HardDrive Live Fallout Tour, feat. All That Remains and We Came As Romans at Skyway Theatre, Minneapolis (30 Oct 2015)

Red Sun Rising

Red Sun Rising from Akron, Ohio, was one of the band who opened up the show … touring in support of their debut album Polyester Zeal (Razor & Tie). These guys have been around since 2007 but haven’t really gotten the attention they deserve. That is all about to change. They blew me away last night. Mike Protich, singer, has a voice like I have never heard before. He is fronting a metal band but has a voice that would turn all the chairs on The Voice. That’s something that you don’t get all the time. There’s nothing wrong with a metal singer that can’t sing, that’s part of the charm for me. But when you have a singer that is nailing every note and actually has feeling in his voice, that’s something special and that’s exactly what this band has.



Unfortunately, Red Sun Rising only had about a twenty minute set but they fit as much as they could into those twenty minutes. The crowd seemed to be conserving their energy for the rest of the night but that didn’t stop the five-piece from giving the short set their all. Unfortunately, Red Sun Rising didn’t seem to fit the more metalcore bill of the night. Their sound seemed to be a bit too radio rock for the crowd. Last night was Red Sun Rising’s last night on this tour and they will soon embark on a tour with Godsmack. I think they will fit on that bill way better and hopefully they will finally get the recognition they deserve.



Polyester Zeal debut on Billboard’s Heatseeker’s Chart at #7. The album is available everywhere, including iTunes, Spotify, record stores, etc.

We Came As Romans

We Came As Romans stole the show last night, playing tracks from their latest self-titled album (Equal Vision Records). They had an intense light show that pretty much blinded you at times along with great music. I have seen these guys a couple of times and they keep getting more and more polished with each performance I see. “Tear It Down” is a song that the unclean singer, Dave Stephens, said was written just so they could see the whole crowd jump up and down in unison. That’s exactly what the crowd did.



The crowd never slowed down for WCAR’s set and neither did the band members. The amount of energy these guys have is immeasurable. Throughout the hour long set, WCAR had the crowd enthralled in their live show. You didn’t have to know their lyrics to feel like you were a part of this band. That is why I feel like these guys stole the show. It didn’t matter who you were there to see last night, you stopped what you were doing, stopped the conversation you were in the middle of, put your phones away the second these guys started.



All That Remains were the headliners of the night, currently touring in support of their latest studio album, The Order Of Things (also available on Razor & Tie). This is their seventh studio album, and highly anticipated, as the record landed #25 on Billboard Top 200 with over 19,000 units sold in its first week at retail.



The Massachusetts band, featuring singer Phil Labonte, guitarist Oli Herbert, rhythm guitarist Mike Martin, bassist Jeanne Sagan, and drummer Jason Costa, played some hits, including their first hit single “This Calling”.



All That Remains’ The Order Of Things is available now.



Remaining tour dates:

11/02/15 Knoxville, TN International 11/03/15 Raleigh, NC The Ritz 11/04/15 Philadelphia, PA Theatre Of Living 11/06/15 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom 11/07/15 Worcester, MA The Palladium 11/17/15 Lincoln, NE Bourbon Theatre 11/19/15 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep 11/20/15 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre 11/21/15 Farmington, NM Top Deck 11/22/15 Tucson, AZ Club XS 11/24/15 Tempe, AZ The Marquee 11/25/15 Las Vegas, NV Vinyl @ Hard Rock Hotel 11/27/15 Spokane, WA Knitting Factory 11/28/15 Boise, ID Knitting Factory

11/30/15 Fort Collins, CO Aggie Theatre 12/01/15 Wichita, KS The Cotillion 12/04/15 St. Louis, MO Pop’s Blue Moon 12/05/15 Milwaukee, WI The Rave 12/06/15 Chicago, IL Concord Music Hall 12/08/15 Atlanta, GA Heaven 12/09/15 Charlotte, NC Fillmore Charlotte 12/11/15 Portland, ME Asylum 12/12/15 Hartford, CT Webster Theater 12/13/15 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live! 12/14/15 New York, NY Gramercy Theatre 12/16/15 Lancaster, PA Chameleon 12/17/15 Flint, MI The Machine Shop 12/18/15 Millvale, PA Mr. Small’s Theatre