Vans Off The Wall Music Night presents: Like Moths To Flames, Memphis May Fire, We Came As Romans and Parkway Drive

Music never fails to make my life at least a tiny bit better. I had a pretty crappy week but I made it through and as some sort of reward so to say, I went to see these four amazing bands. Unfortunately, I didn't have an interview though but it was still a blast. 

Like Moths To Flames started the insanity with the perfect performance to get the crowd into the mood to mosh, the first circle pit happened maybe two minutes after the guys from Columbus, OH started to play.

Memphis May Fire were up next and I'd really like to talk about Matty's Legacy-speech. I don't remember his exact words, but it went somehow like this: "each and everyone is so special in their own way, I love you all from the bottom of my heart, screw everyone who tries to bring you down! Chase your dreams because all of you are capable of making them come true. I belive in you!"

I actually got goosebumps because sometimes it's just nice to hear encouraging words like these, even if they come from a total stranger. I mean, these bands are the reason why you're reading this right now and I have no clue where I'd be without them.

Memphis May Fire played a good mix of their two albums, for example Alive In The Lights, The Sinner, Vices and The Victim. I'm pretty excited for new stuff though! 

My personal highlight was finally on stage after MMF: We Came As Romans. I was really excited and had certain expectations but these crazy guys exceeded those expectations by far. I'm still fascinated by Kyle's pleasant presence on stage - as soon as he started to perform, I stopped thinking about all the things that were bothering me and just paid attention to his voice. He has this very special sound which is a big part of the things that make this band so special. They mostly played songs from their current album Tracing Back Roots (for example Fade Away, Ghosts or Present, Future and Past) but when they played their version of Glad You Came (which is originally by The Wanted and if you don't know what I'm talking about, check it out), they got this party started. Instead of moshing, people were actually dancing and screaming along and that was a beautiful thing to experience. However, not only the crowd had fun, but also the band what was even more beautiful to watch. I really hope they'll be back in Germany soon because these guys totally cast a spell on me (is that a cheesy expression to use when it comes to a metalcore band?)

The final performance belonged to a bunch of guys from Australia: Parkway Drive. As aggressive as their music might sound, the people behind it are super nice. They were at least as excited to play as the crowd was to see them and what can I say? The Australians burned the place down. Crowdsurfers were literally flying around, basically the whole performance was one big circle pit and things got totally insane. I loved how the band interacted with the crowd, for example when they blew out these little white pieces of paper, and their vocalist was like "We don't have snow in Australia, so we thought we'd bring some for you."

Some people got a little mixed up in the pits (bleeding noses, black eyes, whatever you can imagine) but I'm pretty sure that every single person in this room had a fantastic night. 

That was my last concert for this year, so I'll focus on reviews for the last few weeks that still remain in 2013. If you have any wish or request, just drop a message and I'll have a listen!

Last Concert Of The Season!!

Hey guys, I'm just here to apologize for the lack of posts (business as usual) and to give you a quick update! Tomorrow I'll attend the last concert of my season, so to say, the Vans Off The Wall Music Night feat. Like Moths To Flames, Memphis May Fire, We Came As Romans and Parkway Drive!! I'm so so so so so excited for We Came As Romans, I gotta admit that I developed a thing for them during the last couple of months, so it's pretty cool that I'll get the chance to see them. I'm also very pleased to see Memphis May Fire again and I'm 100% sure that Parkway Drive will tear the place apart. Long story short: If you'll be there, come say hi! And if you won't be there, I'll provide you with some lovely pictures and a review on Sunday or on Monday. 

I also plan on doing a little summary of my concert season and a little foreshadowing for 2014 (yes, I already started planning concerts for next yea!), so yeah, stay tuned! 

We Came As Romans - Tracing Back Roots

When I went to work this morning, I thought to myself that it's time to liveblog again. I also noticed that it's time to check out one of the bands on my list, so I decided to combine these two realisations. I picked out We Came As Romans because they just released a new record called Tracing Back Roots. Feel free to join me here!

Tracing Back Roots

"Eight years ago I committed a sin and there were many more that followed with; some that changed my mind, some that broke me down but all of them made me who I am now." 
I have to admit that I don't know anything about We Came As Romans so what happened eight years ago? If you know it, drop a comment and enlighten me!

"Eight years ago I admitted a dream
To chase it I had to give up everything
But the things I've learned and the things I've found
All of them made me who I am now!"

Okay nevermind, I think I found the solution on my own.

I didn't see clean vocals coming at all and I surely didn't expect them to sound this good, oh my God wow. 

Fade Away

More clean vocals!! I'm already a fan -  what these guys do there is pretty damn amazing. I totally enjoy how there's no screaming at all, it fits to the song. 

I Survive

Looks like I can get used to the clean vocals and believe me, I'm more than happy about it. Their vocalists have such great voices. 
This song absolutely fulfills its purpose because it makes me feel like I can achieve everything I want. 

Ghosts

I like the guitars at the beginning and oh, he's screaming again okay. It reminds me a little of Memphis May Fire? This song is so good, I don't even know what else to say. I really like how they combine screaming and singing!

Present, Future, And Past

Ah, it's getting more aggressive again, great. I already see the mosh pits right in front of me, it's like I can smell and feel thousands of people going crazy around me.
Again We Came As Romans prove what great vocalists they have, I'm impressed. 

Never Let Me Go

This one might be my favourite song so far, bless this band. 

Hope

"I won't stop, I won't let my own passions fade away in my dreams"

Songs that encourage me to chase my dreams have a special place in my heart, that's for sure. 

Tell Me Now

Creating the lyrics for a song seems to be manageable in my eyes but how the hell do bands find the right melodies and tunes then? This is one of the songs that makes me think about this issue a lot, it just fascinates me. 

A Moment

We're getting closer to the end of the album, this song is good but I don't really know what to say about it so let's move on quickly. 

I Am Free

I guess I just really like this band - they could sing the names which are listed in a phone book and I'd still like it. Obviously this song is much better than a phone book, so. 

Through The Darkest Dark And The Brightest Bright

The title sounds like a vow at a wedding, the song itself may not be suitable for a traditional wedding though, I suppose. Apart from that, it's the perfect ending of a perfect record. 

It was the best decision I made in a while to check out We Came As Romans and if you don't already know them, you should do the same! I'm definitely in love.