The hardcore show that finally broke Billy Plona was January 31, the third iteration of Judgement Day, an eight-hour metal fest Brothers Lounge hosted last Saturday. Playing to a packed concert hall were By My Blood, Curbed and Dissection of Spirit.
Plona was pleased with the turnout– Judgement Day sold out. What worried him instead was the toll on the venue that he’d taken over managing just last July.
“Three microphones were slammed and destroyed,” Plona told Scene. “The women’s restroom was covered in blood because some girl got kicked in the face. It was chaos—chips in the walls, bartenders leaving, regulars saying they’re never coming back.”…