going home at around three in the morning. So, sorry, no."
"Oh," I felt kind of sad, "here's my number if you come back." I said giving him my phone number.
"We'll be back next week for another meeting." he said smiling "I'll see you then."
"Oooo! Matt finally got a girlfriend!" Greg yelled from the truck. Dave slapped him.
"Anyway, see ya later!" David (who I guess is actually named Matt) said as he drove off. Ritsu ran out with her new cd and a sharpie, but quickly became upset.
"They'll be back next week, you can get the album signed then."
Ritsu's face quickly lit up.
"You're such a fan girl."
"Shut up."
A/N: I decided against making this story short. Also, yes, it is odd for a tribute band to get signed to a record label, but you'll see what happens soon.