They also didn't bother to address the crowd and just let the music do all the talking. They are a band that don't just play their instruments, they punish them and this makes them fantastic to watch as well as listen to. This is why I chose the balcony: A) To get a good view of the action and B) Avoid the bruises and black eyes.
Vein came on and immediately exploded with snarling venom and fury and the main floor became a savage pit of deadly spin kicks and whirling fists. At this point the venue was fairly sparsely populated but there were a good few up front and at the periphery of the main hall. All in a all it's a great venue.įor the first band, Vein, I found myself a cheeky spot on the balcony off to the right hand side near the back. It's relatively big with a capacity of 1,200 but it's quite compact with good views of the stage from all vantage points. Towards the back of the main hall there is a third bar. Through the back there's a bar (where you can grab yourself a delicious can of Down East Cider at a not so delicious price of $8) with a set of stairs leading to a mezzanine level, featuring another bar, which then leads to the balcony overlooking the stage and main hall.
Inside it's all exposed beams, polished wood and antique lighting fixtures. Union Transfer was originally opened as a farmers market in 1889 and has gone through many incarnations over the years before being reborn as a music venue. Judging by the bands on offer it's fairly obvious that I was in for a night of very fast, very furious and very loud music but before I get into all that I want to talk a little bit about the venue Union Transfer. Their debut isn't perfect but it shows the promise of a band who will go on to produce some seriously good music. Vein are another band who have been smashing it this year with their debut album Errorzone appearing on practically everyone's end of year lists and it's hard to argue with their ferocious energy and unique mix of nu metal bounce and hardcore crunch. Their recent 2 tack EP was a bit of a softer left turn but hopefully we'll see something special coming from them in 2019 as they've just signed to a huge label in Roadrunner Records. They're due an album in 2019 so it's an exciting time to get back up to speed with them.Īngel Du$t, in a similar way to Turnstile, are pulling aspects of alternative rock, punk rock and pop punk into hardcore in a really exciting way and their last record Rock The Fuck On Forever (how's that for an album title?) is a lot of fun. I own two Every Time I Die Albums (a real afficionado I know): Hot Damn! and The Big Dirty and they fucking slam so I knew there'd be massive riffs and uncompromising brutality and that they would be even more up for it than usual because of their anniversary. If you haven't seen or heard anything about Turnstile, genuinely what are you playing at?ĭespite my over excitement and bias for seeing Turnstile I was still stoked to see the rest of the bands. You can read what I thought of that album right here but this band are adding fun and bounce into hardcore in such a refreshing and addictive way that they deserve to be nothing other than massive. I'll have to admit that for me the main draw for this gig was the chance to see Turnstile who, quite frankly, I've been losing my shit over all year following the release of their album Time & Space. Luckily, for me at least, the stars had aligned and it just so happened that I was going to be in Philadelphia just at the right time and, of course, I jumped at the chance to go along. Hardcore legends celebratong 20 years as a band supported by several up and comers doing very exciting things with the genre. Give yourself a moment and take in that line-up one more time.
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