Just three songs into a wild and intense show by the Tel Aviv band Monotonix, at the Exhibition Hall venue security shut the show down.

"Sorry folks, the show is over. Please exit the building," advised the security guard from the stage as the sound was cut and the house lights came on.

The audience responded with heavy roar of disapproval and boos.

Monotonix didn't just blur the line between audience and performer. They obliterated it with the intensity of a nuclear blast.

The band set up their equipment on the floor in front of the stage, rather than on it. From the second they blasted in to the first song it was apparent that security had no idea what was to come. Singer Ami Shalev immediately launched himself into the crowd. He stood on top of the drums. He dumped a trash can over his drummer's head. He stole the kick drum and took it into the crowd. The crowd reacted with equal intensity. Heads were banged. Fists were pumped while a shirtless and very hairy Shalev moved through the crowd like a man possessed.

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