{"id":666,"date":"2012-01-20T20:00:35","date_gmt":"2012-01-20T20:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=666"},"modified":"2015-10-13T15:20:04","modified_gmt":"2015-10-13T15:20:04","slug":"trivium-in-flames-warehouse-live-houston-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2012\/01\/20\/trivium-in-flames-warehouse-live-houston-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"Trivium & In Flames – Warehouse Live – Houston, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Written by Ross Barber <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jan 20, 2012 at 08:00 PM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"Image\"The 7th stop on the In Flames US tour rolled into Houston on Friday, January 20th at the Warehouse Live.\u00a0 Doors opened at 6:30pm and the show started promptly at 7:30pm.\u00a0 After clearing the security check I made my way to the front left side of the barricade in anticipation of a great evening of music.\u00a0 I was not disappointed, but if you enjoy heavy metal music and missed this show you have no one to blame but yourself.<\/p>\n

First band up was LA hard rock trio Kyng.\u00a0 Out in support of their debut disc Trampled Sun the early concert goers got to hear what I\u2019d call good old fashioned hard rock or stoner rock.\u00a0 I was not familiar with Kyng other than having heard the single Trails in Veins, which has been all over the Liquid Metal channel on Sirius\/XM radio.\u00a0 That single is well worth repeated playings and the rest of Kyng\u2019s 6 song, 25 minute set showed their other songs are worth a second listen as well.\u00a0 I would not be surprised to see these guys come back again and not be the opener.<\/p>\n

After a quick 15 minute set change Veil of Maya took the stage.\u00a0 Named for a George William Russell poem, Veil of Maya lies at the opposite end of the musical spectrum from Kyng.\u00a0 This Chicago quartet is\u00a0 deathcore thru and thru.\u00a0 The crowd surfing and mosh pit started up during the second song, Dark Passenger and continued for the rest of the 7 song set and throughout the evening.\u00a0 Now I\u2019ll be the first to say that deathcore is not really my cup of tea but Veil of Maya was not bad.\u00a0 If Kyng served to warm the crowd up then Veil of Maya definitely brought them to life.\u00a0 During Maya\u2019s set you could really see the fists start pumping and the heads start moving.\u00a0 Also the bassist, Danny Hauser appeared to be playing a 8 string bass\u00a0 (hey I was trying to count from across the stage and needless to say he kept moving around).\u00a0 All I know for sure is that it had more than 6 strings so bonus points for that.<\/p>\n

\"Image\"Next up was co-headliner Trivium from Orlando , Florida .\u00a0 If Veil of Maya brought the crowd to life then when Trivium took the stage it was like getting hit by a cattle prod.\u00a0 They came out to Capsizing The Sea, the intro the new disc In Waves and then went right into the title track.\u00a0 Being at the front left of the barricade it was nerve tingling to hear this giant roar behind me chanting\u00a0 \u201cIn waves\u2026\u2026.In waves\u201d during the chorus.\u00a0 This was followed by Pull Harder On The Strings Of Your Martyr (a metal song title if ever there was one) Black and Forsake Not The Dream.<\/p>\n

At one point, guitarist and lead singer Matt Heafy paused between songs to ask if this the first time anyone had seen Trivium.\u00a0 This produced a roar from the crowd but not as loud as when he asked if this was the second, or third, or fourth time, etc. anyone had seen Trivium.\u00a0\u00a0 For the record this was the writers third time and every time I have had the pleasure of seeing Trivium they delivered.\u00a0 This show was no different.\u00a0 Other highlights of the set were Like Light To Flies and Departure.\u00a0 After closing with Chaos Reigns, they immediately came back and played Down From The Sky and Throes of Perdition for a 2 song encore to close out the 1 hour set.<\/p>\n

Next up was In Flames.\u00a0 I was more than excited to see In Flames as I had only seen them once before on Gigantour.\u00a0 I had tickets to the Mayhem Festival last summer where In Flames headlined one of the side stages but unfortunately In Flames had to drop off that tour before it finished.\u00a0 I was also a little curious to see how the crowd would react to In Flames.\u00a0 If you\u2019re not aware In Flames is a heavy metal band from Sweden with 9 studio albums and 1 live album.\u00a0 In Sweden and Europe they are huge but for whatever reason they have not found the same level of success here in the\u00a0 US .\u00a0 Trivium set a lofty standard with their set and I\u2019ve seen plenty of bands get upstaged by an opener or other band performing earlier.\u00a0 So was this a Trivium crowd sticking around to see In Flames or would this prove to be an In Flames crowd as well?<\/p>\n

\"Image\"Well it took no time to answer the above question.\u00a0 From the time In Flames took the stage with Sounds Of A Playground Fading it was obvious this was an In Flames crowd.\u00a0 Looking around it was obvious this crowd knew the words to all the songs would be singing along with lead singer Anders Friden for the duration of the evening.\u00a0 After performing the first 3 songs of the current disc, they went to their back catalog for Trigger, The Hive and Swim.\u00a0 All 3 of these songs produced more frenetic moshing from the crowd.<\/p>\n

After The Quiet Place and Where The Dead Ships Dwell, Anders issued a challenge to the crowd.\u00a0 It seems one of the security team up front had been caught texting on his cell phone and Anders decided to have a little fun by telling\u00a0 the crowd to keep the security team busy during the next song.\u00a0 Well, during Fear Is The Weakness there was a constant stream of crowd surfers coming over the barricade.\u00a0 Security was running everywhere to catch people.\u00a0 Fortunately every made it over safely but the security team definitely earned their keep.\u00a0 Other highlights for me of In Flames set was Come Clarity, Ropes and Cloud Connected.\u00a0 They closed with Take This Life and then the hour and 20 minute set was over.<\/p>\n

Before wrapping up I\u2019d like to mention one more observation.\u00a0 From my vantage point on the left side of the barricade it was very evident that both Trivium and In Flames enjoy what they do.\u00a0 Smiles were on all the faces of members of both bands.\u00a0 Lots of quick poses while playing for fans to take pictures.\u00a0 Both bands were gracious to thank all the fans for attending.\u00a0 It\u2019s easy to spot a faker and these guys were sincere.<\/p>\n

If you happened to miss this show I feel confident both bands will return at some point.\u00a0 If you aren\u2019t familiar with either Trivium or In Flames and call yourself a metal head you owe it to yourself to check these bands out.\u00a0 I\u2019m wishing for an arena sized show on their next stop here in Houston .<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Ross Barber Jan 20, 2012 at 08:00 PM The 7th stop on the In Flames US tour rolled into Houston on Friday, January 20th at the Warehouse Live.\u00a0 Doors opened at 6:30pm and the show started promptly at 7:30pm.\u00a0 After clearing the security check I made my way to the front left side… <\/p>\n

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