![]() Far removed from their early “deathcore” roots, BMTH is very much comfortable in its new “alternative metal” era, playing four recent singles (“AmEN!,” “DiE4u,” “LosT” and “sTraNgeRs”) alongside now-classic tracks from 2015’s That’s the Spirit, the album that pushed the band away from the fringes of heavy music to more mainstream-friendly territory, and two (“Shadow Moses” and “Can You Feel My Heart”) from 2013’s Sempiternal, the record that indicated the group’s developing sense of softening its sound ever so slightly.Ī post shared by ʙʀɪɴɢ ᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏʀɪᴢᴏɴ take that to mean Bring Me the Horizon has lost any of its edge - quite the contrary. (The same can be said for New Found Glory, another veteran pop-punk band that played this time slot the previous night and, like The Academy Is …, will be performing in October at the second When We Were Young Festival in Las Vegas).īring Me The Horizon kept the vibes going with an epic set that showcased why the English metal/alternative/experimental band remains one of the most intriguing and unpredictable musical acts out there today. Also in the set was a short cover of “Smells Like Teen Spirit” in tribute to Nirvana, whom Santiago shouted out as her favorite band.Ī post shared by THE ACADEMY IS… in the still-arriving stadium crowd seemed sufficiently familiar with the band’s songs, singing and fist-pumping along in a way that indicated it was a wise choice to add them as support for some shows on this tour. The group played material from its handful of releases thus far, which continued on June 30 with RAT TRAP 2: the burn, the latest in the band’s monthly series of two-song releases. It’s hard to argue with such a sentiment, especially considering the show that the multiplatinum, era-defining pop/punk/alternative band is taking around the country right now on the So Much (For) Tour Dust stadium run with special guests Bring Me The Horizon, The Academy Is … and Royal and the Serpent.īeginning the night’s festivities, Royal and the Serpent’s Ryan Santiago led her band through an enthusiastic set in front of a giant banner that read “RATS - it stands for royal and the serpent, dumbass!” “It feels pretty fuckin’ cool to bring punk rock to a stadium,” exclaimed Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz during his band’s second show in two nights at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles on July 3. ![]()
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