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Drowning Pool, Silent Civilian, Twin Method, StereosideJune 16th 2006 by John Haseltine Ahhhh. A metal show on a Wednesday night. Never thought much of that several years ago, but as the years wear on, I notice when the bands give particular thanks for coming out on a weeknight. 5 a.m. rolls around really quick when getting in at 1 a.m. To start things off for the evening are Ocala, Florida’s Stereoside. A touch on the lighter side of the metal spectrum, but an excellent sounding group. Sort of a Crossfade, Puddle of Mud sounding. They play several tracks off their self financed, self released debut album, ‘Wake Up’. A great debut I must add here. Eddie, the vocalist, talked me into buying a copy at the show. I did not hesitate, as the 30 minutes they played were scorching. A few songs they performed were ‘Wake Up, Hey Joe, Another Letter and Just One Minute.’ All the way from England, Twin Method. This colorful group of guys really tore things up. A whole other genre away from Stereoside. They brought their Linkin Park, Mudvayne, Prodigy fused music to another level in Ft Wayne. Not real sure why the crowd did not get going as much as I thought they would, but it was still a bit early and folks were still pouring in. a few tracks they belted out were ‘Flawless, The Abrasive, Lost Signal, Fake and Twelve.” If I heard correctly, they have a new disc coming out very soon, or it is already out on Crash Music. Now that the venue is reaching the capacity for the evening, next on deck is Silent Civilian. Now under normal circumstances, most (new) thrash bands of this caliber usually go by the wayside or take several years to develop a loyal fan base. Not hear. If you have not heard yet, Silent Civilian is fronted by former Spineshank vocalist Jonny Santos. We also get to see him return to form in the way of his amazing guitar playing abilities. It was not until these guys hit the stage that bodies started hitting the floor. Playing selections from their debut album, ‘Rebirth Of The Temple’, Jonny & Co. left nothing out while giving it all they got. A great and highly energetic set from a band that you will surely be seeing a lot more of. ‘Falling Down, Rebirth Of The Temple, Dead To Me, The Song Remains Un-Named and Divided’, are just a few of the blistering new tracks they played. Drowning Pool are one of those bands who seem to have become one of those “not so local” local favorites. They tend to play here often. I guess when the sales warrant the show, what the hell eh? I caught them last year , but this was the first time with Ryan McCombs on vocals. Still not sure why he left Soil, (sorry I have not read that article yet) but he does a fine job in Drowning Pool. And as always, a dynamic set. This is one of those ultimate live bands. They can rock the house like only a few can. Nuts. The place went absolutely nuts over the set they played. There were several new tracks that were played and the crowd went crazy. Supposedly, there will be a new disc out by the end of the year. Some tracks played were, ‘Sinner, King Zero, Pity, Tear Away, Reborn, Get Off, Step Up, a killer version of Cowboys From Hell for Dimebag and of course the show closer Bodies.’ |
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