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For a run down shithole of a city, Worcester is really good at kicking my ass. Due to heavy traffic off the exit ramp (which I later found out was due to Nine Inch Nails playing at the DCU Center next to the Palladium) and an epic search for a parking space, we ending up missing Haste the Day, arriving a few moments before Between the Buried and Me took the stage. I was a little pissed because I wanted to hear Haste the Day with their new singer, and I blame nothing but the city of Worcester.
In case anyone didn't realize it, Between the Buried and Me are fucking incredible musicians. We were up in the balcony, so we had a good view of the instrumental mastery that these five people had going on, and it was pretty damn impressive (anyone who says that they aren't talented is shitting themselves). Watching all five of these guys do their thing is fucking jaw dropping, especially when Paul Waggoner rips a crazy solo out of his ass.
I was also a big fan of the lighting during their set. It wasn't overbearing and made good use of spotlighting members of the band. Watching Paul Waggoner play the solo part of "Selkies: The Endless Obsession " under a spotlight while everyone else was silloheuted under red lighting was pretty awesome. Despite only playing five songs, which included "All Bodies ," my personal favorite, they were still able to wow the crowd for over a half hour.
Every Time I Die had one of the coolest stage entrances I've seen in awhile (if not ever). The drummer started playing time as a spotlight went on facing up towards him. Then four more spotlights went on and the rest of the band entered. Everything stopped for a few seconds before a tiger scowl played through the sound system and they starting playing.
With the exception of the blindingly bright strobe lights pointed directly at my eyes every few seconds, I really enjoyed their set. They've really impressed me with their past few live performances, turning me from indifference to fandom. They had really good stage presence, even though some of the guitar moves seemed a little predetermined. Everything was damn tight, and their mosh pit went all the way to the balcony (and by that I mean that there were a few people in the balcony joke moshing in their seats).
I don't know why Bleeding Through entered to "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash. The music couldn't be more opposite, and it just didn't fit in at all. But, I'm sure that was the best part of their set. We only stayed for one boring and unimpressive song, which led to an open ride home discussion about why we don't like Bleeding Through. They play fast and have technical guitar parts, but they bore the living shit out of me. I'm sure the majority of the crowd enjoyed them though.
Written by: RF