Silverstein have announced a “When Broken Is Easily Fixed” 15th anniversary tour with Hawthorne Heights, As Cities Burn, and Capstan.
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On their farewell tour, Underoath played a two night stint at The Masquerade in Atlanta, GA. I was lucky enough to catch the second night/next to last show. While having friends letlive, As Cities Burn, and Mewithoutyou help along with the tour, Underoath made this a night that Atlanta could never forget.
Letlive, who was personally asked by Underoath to be on this tour, performed first to get this Atlanta crowd fired up. Lead vocalist Jason Butler was all over the stage, whether it be hanging from the ceiling or singing in the crowd. Butler’s screams and his bands instrumentals had this crowd in the palm of his hands, controlling their every move.
Atlanta were definitely not strangers to letlive; they were singing the lyrics along with Jason, including one of my favorites, “Muther”. At the end of their last song, Butler grabbed one of the drum cymbals, gave a crowd member a drumstick, held the cymbal in front of the fan and let him strike it after the instrumentals had stopped.
As Cities Burn played next; being on the same record label as Underoath, fans were also familiar with this band. They didn’t go as hard as letlive but they still gave this crowd a hell of a performance. This progressive rock band was anticipating Atlanta for Underoath’s arrival. With Tj Bonnette screaming and his younger brother, Cody Bonnette singing clean vocals, you could just hear how much potential ACB brought to the stage. This reunited (although they broke after the tour ended) band earned great amounts of respect for Atlanta and also myself, with it being my first time ever hearing them.
Mewithyou seemed out of place on this tour but their soft-paced music allowed to the crowd to rest up before the headliner came on.
Finally, Underoath made their way on stage. Chills went down my spine, anticipating their first song. Neon lights, strobe lights, and a projected video filled the stage. So much creativity filled Underoath’s stage. From crowd surfing, to slam dancing, and to mosh pits, Atlanta was delivering a show just as well as Underoath. The city holds a special place for the band, as Spencer noted during their set. They had recorded many a time at Matt Goldman Studios for their last couple of albums.
While announcing that this was Underoath’s last show in Atlanta, Spencer received boos from the crowd, he then said “Boo? Don’t boo me, it’s hard enough as it is, I’m trying not to cry, I’m trying to be a man!” while he burst into laughter.
With the crowd knowing all the lyrics, ranging from Underoath’s new and old songs, this show was a successful night for this band. There’s no doubt that Underoath’s frontman, Spencer Chamberlain did what he does best, impressing his fans, what he’s been doing for the last 10 years. Thank you for everything, Underoath.
- AJ
Below are the dates for Underoath's upcoming farewell tour. They'll be joined by mewithoutYou, As Cities Burn and letlive.
Jan 16 Union Transfer - Philadelphia, PA
Jan 17 Irving Plaza - New York, NY
Jan 18 Phoenix Concert Theatre - Toronto, Canada
Jan 19 St. Andrews Hall - Detroit, MI
Jan 20 Metro - Chicago, IL
Jan 22 House of Blues - Dallas, TX
Jan 23 House of Blues - Houston, TX
Jan 25 The Masquerade -Atlanta, GA
Jan 26 The Ritz Ybor - Tampa, FL
Days after the premiere of their breathtaking new video for “Dead Man,” Ohio rockers WOLVES AT THE GATE are pushing forward with yet another new track - "Safeguards" - from their debut full-length, Captors, out July 3rd on Solid State Records.
With “Safeguards,” the band continues carving out a niche that is likely to eventually spring a waterfall of imitators - a refreshing take on a well trodded genre that has caused Solid State to dub WOLVES AT THE GATE (alongside label mates THE OVERSEER) as one half of “The New Breed” - the front runners in a new generation of post-metalcore heavy music.
Listen to ‘Safeguards’:
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The track premieres hot on the heels of their recently released video for ‘Dead Man’ - a visually captivating tale of redemption told through a son’s post-mortem discovery of his father’s buried past.
Watch the video for ‘Dead Man’:
The follow-up to their touted 2011 EP We Are the Ones, Captors finds the band not only living up to but surpassing the huge potential recognized by critics and fans alike. No longer constrained by the limits of an EP, the members of WOLVES AT THE GATE were able to showcase the explosive growth of their songwriting, from luscious, melodic rock tracks to lip-splitting hardcore stomps.
Produced by Andreas Magnussen (OH, SLEEPER, HASTE THE DAY, etc), Captors is a blisteringly heavy full-length debut with the potential to appeal to every variety of rocker – from fans of metalcore to traditional metal to mainstream hard rock. It’s an album that – like those of some of the band’s influences (AS CITIES BURN, THRICE, FOO FIGHTERS, UNDER0ATH) – avoids pigeonholes and easy labels. With the November 2011 release of We Are The Ones, the band wedged their way into a crowded heavy music scene. Now, with Captors, the band is kicking down the door and taking no prisoners.
Take the franticness of The Chariot, mix with the poetically stoic words of bands such as La Dispute and As Cities Burn, throw in a dash of DIY rawness and you will have the Athens, GA outfit Come What May. The band has announced June 12th as the release date for their new record Strange Dialect.
Having self released two EP’s already, (2009’s Solace EP and 2010”s Stimulus Vs. Sense EP) Come What May has paved the road for this year’s assault. Strange Dialect, their first full length record, once again proves the DIY work ethic is alive and well while still producing top notch tracks such as these. The record will be available for purchase June 12th.
For fans of: As Cities Burn, The Fall of Troy, Thrice, Emery, The Chariot