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Austin from Out Came the Wolves at Chain reaction & Ervin in the background taken by me.

[alightwhendarknessfell]

So here’s the full recap of the concert I went to last night. 

So I went to see Palaye Royale at a place called the Cat’s Cradle in NC last night. The venue was really cute and super laid back (they allowed re-entry). The only problem was that there was not AC or ventilation so once the bands started playing it quickly turned into a sauna. 

A band called Out Came the Wolves was first and I’d never heard of them before but they were actually really good. I ended up talking with them for almost an hour later on in the show. They’re all really nice guys and I would recommend checking them out if you like music like Crown the Empire/I See Stars. They took turns working their merch tent to fill in for their normal merch guy and they were so nice to fans that wanted to talk/hang out. They stuck around the whole night taking photos and meeting fans. 

Then Palaye Royale came on and their set was amazing! They played all my favorite songs. Remington mentioned how hot it was and you could tell all the artists were dying on stage but they still gave a great show. They played their cover of ‘Teenagers’ by My Chemical Romance and they did it perfectly. After their set they came to their merch table and met fans. I showed them my plague doctor tattoo (seeing as how they sell merch with the plague doctor on it). They all gave actual real hugs to fans. I know a lot of artists just do the side hug, but these guys legit hug their fans. All three of them were super sweet and kind to everyone. They all signed my ticket and I got hugs and photos with them all. Emerson and Sebastian both complimented my outfit. I actually talked with Sebastian for a bit and he’s such a nice person! As long as it doesn’t interfere with school I will 100% be going to see them again in September when they come to Charlotte, NC. Seriously, these guys are easily in my top three sweetest bands I’ve ever met. 

They came back out after the show and signed more things and took more photos. They seriously make an effort to thank all of their fans for coming. They are so genuinely grateful that people came out to support them and that’s so nice to see in a band. Also their two merch girls are the sweetest merch workers I’ve ever met. I talked with them a bunch during the show and they’re awesome and if you go to their shows you should tip them!!! 

I See Stars and Crown the Empire both put on amazing shows. I don’t really listen to their stuff but they have great live shows. The power and stage lights kept malfunctioning during their sets but they still gave it their all. Crown the Empire legit shook the building with their base. 

Despite the heat I’m so glad I went to the show. I had a great time even though I only knew the one band. It was a pretty small venue (and probably 200+ people there) which made it the perfect size in my opinion to get that intimate concert vibe. 

100% GO SEE PALAYE ROYALE THEY DO NOT DISAPPOINT! 

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BOY HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND https://youtu.be/xMibqJo0YLc (at Dubai Desert)

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#FaceToFaceTour | Baltimore, MD 📍 (at Baltimore Soundstage)

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[myremains]

Out Came The Wolves - Strange Fate

Track List:

96

Queen Mary

Bleed

Baby Blue

Strange Fate

Kodiak

ILoveHateYou

The Curse

Skin & Bone

Lowland Hum

So this album came out at the back end of 2016 and I never got round to testing it out. Well I have a bit of an energy spurge with my musical indulgence at the moment so I thought I would rectify that now. These guys are from the US and more specifically Minneapolis, formed in 2013 but most impressively being this is their debut album have signed with Roadrunner Records who are one of the big guns in metal music globally.

The thing I like the most about it is the fact that each song appears to stem from a very particular event or issue, nothing seems to be thrown in for effect or “to fit” into a mix of material already created, it just feels genuine. I had my preconceptions going into this, I thought from the look of the guys, the name and the look of the album cover that their music was going to be heavy on the melodic side with flashes of hard metal, which was kind of right but not quite because “Bleed” is an absolute gem which I cannot get enough of! 6 weeks I’ve had these songs on my spotify playlists for driving and a couple others I can’t get out of my head are “Queen Mary”, “Baby Blue” and “96”, bloody great stuff.

So reinforcement never judge a book by its cover, even though I was slightly right I was very impressed with what these guys have come up with. They’ve got that raw power but keep the fact that each song needs its own hook otherwise it just becomes filler for the better songs, good quality I hope they retain on their journey.

[8/10]

[psychedelicparade]

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