The Metal Heads of the Social Studies Department

On Wednesday afternoon, four teachers from the social studies department headed down to Salt Lake City, Utah to attend a Tool rock concert. The teachers that “rocked out” at this concert were Mr. Reeser, Mr. Chavez, Mr. Lambson, and Mr. Ingram.

Out of the four teachers, only one had listened to rock for about 40 years prior to this event, and that teacher was Reeser.

“I’ve been listening to heavy metal for 40 years now ever since I was a kid. Tool is a newer band than when I got started listening. They were different than what everyone had done and these guys were really impressive with the type of videos they made, so I was intrigued and listened to them a little bit,” Reeser said.

The band, Tool, plays progressive and industrial metal which they morphed into their own sound and style.

“It was out of the normal and that is what made it so cool. It was beyond ‘trippy’, it was very visceral and just the sound equipment was hitting your chest and adding another heartbeat to you. It was really immersive because all of the projection, lighting, and the light show. The music really spoke for itself,” Chavez said.

The four teachers try to do a bonding activity whenever they get a chance, and for them this was the perfect opportunity they could not pass up.

“Going to a Tool concert might seem like a weird bonding trip, but at the same time it does bring us closer together as a department,” Lambson said.

Although all four of the teachers had a great time, one in particular was getting into the atmosphere of the concert.

“Mr. Lambson, for sure, I could see him kind of wiggling in his chair like he wanted to stand up and pump his fists and do the devil horns and everything, rock on,” Chavez said.

Rock concerts can be daunting and too expressive for some people, but it just depends on your own comfort level.

“You can still love Jesus and go to a rock concert,” Lambson said.