I didn't stay for headliners, Terror, I've seen them before, I really don't listen to them, and also heard their vocalist wasn't there to sing anyway. I was able to get my hardcore and metal on, and my tired old ass home at a decent hour, considering after all, it was a Tuesday night.
6 bands for 25 bucks, it started at 6:30, with Red Death, the only band of the six, where I can say that I actually purchased my own copy of their music (imagine that, people) prior to the show. Red Death combine the perfect storm of metal and hardcore, sometimes coming off with a Scratch The Surface era Sick Of it All sound, that totally kicks ass. They opened with a short set, I think these dudes have a great combination of metal and hardcore that will attract a lot of listeners, look for these dudes, Red Death!
Next I have a bunch of photos from a California hardcore band called Fury, from Orange County, (singer specified that they were Cali's OC not NY's) These guys play a old school style straight edge mosh, and are really a lot of fun, and excellent live.
The vocalist was a hardcore frontman spazz as you could imagine, during one song, you had the obligatory dogpile the mic, and he just handed it over to the dogpile, then leapfrogged over them into the pit, and started moshin and slammin crazy, good times.
One guitarist was playing a Jackson, the other guy, some Buddy Holly looking thing.
Up next was Angel Du$t, which features members of other hardcore bands Trapped Under Ice and Turnstile. It seems to me that these guys were sick of meeting 18 year old boys at hardcore shows, so they decided to write music to attract the girls. Shout outs to the females in the audience, the subject matter of the songs all point to this, to me. They do a Fat Mike sorta punk, All, H2O, Bouncing Souls sorta vibe, I snapped some photos, check it out!
Harm's Way played, I've seen them before, beatdown hardcore, not really my thing, photos are on this blog, (archive on right side), BUT, up next after them was Power Trip.
These guys are from Texas, and like Houston's DRI, they play a mosh heavy style of metal, making the crowd go bananas. They kinda remind me of Exodus, tasty thrash. Go see Power Trip and this tour package they are on, it's one of the best tours of summer 2016! I bought music from each band, except Red Death, because I already own Permanent Exile, which you should too!
all photos by George DeMers
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