"It was one of the main places that we were like, 'We gotta go back there,' " Jasta said. "It's one of those places where we've always had great shows."
Jasta also manages several newer bands, runs a label imprint, books shows, raises a family and hosts a show called Headbanger's Ball for MTV2.
"I like to stay busy," Jasta said. "I like to give back and help people. It's fulfilling to me when I can help bands and steer them in the right direction, and when the scene does better, so do we."
Most Precious Blood has also enjoyed the tour so far, vocalist Rob Fusco said.
"It's been incredible," he said. "Hatebreed has been drawing the kids in, and we've been scalping them."
Fusco said band members quit their other jobs to dedicate more time to the band.
"Half-heartedly is not the way to do it," he said. "[In a band,] you are either all in or all out."
Fusco said his band likes to be in control of its own ideas.
"There's a greater sense of understanding with the entire process," Fusco said. "It affords us with a greater sense of independence which leads to more confidence in decision making. Our approach is consistent; if we can do it ourselves, we will."
Although Most Precious Blood draws its influence from older bands in the same genre, the band also tries to expand those inspirations to other types of music as well, Fusco said.
"We draw influence from everywhere, which is good because if you only get it from typical bands of the genre, you become stale and predictable," he said.
Vocalist Jake Sirokman of Manntis said the band, like the others, is excited to be touring. Manntis has been through many types of live performance situations.
"We've played for 35,000 people and 35 people," he said. "We played where it was just the bartender and security guards. We'll play in a backyard as long as there's a crowd and everyone has a good time."
The band recently released its first album, Sleep In Your Grave.
"We'll take the reviews for this album and fix them up, like longer songs, more maturity," Sirokman said. "There's always time to sit down and work it out. I'm learning this one day at a time."
As Manntis grows and its sound develops, band members will continue to try to "break out of the shell" of the genre, Sirokman said.
"We're not worrying about looks or trying to set a trend. We're trying to bring back the old-school style and express what we feel in our music," Sirokman said.
He said tonight's show will be an "extreme heavy metal show," complete with headbanging and moshing. Sirokman said he hopes Manntis will leave an impression on the crowd.
"I hope the name sticks in their head," he said. "I hope they say, 'Man, I should see them again next time.' "
