Friday's show opened with the first live appearance of new band Dismantled. Featuring ex-members of Idaho's Silas and Salt Lake's Aftermath of a Trainwreck, heavy riffage was expected but the band surprised many with its doomy melodies and dark vocals sung by Blake of Skeiff d'Bargg/Cool Your Jets fame. The band just finished recording its demo. You can check it out here.
Idaho's Outlet made its first Salt Lake appearance next, impressing many with a crushing mix of Disembodied dissonance and Sleeping Giant optimism. This band needs to take more road trips.
Next up was Rhode Island hardcore rock'n'roll band, She Rides. Yep.
The evening was rounded out by two of Ogden's finest: Reach and One Clean Life.
Reach's light-speed guitar harmonies and epic song structures get tighter with each set. If you're a fan of mid-2000s melodic hardcore in the vein of Love is Red or With Honor, don't sleep on this band.
Rounding out the evening, One Clean Life celebrated the release of their Something New E.P. Living up to their hardcore party vibe, the band put on an energetic performance which included an especially energetic cover of the Beastie Boy's "Fight for Your Right to Party." If you didn't get your hands on a copy of the E.P., Skinned Elbow Records is the place to find it.
Dismantled from Grudge City Activities on Vimeo.
One Clean Life - 3 from Grudge City Activities on Vimeo.
Reach from Grudge City Activities on Vimeo.
1 comment:
holy shit we played that fast. Thanks for putting that up!
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