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Our Lady Peace & The Wonderful Future Tour

Jason Sealand

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Cleveland Ohio – House Of Blues

Cleveland welcomed Canadian rockers, Our Lady Peace into the House of Blues last night (Feb 8th, 2023) to a packed house. The Wonderful Future Tour incorporates some futuristic themes from Ray Kurzweil as the band used a large high-def screen on stage to welcome a few guests that couldn’t be there in person to speak or play along to a song. OLP’S lead singer and co-founder Raine Maida says. ” The Wonderful Future Theatrical Experience is poised to be the most inventive show we’ve ever attempted. Fans will feel more connected to the band, the music, and the characters involved with Spiritual Machines 1 & 2 than ever. We are finally able to introduce Ray Kurzweil, Molly, and other very special guests live in person. After not being able to tour for a while, we have committed to pushing the boundaries of what a live show is on this tour, but also appreciate there are OLP favorites that haven’t been heard live in a minute. We got you!”

Our Lady Peace indeed had the crowd pumped. They launched the set with “The Message” from their 2022 release of Spiritual Machines II and by the 4th song on the set everyone in the house was on their feet and signing along to “Superman’s Dead”, from Clumsy 97′. A few songs later the set was broken up by a talking piece on the screen by author, inventor, and futurist Ray Kurzweil. Other notable performances on screen with the band were from the original OLP guitarist Mike Turner as he played a recording of guitar for ‘All My Friends’ and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova of punk band Pussy Riot who did the backing vocals on ‘Stop Making Stupid People Famous’.

The band looked like it might have ended the show with the song “Clumsy” as the night wound down and the lights faded, and the band walked off the stage. However, the crowd needed just a little bit more of OLP and started to chant. “One more song”. “One more song”. Raine came out and let them know not only would they do one more song they would do 4 more! The encore set was killer, and it was the perfect ending for the night. I have always been a fan of this band, but have never caught them live. Our Lady Peace does not disappoint, and they have been going strong for 20 plus years!

The current band consists of Raine Maida, Duncan Coutts, Jason Pierce, and Steve Mazu. Our Lady Peace is one of Canada’s most successful bands having toured the world and sold over 5 million albums,  won four JUNO Awards and 10 Much Music Video Awards. In 2020, OLP and their fans celebrated the 20th anniversary of their critically acclaimed Spiritual Machines, which is arguably one of the most influential Canadian alt-rock albums of the 2000s as it firmly re-established OLP as a dominant force in modern rock. 2021 continued the celebration of Spiritual Machines with the release of Spiritual Machines II produced by Dave Sitek (TV on the Radio) and featuring — once again — a collaboration with futurist/author Ray Kurzweil. The album is a return to form, both musically and lyrically, as OLP embraces their early guitar-driven, rhythmic roots and cryptic lyrics.

Raine Maida – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Duncan Coutts – bass guitar, backing vocals.
Steve Mazur – guitar, backing vocals.
Jason Pierce – drums, percussion, backing vocals.

SETLIST:

MOLLY INTRO (SCREEN)
THE MESSAGE – SPIRITUAL MACHINES II 22″
ONE MAN ARMY – HAPPINESS.. 99′
IN REPAIR – SPIRITUAL MACHINES 00′
SUPERMANS DEAD – CLUMSY 97′
LIFE – SPIRITUAL MACHINES 00′
INNOCENT – GRAVITY 02′
(RAY DIALOGUE)
TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS – THE CRAFT 96′
POTATO GIRL – HAPPINESS.. 99′
ANGELS LOSING SLEEP – HEALTHY IN PARANOID TIMES 05′
DROP ME IN THE WATER – SOMETHINGNESS 18′
IS ANYBODY HOME? – HAPPINESS.. 99′
NEUROSIS – A SPIRITUAL MACHINES B SIDE (GIVEN TOO THE CROWD VIA A QR CODE)
STOP MAKING STUPID PEOPLE FAMOUS – SPIRITUAL MACHINES 22′ (PUSSY RIOT NADIA)
WISH YOU WELL – SPIRITUAL MACHINES II 22′
CLUMSY – CLUMSY 97′

–ENCORE–
ALL MY FRIENDS – SPIRITUAL MACHINES 00′
HOLES – SPIRITUAL MACHINES II 22′
4AM – CLUMSY 97′
STARSEED – NAVEED 94′

Links:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1lqW59DUEKqvcHc8mVWBtH

iTunes:  https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/our-lady-peace/475472

Website: https://www.ourladypeace.com/

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The Nothing That Is Tour

George Archibald

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Another fall evening in the Burgh, the air was crisp and cool, setting the mood for a great night for metal. The Roxian in McKees Rock, PA, hosted The Nothing That Is Tour tonight, featuring Fit For An Autopsy. Bodysnatcher, Distant, Sylosisand, and Judiciary. Fit For An Autopsy brought some of the heaviest and nastiest together to throw down for all of you. An eclectic banding of hardcore and deathcore acts that are making waves in the metal community. 

Judiciary kicked things off, their music a blend of hardcore, thrash, and punk. Their songs had thrash riffs with hardcore rhythms and breakdowns, with an occasional solo thrown in. With horns raised in the air, the crowd gave these Texas natives a well-received welcome. This band was a great start to the night, bringing the energy in the room up quickly. 

Sylosis came out to a fury. Their vocalist ripped at the crowd from the start, asking for a circle pit as they kicked off. This band had moshers and crowd surfers amped up as waves of bodies started coming over the front barricade. Throughout the set, the energy never let up, as this band kept pushing the crowd. This energy came to a high when their newest single, “The Path,” was performed. High-paced hardcore mayhem throughout the set, this band had a vast amount of tricks in their bag, from solos to even groove to bring to the party.

At the midpoint of the show, Distant took the stage. This band is over-the-top heavy, riding low-tuned grooves into devastating breakdowns. The vocalist has a wide range, from high-pitched screams and growls to bottom-of-the-barrel gutturals. Distant announced their newest album, Tsukuyomi: The Origin, is a week away from coming out. Which kicked off the single “Torturous Symphony.” At this point, no one was standing still on the floor as moshers were on the move. Bodies colliding into each other until the band finally stopped, at this point the crowd was completely warmed up.

Deathcore veterans Bodysnatcher took the stage next to show Pittsburgh how to throw down. This band rides a low groove while keeping the energy high, accompanied by the unrelenting low growls of vocalist Kyle Medina. The band kicked off with “King of Rats” and went right into “Dead Rabbit.” The floor was swimming with bodies as the band raged on. Other standout songs were “Take Me to Hell” and “Black of My Eyes” before closing out on “Murder8.”

Headliners Fit For An Autopsy took the stage with a fury, kicking off with “Lower Purpose” into “A Higher Level of Hate” for a nasty one-two punch out of the gate. Seasoned veterans now in their careers, the band looked very polished and primed. FFAA just released their newest album, The Nothing That Is. The band played through several hits, “Black Mammoth”, “The Sea of Tragic Beasts”, and “Hellions”, before diving back into their latest album with “Hostage”. The crowd stayed up and moving through the set as Fit For an Autopsy is a Pittsburgh favorite, having visited the city several times during their tenure. 

The Nothing That Is tour showcases some of the heaviest bands touring right now. Fit For An Autopsy have updated their live show and look ready to take the world fresh off the new album. If you are looking to release some steam or to hear some new music, The Nothing That Is tour will not disappoint.

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STRYPER ON A SUNDAY. YES PLEASE

Ron

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STRYPER was just in Baltimore the other day on the 40 years of Stryper tour. Playing 2 sets spanning those 40 years. I’ve only ever seen Stryper play at M3 so it was amazing to get to see a full on set then another full on set right after. 

For the 1st set we got the 1984-1990 set which included songs like “Loud N Clear”, “Soldiers under Command” and “To Hell with the Devil”. 

The second set we got 1986, 2004-2024 with songs like “No More Hell to Pay”, “This i Pray” and ending the night with “Sing along Song”. 

It was a great night for Music and sadly more then likely the last show at RamsHead Live I’ll be ever to attend as the are closing their doors (hopefully will be open again with a new venture) but the show was amazing to see Stryper play on the stage. Such great guys and a great band. I love that Stryper is fully engaged with the fans and the show is always amazing. I love that they put their religious beliefs 100% on display but the show never feels preachy or judgmental. If you get a chance to see Stryper play in your city I fully recommend it such a great time and a great band to see play live.    

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King Diamond brought the Halloween party to Silver Spring MD

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King Diamond who’s on tour now with Overkill and Night Demon.

Overkill always puts on a great show and shows that face pace thrash metal is still kick ass. Led by NJ’s Bobby “Blitz” Ellsworth Overkill has that distinctive sound with Bobby’s high pitched and raspy vocals. With songs like “Scorched”, “ Rotten to the Core” and “Hello From the Gutter”, Overkill got the crowd into a frenzy and warmed up the stage before the king. 

You know it’s gonna be a good night when it’s 3 days before Halloween and you get to see a kick ass set from King Diamond. King Diamond who’s 68 right now still commands that stage and sounds amazing with his insanely falsettos. The stage show at a King Diamond show is always such a great sight to see. With a multilayer setup of stairs and little pieces of elaborate set all over it’s such a great view and perfect setting to watch a King Diamond set. 

The set list was amazing too we got to hear songs from such a great career like “A Mansion in the Darkness”, “Halloween “, “Spider Lilly”, “Welcome Home”, and “Eye of the Witch” and of course ending the night with “Abagail”. 

If you’re a fan of King Diamond or just a fan of great music that adds that Halloween haunted asylum themed stage performances then you need to go out and check this tour now. King Diamond never disappoints and always puts on one hell of a show. 

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