Pictures and words: Sammy Odice. Inspiration: DJ Khaled. #BlessUp
Since 2006 Bullet For My Valentine has been invading the U.S. music scene with their debut album, The Poison. 10 years, and millions of record sales later, the boys from over seas still know how to capture the attention of thousands of people all stuffed into a sold out room. While BFMV sound nothing like the original British invaders [The Beatles], they realized it had been quite a few decades since the U.S. had had a proper invasion. Along for the ride were UK artists While She Sleeps and Asking Alexandria.
The night started heavy with rock metal band While She Sleeps. Being the lesser-known act of the three, this London based band had something to prove, and prove it they did. The crowd immediately picked up and were soon throwing themselves at both security and each other. While some of their songs caught my attention, the majority were a bit too heavy for my taste. Regardless of my opinion on their music, they did their job as an opener and amped up the crowd to incredible decibels.
The next band on this bill is more of a house hold name, especially amongst the younger fans within the scene, Asking Alexandria. I don’t recall the last time I saw Asking Alexandria or even paid attention to one of their sets, but that night I’m glad I did. Playing both new and old work, AA knew how to dominate the stage. While the whole crowd seemed to be more than happy with their performance, you could still easily pick out the fans that were more so there for Asking Alexandria over any other act.
Finally, the reason we were all gathered their, Bullet For My Valentine. It should be no surprise that these guys invaded with a vengeance. Like all incredible rock metal acts, BFMV came equipped with a double bass drum. The whole time I was there witnessing and capturing this remarkable moment, I couldn’t figure out for the life of me why I ever stopped listening to these guys. Bullet For My Valentine awakens something deep within you; and allows their audience to get lost within their music. It’s worth noting that Bullet is most definitely not “just that one song” [All These Things I Hate (Revolve Around Me)]. In fact the guys have been vocal about how they no longer enjoy playing that song much, which may explain why they chose to keep it off the set-list for their NYC date. While BFMV’s original drummer, Moose, regrettably was not apart of this tour, but we all wish him (and his wife) the best of luck because they are expecting their first child very soon. Kids can be just as crazy, intense and amazing as a rock show and we here at Babetalk wish them all the best. However, all wasn’t a total loss without Moose. One of the band’s very good buddies, and fantastic musician, Jason Bowld gladly stepped up to fill some big shoes. In order for him to do this frontman, Matthew Tuck, felt it was necessary to leave Jason alone with the crowd in order for us to get better acquainted. Matt and boys picked an incredible drummer and musician to fill in for Moose on this tour and we thank them for that.
By the end of the night my eyesight was blurred, my ears were ringing and my head still screamed the lyrics of these outstanding artists, and I wouldn’t want it any other way. For many of us we go to these shows to loose ourselves in the music. We want to forget about the day’s bullshit and just scream out lungs out. Bullet For My Valentine, Asking Alexandria and While She Sleeps have helped maintain an important genre within the music scene that literally allows us to scream our lungs out. All we can do now is wait and see what all these guys come up with next, and we couldn’t be more stoked.
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