So, here’s the
final review of my trip. 6 days to see 5 shows in 4 different cities. Every day
(and night) was a great experience, with new places to see and new people to
meet, making new friends and discovering new music.
Unfortunately, the doors opened 30’ before the event
indicated so I missed Relentless, much to my dismay.
Heart In Hand
is one of the new bands that have recently caught my attention. As soon as they
started playing, they made sure that they didn’t go unnoticed. They were
restless, constantly moving and with a good feedback from the crowd, especially
on the first rows. Overall, it was a very pleasing sight and I wish I was more
familiar with their material before seeing them.
Stray From The
Path is next. It’s the second time that I get to see them. Before my first encounter
with them, I had only known them by name. Now I can proudly say that I’m a fan.
Their gushing performance started with “Badge And A Bullet” and was succeeded
by “Negative And Violent”. They kept encouraging the kids to crowd surf and go
crazy. Jon Green of Deez Nuts tagged along on “Radio” screaming Jesse Barnett’s
parts. The vocalist expressed his love for Germany because they always respond
to the music and went on with “Scissor Hands” and “Bring It Back to The Streets”
to close their performance.
Obey The Brave
is another band that I’ve wanted to see for a long time. I missed them on the
Emmure tour earlier this year and I was pretty curious on what to expect. The
band was very vivid and aggressive since the beginning, not leaving any room for misinterpretation: They
were there to lay the place to waste. Alex Erian kept on moving up and down,
stirring up the crowd. Upon the introduction to “Full Circle” he invited the
kids to headbang and crowd surf (which they gladly did). By the time the set
was over, circle pits were advancing through the whole arena.
Time was for
the headliners to take over. They made a pretty dynamic entrance with “Shot
After Shot” and “DTD” paired up. Being reasonably tight, they brought the house
down and moved to an “oldie but goodie”. “Stay True” was introduced with the
guys from SFTP assuming the band’s instruments and taking it from there. The
venue kept singing along the whole time, making it a big fucking party. ‘Twas
the second time I saw them in 9 months and my opinion on them remains yet the
same. I tend to have a good time when they play but they’re definitely not my
cup of tea. Therefore, as some point I grew tad tired of their antics. They
faced some technical difficulties, which RealBad claimed to be happening “every
fucking night” and proceeded to play “Your Mother Should Have Swallowed You”
with most of the kids shouting along to the lyrics and pushing each other. The
main set was over with “Tonight We’re Gonna Party”. However, they came back for
the encore, consisting of “I Hustle Everyday” and “Band Of Brothers”. After a long
hour, they left the stage with the kids praising them.
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