New Music

Instead of participating in the Halloween drunk fest in Madison, WI this year, I attended a concert at the Myth in Maplewood, MN. I bought tickets because a lot of friends were going and the band was one of my favorites back when I was 19 (2003). HIM gave a decent concert the first time I went to their concert back in 2004. Their music has not been the same since they released their "Love Metal" album in 2003-04, I cannot remember the exact year. The live show has seemed to suffer as well. Ville Valo, lead singer, has become a stale, unenergetic front man who is more concerned with lighting his next cigarette than staying in rhythm. I expect to receive adrenaline rushes at live concerts, which HIM failed to deliver.

However, their opening band, Bleeding Through, delivered a high intensity show! I have never ever heard this band before the concert. Halfway through the first song I knew I was going to jump in mosh pit and roam! Shawn, Aaron, and myself rushed through the floor crowd to get to the pit and began tearing it up! I had no idea what Bleeding Through was singing or what their music was about, but I do know it delivered that adrenaline shot up my spine and into my brain. I did not even notice the skin missing from my ankle or the blood on the back of my shirt (still have no idea where that big blood stain came from), but the minor hyperextension of my shoulder during the final song put me on the outerpit for the remainder of the song. Its been awhile since I have found a new metal band that I enjoy.

After the show I went back home to listen to some of Bleeding Through's music and was equally impressed. I also looked at some of their lyrics. The lyrics represent the dark thoughts and emotions humans experience in tragic situations. I will leave a link to Bleeding Through's purevolume.com page if you want to sample their heavy music. http://www.purevolume.com/bleedingthrough Until next time...