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In the early 00s a small genre, so called “emo”
rose to prominence, and was thrown into the mainstream
pop charts. Such bands as Brand New, Taking Back
Sunday, Jimmy Eat World and even My Chemical Romance,
heralded this sound and found them selves with a
new audience. This inevitably led to a congregation
of, “so called emo” bands being snapped
up by record labels. So now the question is what
remains after the dust has settled? Well tonight’s
bands are a perfect example of the aftermath of
this circumstance.
After the crowd had been warmed up by Sonny Moore’s
DJ set which consisted of the likes trance hit
ATB’s till I come and rock classics from
Rage Against the machine. A long wait was in store
for them. The old basement like barfly really
showed no sign of excitement just anxious teenagers
waiting for the bands to come on. This would not
be relieved even after the first band came on
Random Conflict. The bad hair cuts would be a
sign of what was in store.
The members of this band all sported a fashionable
mullet type haircut’s, if there is such a
thing. The band consisted of the standard set up
of any rock band, but with a slight twist, they
included what would appear to be two vocalists,
id like to stress the word appears at this point.
The band clambered around on stage shouting “testing,
testing”. Then suddenly grawls were heard,
reminiscent of a death metal band and the barrage
of noise commenced. This went on relentlessly for
5 songs, none of the music was discernable and all
the other vocalist could do was add more abrasive
sound on top. The songs had forgettable galloping
guitar melodies, the only enjoyable part of the
set was when the band stopped torturing there instruments.
The crowd reaction was at a minimum, a few individuals
enjoyed the music but it was a very static scene.
After the torment that was endured, Exit 10 advanced
onto the stage, they open straight with riffy
songs, and catchy choruses. They were a welcome
breath of fresh air, the crowd instantly responded
to the more coherent vocals and interesting guitars.
There sound almost reminiscent of a metal band
with soaring clean vocals was undemanding on the
ears. An old format but done with a slight new
twist, one could loosely label this as “alternative
mental” as the double bass pedal heard in
the songs is indicative of the music that has
influenced the musicians of Exit Ten.
The music showcased on the evening continued in
a similar format, with the a few songs encompassing
slow break downs, in the midst of glistening clean
guitar melodies being picked gently to match the
tone of the music. Other songs with heavier elements
and beautiful lead lines to match the vocal melodies
were unveiled. The bands performance on the night
was sharp, with no mishaps, clearly a band with
allot of experience playing to audiences that aren’t
familiar with them. The performance was engaging,
especially the delightful singer who appeared to
have been informed that he was not allowed to stay
still for a single second or the world would end.
A good group to see for individuals looking for
heavier alternative music, almost a midway point
between alternative rock and metal. I’m sure
tonight’s performance would have yielded an
increased in the bands fanbase.
The moment has arrived that everyone had gathered
for, in the freezing basement of this grimmey
venue. The lights went out and a odd haunting
soundscape began, it encompassed evocative drone
like synth noises, and like the flick of a light
switch the music dropped and a giant orgy amassed
among the crowd, with piercing screaming vocals
bellowing and leading the charge. The room instantly
went from being cold and inert, to a hot bed of
activity. The bands singer addressed the audience
with such boldness that the untrained entity could
mistake his passion for playing live with just
arrogance. The band continued to plays songs,
and after a few compositions, he addressed the
crowd to explain that the band, had planned a
long evening full of carnage and fun, but only
to his dismay be educated that he must shorten
the set list, for a measly annual club night,
but nonetheless that they would still rock out.
The band played a 50 minute set that included, the
following highlights, Two Birds Stoned at Once,
A Letter from Janelle and crowd favourite There's
No Penguins in Alaska. The music that was heard
showed that the band had been influenced by many
genres of music, Craig Owens vocals ranged from
out right melodic screams to high pitched delicate
ones, almost girl like. The variety of influenced
make Chiodos a very interesting act to see live,
delayed guitar riffs, palm muted distorted guitars,
melodic piano accompaniments, synth lines, and much
much more, make this “post hardcore”
band that many label, clearly a cut above the rest.
A definite band to see live, if you are looking
for something different and peculiarly clever in
your music. If all this does not peek your interest
then the frontmans antics along are worth seeing,
his audience participation was admirable, jumping
into the crowd, singing to individual fans, and
his closing lines to the crowd, “I know there
is a fucking awesome band playing next door, Alkaline
Trio, but thank you very much for seeing us, and
just like to thank all the bands on tour, come talk
to us, we will be around the merchandise stand,
where just a bunch of normal guys thank you so much”.
Random Conflict - 2/5
Exit 10 - 3/5
Chiodos - 4/5
Review By Ashik |
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