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Overcoats at Cat’s Cradle – Back Room on Sunday November 12th @ 8pm
Jr Jr and Chad Valley at Cat’s Cradle on Tuesday October 31st @ 8pm
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I was very excited for this show because Arch Enemy is one of my favorite bands. The last time Arch Enemy was in North America was 10 years ago, so I was looking forward to seeing them perform for the first time! I traveled to Atlanta, Georgia to see Arch Enemy, Trivium, While She Sleeps, and Fit For An Autopsy. Now, the tour was coming to Charlotte, North Carolina at the Fillmore, but I wanted to see them perform at the famous Masquerade. This venue is very well known not only to metalheads, but to all. There are actually three venues within the Masquerade: Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory. Heaven (where this show was hosted) is the biggest venue. It was very impressive, too! It was very spacious with a lot of room for a lot of people. My only complaint concerns the wood floor in front of the stage. Spilled (and dropped) drinks means a wet and slippery mosh pit. I fell a couple of times. But it was still a great time, regardless! If you ever get the chance, I would defiantly try to see a show at the Masquerade.
The first band that played was Fit For An Autopsy. I really, really like this band. I saw them on After The Burial’s ‘Carry The Flame Tour’ and I was impressed by them. They are groovy and have some jamming songs! They played some of their famous hits such as “Heads Will Hang,” “Still We Destroy,” and “Black Mammoth.” The crowd was (just) okay. There was one crowd surfer and a couple of mosh pits. I was in the front for them and I was jamming! But the people around me weren’t jamming at all. Metal Lesson #666: If you are in the front for the show, and you’re just standing there with your arms crossed, not jamming at all, go to the back. Anyway, I got to meet the lead singer of Fit For An Autopsy, after their set, and he is a super nice guy! The next band to play was While She Sleeps. I have never seen (or listened to) this band, but they were really good live! They interacted with the crowd the entire time and they also joined the crowd on some occasions. The crowd got into this band more and there was more interaction and energy. They also played some of their well-known songs such as “You Are We,” “Brainwashed,” and “Silence Speaks.” Trivium was the third band to play and I’ve seen them once before at the Carolina Rebellion of 2016. Like at the Rebellion, I was really impressed with them during the show at the Masquerade. The light show was really good and the band was all up in the crowd and interacting with them. And the crowd, during Trivium, was LOUD! You could barely hear the singer because everyone was singing along. The mosh pits were very impressive (I broke my finger in one of the pits), and I crowd surfed during their set. They were so much fun to watch and I was jamming the whole time. They played “The Sin and the Sentence,” “Until the World Goes Cold,” and “In Waves” along with many more. Arch Enemy headlined the show in Atlanta. They and Trivium are co-headlining the show and they alternate in each city who is the last band to perform. I was very excited when they came out; they put on a phenomenal live show. The singer was interacting with the crowd and she was very energetic. The whole crowd was into their set and were jumping around the entire time. There were a lot of pits, crowd surfers, and a lot of people just having a good time singing along with the band. The light show was also amazing and was very nice to watch. I got to meet Arch Enemy before the show, and they are really cool. They were super nice and it was great to meet one of my favorite bands. Among the many songs they played were “War Eternal,” “As the Pages Burn,” and “Nemesis.” This was one of the best shows that I have ever been to. If you ever get the chance to see Arch Enemy, Trivium, While She Sleeps, or Fit For An Autopsy, do it! I promise you won’t regret it!
The Saw
1 – CHOKER – Peak – Self-Released
2 – PHOCUZ AND J-MAC – Vibes R Eternal – Fourth Quarter Entertainment
3 – BROCKHAMPTON – Saturation II – Self-Released
4 – CUT CHEMIST – “Work My Mind” [Single] – A Stable Sound
5 – NONAME – Telefone – Self-Released
6 – JAY-Z – 4:44 – Roc Nation
7 – AMEER VANN – “High Tolerance” [Single] – BROCKHAMPTON
8 – VINCE STAPLES – Big Fish Theory – Def Jam
9 – ROHAN DA GREAT – “One More” [Single] – Self-Released
10 – LUCHA LONELY – “Did Me Wrong” [Single] – Self-Released
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WKNC 88.1 FM Chainsaw Charts 10/23
1 EXHUMED – Death Revenge – Relapse
2 TROUBLED HORSE – Revolution on Repeat – Rise Above
3 TIME NOTHING – Rhythm in Chaos – Self-Released
4 ZIG ZAGS Ripping – Death – Famous Class
5 STRANGE BROUE – The Satanic Sounds of Strange Broue – Self-Released
6 CRADLE OF FILTH – Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness Of Decay – Nuclear Blast
7 DYING FETUS – Wrong One To **** With – Relapse
8 PRIMUS – The Desaturating Seven – ATO
9 IN PRISM – Kali [EP] – Self-Released
10 GODS AND PUNKS – Into the Dunes of Doom – Self-Released
1. GHOST DATA, The Occulus Occult
2. Toro Y Moi, Boo Boo
3. Washed Out, Mister Mellow
4. Noga Erez, Off The Radar
5. Actress, AZD
6. Hippie Sabotage, Drifter
7. Forest Swords, Raw Language
8. XTALS, LEEEEEN
9. KOROstyle, Project: KOROkat
10. Little Dragon, Season High
ADDS
1 DESTROYER – Ken – Merge
2 FLAT WORMS – Flat Worms – Castle Face
3 ODONIS ODONIS – No Pop – Telephone Explosion
4 SADGIRL – Volume 3.5 – Hard Feelings
5 GRACE SINGS SLUDGE – Life With Dick – Empty Cellar
6 CIRCUIT DES YEUX – Reaching for Indigo – Drag City
7 KING KRULE – The Ooz – True Panther/XL
8 LUNG – Bottom of the Barrel – Self-Released
9 COURTNEY BARNETT AND KURT VILE – Lotta Sea Lice – Matador
10 HEATERS – Matterhorn – Beyond Beyond is Beyond
TOP 30
1 BURNING PALMS – False Prophet – Little Cloud
2 YUMI ZOUMA – Willowbank – Cascine
3 LOMELDA – Thx – Double Double Whammy
4 LINA TULLGREN – Won – Captured Tracks
5 MO KENNEY – The Details – Pheromone
6 ALVVAYS – Antisocialites – Polyvinyl
7 LIARS – TFCF – Mute
8 CAPE FRANCIS – Falling Into Pieces – Sleep Well
9 CAROLINE SAYS – 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can’t Be Wrong – Western Vinyl
10 FAITH HEALER – Try 😉 – Mint
11 CAMP COPE – Camp Cope – Run For Cover
12 THE PREATURES – Girlhood – Harvest
13 CARMEN VILLAIN – Infinite Avenue – Smalltown Supersound
14 WEAVES – Wide Open – Kanine
15 MOSES SUMNEY – Aromanticism – Jagjaguwar
16 THE NATIONAL – Sleep Well Beast – 4AD
17 TRACY BRYANT – A Place for Nothing and Everything in Its Place – Burger
18 ARON D’ALESIO – Aron D’Alesio – Paper Bag
19 MATTIEL – Mattiel – Burger
20 L.A. WITCH – L.A. Witch – Suicide Squeeze
21 ROZ AND THE RICE CAKES – Devotion – Team Love
22 REPTALIENS – FM-2030 – Captured Tracks
23 GROOMS – Exit Index – Western Vinyl
24 CHELSEA WOLFE – Hiss Spun – Sargent House
25 SOUND OF CERES – The Twin – Joyful Noise
26 JAMILA WOODS – HEAVN – Jagjaguwar
27 CULTS – Offering – Sinderlyn
28 PROTOMARTYR – Relatives In Descent – Domino
29 ALEX LAHEY – I Love You Like A Brother – Dead Oceans
30 WEATHER STATION – The Weather Station – Paradise Of Bachelors
make sure to be listening this week to get a chance to grab these tickets!
WHO: San Fermin
WHERE: Cat’s Cradle
WHEN: Thursday, October 26th @ 7:30pm
WHO: The Movielife // Iron Chic
WHERE: Cat’s Cradle- Back Room
WHEN: Friday, October 27th @ 8pm
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