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Tuesday, 19 September 2006 |
Hatebreed saves show
LINDSAY CRAVEN
Lifestyles Editor
The last time I had the pleasure of seeing Hatebreed it was cut short by several violent fights and a crowd surfer who received a broken neck.
I am happy to say this time the show took place without a hitch.
The
“Monsters of Mayhem” tour came to Charlotte at Amos’ Southend on South
Tryon Street. The line up for the night was Despised Icon, First Blood,
Exodus, Napalm Death, the Black Dahlia Murder and headlined by
Hatebreed.
Hatebreed is currently touring in support of their latest release “Supremacy,” which hit stores Aug. 29.
After a Mapquest mishap, I finally found my way to the venue just late enough to miss Despised Icon’s set.
First Blood was up next. This band was by far the most hopeful of the lineup in retrospect.
Their music matched more closely to that of Hatebreed than the others.
The crowd seemed to really get into it, opening up into a pit on several occasions throughout First Blood’s set.
After First Blood exited, it was time to set up for Exodus.
Now I know that several fans of metal may crucify me for this, but this band was horrible.
I am truly convinced they had one song they just kept playing and made random screams to make it sound different.
The music was not bad at all. The vocals however, left much to be desired.
Napalm Death followed.
This
band hails from England and is a broad mix of hardcore/thrash and
metal. They were a huge improvement from Exodus, though not exactly the
best hardcore band I have ever heard.
Black Dahlia Murder was up next.
I was very impressed with this band.
They
had a great presence on stage, igniting humor here and there. They
managed to keep me paying attention to their music, which is more than
I can say for most of the other bands.
Finally, the time had come for Hatebreed.
After
the massive sound systems were set up and lights dimmed, they bust onto
the stage with their first single off “Supremacy” titled “Defeatist.”
The crowd went crazy.
From
there they did a fairly even mixture of old and new songs, breaking out
some tracks off of their first album, “Satisfaction is the Death of
Desire,” such as “Last Breath.”
Other oldies included “Under
the Knife,” from their 2000 release of the same title, “I Will Be
Heard” and “Perseverance,” both from their 2002 release “Perseverance.”
The
band took several moments to thank the crowd for their support over the
last 10 years and especially for having faith in them when they were
questioning continuing in their music before the release of “Supremacy.”
They
proceeded to guarantee that despite urges from record label execs, they
would not “sell out” or start making “radio-friendly” music just to
make a dollar.
Lead singer Jamey Jasta ensured the crowd they
would continue to make the heaviest music they could as long as their
fans wanted to hear it.
After a few speeches of thanks, they
went into a few more songs from “Supremacy” such as “To the Threshold,”
“Destroy Everything” and “Mind Over All.”
Hatebreed definitely gave the show its $22 ticket’s worth.
If ever given the opportunity to catch this band, especially in a small club setting such as Amos’, take it.
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