Concert Review: Bring Me the Horizon

Watching Bring Me the Horizon blow up has been one of the most entertaining parts of the music landscape the past few years. They have skyrocketed from niche deathcore band into prominent genre-bending headliner status worldwide. Amo, their latest album, was their most pop-focused record yet, and it topped the charts all over the world.

This show was spectacular. Heavy songs like “Shadow Moses” and “House of Wolves” meshed flawlessly with newer pop-sounding tracks like “Medicine” and “Mother Tongue”. From the blistering hard to cheesy pop and everything in between, Bring Me the Horizon’s music hit countless different genres, and felt extremely broad but tightly cohesive. Front man Oli Sykes lead the charge to weave the sound together by bringing a ton of emotion to every song.

Concert Review: Clutch @ Old National Center

In what might be America’s last true rock band, Clutch brings a hard-hitting rock show every single time they perform. They’ve been at this for 20 years, and it shows in both their writing and their performing.

This show at the Egyptian Room had the biggest crowd I’ve seen for a Clutch show in Indianapolis, and Clutch fans are nothing if they aren’t die-hard. The show was raucous and energetic, and the intensity of the show never wavered.

Concert Review: Breaking Benjamin

Several years ago, I forced myself to sit down and document my bucket list – a list of bands that I desperately wanted to see before I got too old…or they did. Breaking Benjamin was one of the first bands that came to mind. At that time, catching a show was out of the question, as singer Benjamin Burnley was sick, and the band was in a nasty legal battle over the band name and material. My general assumption was that Breaking Benjamin as I knew it was probably over. However, I still put them on my bucket list and held on to hope.

Much to my thrill, in 2014 it was announced that BB was on it’s way back, with a brand new band surrounding Burnley, a new album, and some heavy touring planned. I was ecstatic. After 12 years of anticipation, I was finally able to check them off my bucket list at Rock on the Range 2015, but rather than blog about that show, I decided to hold off until 3 days later, when we had the opportunity to catch them up close in personal, for a headlining set in a small venue in Indianapolis called the Egyptian Room. Breaking Benjamin – let’s do this.

Concert Review: Pierce the Veil

Pierce the Veil, Sleeping with Sirens, and Beartooth
World Tour – February 7th, 2015
The Egyptian Room at Old National Center, Indianapolis, IN

Pierce the Veil, Sleeping with Sirens, and Beartooth brought their aptly named “World Tour” to Indianapolis this spring to play a show. As my musical tastes have matured, I find myself gravitating a bit away from the metalcore genre, however, PtV is a band that I will always have a soft spot. Something about their music really lands home with me, and I find myself frequently taking a break from the stuff I typically listen to, I end up throwing on a Pierce the Veil record. They also have a great live show, a trait that further weakens that soft spot that I have. Thanks to a buddy, I even got free tickets. Pierce the Veil – lets do this!