Now, I like it when a band can switch in and out of styles in a coherent manner. They end up being mediocre at punk, grindcore, death metal,prog-metal and whatever other styles they’re trying. Plus, I felt like these openers were trying to mix genres of metal way more than necessary. Personally, I get annoyed when bands do too much “mosh-pit cheerleading” – demanding circle-pits, yelling at everyone to get violent. But the opening bands all felt like they were trying too hard to be heavy, to be loved. Why? Well, it helps that they are veterans of the scene – you can’t make it as a band for 15 years unless you have something special. (It also helps when the sets are short.) But man, Darkest Hour blew these bands out of the water. I like going to shows like this, with a handful of metal bands I don’t know very well, because I usually find something to appreciate about each of them. Sorry if this comes off as mean! I enjoyed all of these band’s sets – I just want them to take their game to the next level. Most of the floor was a mosh pit – then they asked us to form a Wall of Death, which was kind of unnecessary with all the moshing already going on, but still fun to watch. They completely distracted me from the crushing riffage! There’s this really awesome breakdown at the beginning that was working for me, then this lame 3-note arpeggio blasted over the speakers! Also, just because your keyboard has a “choir” sound doesn’t mean you need to use it.
Why are there keyboards in this song? Rhetorical question! They shouldn’t be in there. But their new single, “Follow the Signs”, lost me. They played really tight deathcore, with some nice guitar solos thrown in. Between songs, the singer chastised us for not moshing enough, and asked, “this is a metal show, right?!” Followed immediately by a sound effect like “Ye-ye-ye-ye-ye-ye-ye-YEEEAH!” It was a metal show until you did that, bro.īorn of Osiris: Really impressed with these guys, who I had mostly written off from their Myspace songs. But I didn’t like their use of sound effects! They had this one effect that sounded like someone farted into the mic. The music was solid, and I thought their breakdowns* were tasteful and super-heavy. They were really good performers – they kept our energy level up, and their frontman was fun to watch. Just throw some fists in the air or something!Īs Blood Runs Black: There was a lot to like about this band. I don’t like his 777 tattoo, something I wouldn’t understand if it weren’t for the 777s all over Underoath’s set, but mostly I don’t like the way he kind of pranced around during the last song when he had nothing to sing. I liked their guitarist with the amazing dreads! Their frontman, not so much. For example, their track “ Digital Veil” was pretty awesome, but it felt like three distinct ideas that didn’t quite fit together they switched between frantic, punk-ish parts, Meshuggah-like math metal, and straight prog-metal showing off their guitarist’s talent. They just weren’t coherent – they tended to be all over the map with their style. The Human Abstract: I can tell that these guys are technically good at their instruments, but I wasn’t impressed with their songs. I enjoyed all of these bands, but with 15 years of experience under their belt, Darkest Hour stole the show. Four bands in four hours meant the show moved at a brisk pace – it felt like every band could’ve played a few more tracks, especially the headliners. I got my dose of metal that left me pumped for the rest of the weekend.ĭC’s own Darkest Hour headlined this tour, along with younger metalcore groups Born of Osiris, As Blood Runs Black, and The Human Abstract. So who shows up for a metal show at 5pm? High school kids. This was an early show, running only until 9pm, since rockabilly queen Wanda Jackson had a later that night. How was your weekend? Mine started off with a bang – as soon as I got off work, I headed straight for the 9:30 Club to check out a handful of metal bands on the Atticus Metal Tour.
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