Never Say Die TOUR @ o2 Islington London 5th November

Terror, Comeback Kid, Stick To Your Guns, Obey The Brave, More Than A Thousand, No Bragging Rights, Capsize

It’s that time of year again, early November welcomes back Europe's Never Say Die tour, as this year proves to thrash out the others. With a solidarity line up of America’s finest hardcore bands, this tour is sure to bring a main meal of pure carnage to the table. 

Finishing off the UK tour with the London show at o2 Academy Islington on the 5th, brought down a packed crowd.

Smaller to the scene, Capsize opened this early evening with a monumental amount of energy, despite the small crowd. Scattered fans mimicked vocal chords which were spat in all directions while the band didn’t let anything come in their way of putting on a show.

Followed up by an equally appealing act, No Bragging Rights got a pumped up crowd as the night progressed, more and more bodies appeared, ready to bring on the mosh.

Less conserved energy was lazily escaped for More Than A Thousand, as their classical tone didn’t float as well with the crowd. Never the less, putting on a show which slipped with the lineup, the Portuguese band represented their talent hearty.

Edging deeper into the core, Obey The Brave took to the stage with their large fan-base greeting their roars accordingly. The band had a close interaction within every fan as they played exceptionally well by gaining the energy from the majority of the room. Loud and roaring their sound could be heard from beyond the venue, as the Montreal metal core band lived up to their much hyped expectation. 

There was a slow change in the atmosphere as the top three bands were finally set to play, up first were Stick To Your Guns, a well cherished hardcore act that were known to every spirit. Their instant presence got the room spinning in circles as the formation changed, making room for a pit for fans to release their zest. Flying all over the floor, bodies collided with another in time to their hard edge movement reflected on stage, as vocalist Jesse Barnett gave an affirmative speech in-between each song, expressing the bands beliefs. 

This then seemed to egg on more dancers to the pit as ‘We Still Believe’ and ‘Amber’ blasted on, ending their set way too short.

Keeping within the same pressure, Comeback Kid made their well greeted appearance, as more than half of the crowd appreciated their presence on stage. No need for introductions, friends of the hardcore genre dived straight into their set, plunging out their most known songs for the audience to repeat at the top of their lungs. Lasting slightly longer, their vigorous set seemed to be over before it started.

However this didn't stop a single soul from going absolutely ape shit on the floor, two stepping to their hearts content, connecting fully with the music being played, not a care was shredded that night as essentially it was a gig for hardcore lovers to come together and break lose.

Time pressed on, ahead of planned lists, Terror were finally discharged to tear apart Islington and get everyone jumping. 

The keepers of the faith have finally returned to restore their morals onto the crowd as the pit opened up wider for more participants to join in, dashing all around the perimeter.

With such brutal migrations, the heavy beat downs got a bodily flow that somehow took over all senses, as you would find yourself moving along with it. 

Insanely catchy, there was no escape from their capture, as Scott Vogel made sure that everyone was having a good time.

“THIS IS A HARDCORE SHOW, MAKE SURE YOU STEP ON SOMEONES HEAD” had been shouted every now and then, reminding the audience of what they were surrounded by.

With no need, the crowd were spinning in full rage, matched with the bands ruthless sound.

Not as preachy as expected, they kept their chat short, focusing on their music as well as thanking everyone for turning up, with Stu Mackay, former Your Demise member on stage for one final song.

If this didn’t get everyone moving then, I don’t know what would have. Ending the night with a war zone like remains, Never Say Die had done it once again.

9/10

Fury Fest 2014 10/5/14

A pretty new and fresh festival took place on the 10th of May at East Village Arts Club in Liverpool, home to Fury Fest. Only being around for two years now, the first ever festival kicked off in 2013 with a pretty impressive line up of hardcore/ metalcore bands. Before the festival had only had one set of genre and one stage, however this year had been such a hit that the day was split into two stages with a variety of bands playing across them both.



With two very solid stages filled with bands from all over the UK as well as US, this years fury fest was looking very solid indeed, as I fell in love with it so much, I decided to get a ticket and travel all the way to Liverpool just for the day! (6 hours on a coach is not the one.)


 Arriving just in time for the first band, Headroom to make an appearance on Stage 1. Opening the festival off with their alternative emo sound that gave off a similar presence to Nai Harvest. The quintet from Manchester provided a lively, interactive performance for the crowd to sink into and begin to loosen up a little.

(Ian Taylor - Headroom)

Not having heard of them before, they immidently captured my ears are I could relate to their sound, suprised of their talent, Headroom are sure to be making more appearances around the UK as they are a band you just find yourself liking immidently without a second thought.

Second up on the bill were one of the bands I was most looking forward to see, yet again, ROAM!
Set up for an early start, the pop punk band from Eastbourne had somehow caused a storm of a crowd to form right towards the middle of the stage. Surly known by a lot of fans, this was the first set of crowd surfers and interactive fans to actually got involved with the music as each one had memorised the lyrics word for word.
A great experience, as Roam set the stage spinning with their catchy and bouncy music that you can easily finger point to in the comfort of fellow fans surrounding you. Actually seeing the crowd get into their music was brilliant, as only second up, Roam had caught a lot of fans up north. A nice clean set was finished off with Head Rush, they're famously ending song which caused the adrenalin to rise even higher before their set ended.

Photo credit: Ian Taylor (Buckle Tongue)

Trying to get a mixture of the bands who played that day, I decided to quickly check out Stage 2, where Buckle Tongue were playing, an alternative rock band. Sneaking in halfway through their set I could already hear their loud bashful music booming through the doors as they carried a class rock beat with overwhelming, powerful vocals. Packed with heavy riffs and djenty rhythms the band had represented stage 2 with some competition.
Really enjoying what I was hearing, Buckle Tongue are a fresh, yet nostalgic rock band that take you back to Rise Against and Alter Bridge as similar sounds are explored within their music. A lot of talent and experience was shown as their set was very interesting and lively to watch, even with a small crowd the band didn't let that stop them from giving it their all.

Then dashing over back to Stage 1 for Nai Harvest, I managed to catch their second half of songs. Waiting ages to see this band live and finally there they were, performing some beautiful indie punk music that you could sway to.

A chilled out vibe was lingering in the air as their melodic music took over your mind while you just enjoy their set peacefully.
Definitely worth checking out, Nai Harvest sounded better live as their words were more impacting and music more fierce.

 Keeping to the same stage again as most of the bands I like were lined up to it, Moose Blood were another who I had been dying to see after my first experience which was gripping.

The band are from Canterbury, which is quite a while away, they seemed to have already captured quite a few of the audiences ears.

Moose Blood (Nicholas Gerrard)

Improving since the last time I had saw them, Moose Blood were another chilled, calming band that just captivated your whole body. The soft emo sound matched with their famous lyrics which echoed throughout the venue, filling it with brightness.
Producing a flawless set, packed with old songs as well as few new ones, Moose Blood had surly surprised the crowd with their unique arresting music.


A much hyped about band who seem to be unfamiliar within the UK, Turnover travelled from Virginia Beach, their hometown to tour with a few bands from the festival. Thinking I would never see this band play in the UK, I was stunned when they got announced.

Turnover (Nicholas Gerrard)

Such an underrated, yet talented band who produce beautiful, sensational music. My eyes were glued to the stage when their set started as hearing their music being played live, directly in front of me was too overwhelming. More flawless than I had expected, Turnover played a lot of old songs as well as the bangers off their album, Magnolia. Each song was filled with light catchy melodies, that accomplished the calming vocals skilfully. Ending the set with Most Of The Time, as I hoped was exactly right. A brilliant composed set, as I was grateful for the band as so were a few Trunover fans found in the crowd, singing back the lyrics as they were spoken. Hoping they get some more recognition amongst a UK, as Fury Fest was sure to make that happen.

Photo credit: Nicholas Gerrard (Major League)

Straight after the punk rock band from the west side of the world, Major League were up to play a fully inspired set that again got the crowd back into their lively spits of jumping around whilst mirroring back the lyrics.
Another really great heighten set that was well planed and sounded solid as the stage space was filled with each member running around.
This time a much larger crowd formed, connecting with the audience, you couldn't help but move yourself along with their hooking vibe.

Photo credit: Ian Taylor (Carcer City)

 Moving slowly back to Stage 2 again to catch Astroid Boys, a band called Carcer City were just finishing up their set and I was lucky enough to catch them. Instantly causing chaos, the majority of the crowd laid below in the floor space going nuts to their music with various pits consuming the floor. A strong metalcore sound that was jam packed with the djentiest shit you have ever heard was blasted with low screams that matched various highs. Definitely a talented band, they had pumped up the east side of the festival with their loud metal music.

Hyped for the Astroid Boys set as previously seeing them the week before with Desolated, Liverpool had a lot to live up to.
A totally different mix of genre and style as the hip hop crew played a variety of grime mixes with elements of hardcore and rap, however they still seemed to appeal to the festivals crowd.

Astroid Boys (Nicholas Gerrard)

It's always nice to mix things up, as they provided to do exactly that, engaging with the audience, as they would with anyone else the lads bashed their original tracks to the crowd will full enthusiasm and passion. Truly amazing in their performance, Traxx and Dellux moved around the stage as they sung, keeping in contact with everyone in the crowd, pointing at various faces to keep them all involved and buzzed.
Minging and Bada$$ proved to cause a little temper within the crowd as a handful of Astroid Boys fans got right into their music, pumping them selves up for Desolated who followed.

 Nicholas Gerrard (Gnarwolves)

Really gutted about the clash between Gnarwolves and Desolated, I finally sided with seeing Gnarwolves as this was one set I could not miss.
Proving my instincts right, the skate punk band from Brighton were severely hyped up about as soon as they made their appearance on stage. Delving right into their set with History Is Bunk, the trio caused a swarm of fans to form centre stage, flying all over the place. Constantly moving and cracking jokes, the band exhibited a true punk set that was thrashed with banging fast pace tunes that got your head bobbing every millisecond with your hands in the air.
Quality band live, Gnarwolves made sure their set was entertaining as well as aesthetically pleasing. Combined mixtures of their music a solid setlist was conducted for their time at Fury.

Photo credit: Ian Taylor (Desolated)

The night was nearly over with just three more bands left to play, Desolated's set was just closing up as I reached the doors, however still managing to catch up with their mad actions.
Their show back in London the week before proved to be crowd kill heaven, as the band are heavily attached to this trademark, as Liverpool's crowd appeared to follow. A heavy hardcore beat with powerfully hitting vocals that amplified the room, Deso are certainly a crowd pleasing band, whither you're in the pit of doom or watching from a safe place nothing interrputs the solid edgy sound they produce to a live audience.

Photo credit: Ian Taylor (Malevolence)

With a similar style of music, the headlining band of stage 2, MALEVOLENCE were up now to top Desolated's set causing even more destruction and havoc across the venue.
Being the last band to play on this stage they certainly left their mark by tearing up the stage right from the start of the first song.
Built with heavy riffs that compliment the metal genre with hints of hardcore, the crowd reacted with immediate impact with whirls of bodies flying all over the place in time with the music.
Waking everyone up for sure, Malevolence raged through their set with a mixture of steady paced songs that matched fast ones.
You'll always going to get people who think being at a gig gives you an excuse to start a real fight, but Malev weren't having any off it, as said by vocalist Alex: "If you're gonna fight then fuck off."

Not letting the interruptions spoil the night the band carried on producing their polished, piercing sound to a packed audience, ending fury fest with sweaty battered bodies.

Photo credit: Ian Taylor (I Am The Avalanche)

Lastly to end the whole of this amazing festival was I Am The Avalance, who travelled all the way from their hometown New York. The American punk rock band had a 45 minute set which was filled with classic tunes, old and new the band had composed. Being a hit with a large audience of a variety of ages it was nice to see everyone getting involved for one final time.
Only managing to catch the last few songs of their set, they still seemed to keep everyone going, bouncing along to their catchy and vibrant music as hands were flying along with mouths, their punk rock sound seemed to please everyone. It was a brilliant way to end the festival as there were bands from all styles to please everyone.

Fury fest 2014 had been phenomenal and a massive hit, as I already miss it. A solid line up, packed with heaps of young talented new and old bands which all gave a flawless peformance.
I look forward to 2015 now, going to hard to top it!

Vans Warped Tour 2013 SUNDAY 17TH @ Alexandra Palace

Back again for another hard hitting punktastic day filled with many more talented bands to mark the final day of Warped UK 2013.
Exhausted from last nights performances, the Sunday of Warped took a back seat, as a lot of filler bands were chucked around the place, giving us time to save our energy for the mighty headliners, Enter Shikari.
After being absent for a year, it was Shikari's return to end the tour in full havoc, as they shortly then announced 2014 will be another static year for them as their focus goes out to writing a new album, so not all is loss.

Not feeling the Sunday bands entirely, as only five sparked my eye to see, I thought i'd go and see the skaters at the half pipe in between bands, seeing as it was Vans Warped tour, there must have been some decent ones there. Surprisingly enough there was only one female skater called Lizzie, who showed to be even better than all the men together. Watching the skate area, as more and more skaters joined the ramp along with two BMX bikers, they put on one hell of a show, taking it in turns with each other as one showed off, the other closely followed, trying to show more skill than the last. Their little competition lasted half an hour, as the crowds eyes were glued following the skaters travel from one side to the other, flipping the board in the hair, twirling around before they caught the ground and imitated the same on the other side. Pure, raw talent was shown here as a variety of contestants from all ages proved their unique abilities to skate at pro standards. My personal favorite was of course the BMX'ers as they could ride head level into the air, with no hands, and do double flips, causing the crowd to cheer even louder.

First band up on my list was new pop punk emergence DECADE! as they filled the early set of starting at 1:55, the band took to the Jagermeister stage, with already a large sized crowd behind the barriers, Decade started off their set straight away.
First time seeing them live, they put in a great energetic show joined with a crowd full of enthusiastic fans at the front, jumping around in beat with the music. Filling up a half an hour set, Decade were a great band to introduce you to warped, getting you prepared for what was to come next.
An early start to the signings as at 1:30 Enter Shikari had announced that they would be doing one, causing one mammoth queue leaving the main stage, following the door in a trail of fans, desperately awaiting to meet Shikari.

From one signing to the next, the merch area soon became packed with While She Sleeps announcing their early one at 2:45, an alarmingly long queue formed, with more and more people joining as they found out along the way.

While She Sleeps

While She Sleeps

While She Sleeps

Whilst in the queue we heard rumors that A Day To Remember had arrived and were ready to do a signing at 4, which then followed with an intimate acoustic show at 5:55 at the Jagermeister stage moments after, hearing the news a day before, I wasn't entirely sure wither it was true, however once reaching the main hall we soon found a short line, an hour early waiting for the famous ADTR.
Waiting for over an hour, the band finally decided to show up, with crowds of people eager to see them the line doubled in size of the Shikari one, as not many people knew that they were playing Warped this Sunday. The excitement was building up within everyone's faces, as the thought of being a meter away from them, being able to make eye contact was exciting enough, let alone actually meeting them.

Jeremy  McKinnon

Kevin Skaff

Neil Westfall

A DAY TO REMEMBER

3/5th of A DAY TO REMEMBER greeted us at the signing, all with warm smiles and welcoming conversations which lead us to wait for them yet again for their short acoustic set.

Starting their set of with a song close to home, just off their new album Common Courtesy, "City of Ocala seemed to be the perfect settlement. With an overwhelming crowd already, the space was packed out with thousands of heads all trying to get a piece of them before the guards had to shut the doors off.


The raw echoes of Jeremy's voice just sent shivers down my spine, as hearing an acoustic is much different to hearing them normally, the basic, stripped sound is so powerful yet in its raw state, the sounding filled my heart with happiness and pleasure, accompanied with the soft strums of the guitar. As well as the echoes of everyone in the room, signing back the song, boosted the atmosphere to a further true acoustic set in motion, following their new album, "Right Back At It Again" swept into their next song, keeping in touch with the same atmosphere and movement of the bands journey. (Watch it live here)

Live Acoustic set

Right back to an oldie, "All Signs Point To Lauderdale" was next, as this was a song everyone could join in, relating to through the lyrics, screaming it right back at them with full rage and passion. (watch)

Drawing to an end, the band had only one song left, which of course had to be All I Want, finishing their four song set, ADTR made up for such a short play by bursting right into the first verse, joined with the crowds voices, accompanying it perfectly for a finished ending. 

Warped Tour, made the right choice in having them play a secret set for the Sunday, as it added to the high spirited day, and also brought a sense of surprise to what seemed to be an immaculate night. (All I WANT)

As soon as the last strum vibrated into the air, I left imminently to the West stage to catch While She Sleeps, as they had already clashed, only missing three songs, I joined the packed, sweaty room ready to get some energy flowing.

Like always, Sleeps know how to put on a show, even at Warped they seemed to grab everyones attention with their fast paced music, keeping the crowd moving constantly in aggressive states, forming pits all over the place.

More than ever, the band have progressed, in the way they interact with a live crowd, as big as Warped, they seemed to direct them all in the right hardcore movement. 

Just a few hours away from the headlining band we were all waiting for, Enter Shikari, three more big bands were set to play just before. One being Yellowcard who have always been a personal favorite to me, listening to them from such a young age, and now being in the same room as them, watching them play live was another thing. It took me back to my childhood, where they were all  I used to listen to, and when they played Ocean Avenue to end their set, the whole crowd went insane. The main thing that struck me about Yellowcard was their diverseness as a violinist was in the band, which you wouldn't normally see in a pop punk genre or any band set up.

They played such happy and upbeat music it was hard not to fell the rhythm flow through your body, the mood was set in high hopes, as they promised a return to the UK soon as it had been far too long. The first time seeing them live, they capture their sound on CD and amplified it into the crowd 10x better, as for a live band goes Yellowcard hit all the right notes.

But before the main headliners would take to the stage, Billy Talent and Rise Against were up just before, which was a plus for me getting to actually see them for the first time.

Certainty great in position, the two bands got the room packed,  and the crowd going, all hyped up just before Shikari took to the stage.

9:30 rolled around and it was time for the last ever band to perform at Warped 2013, Enter Shikari hit it all off with a slow introduction to System.... Meltdown! As one by one each meter joined the stage, with the crowd greeting them with lyrics.

With a 13 song set list, the band had chosen the right bangers to fill it up in true Shikari style, as right away people started to loose their shit and go mad along with the music, letting themselves flow along with the manic electronic music. The set up for Shikari was with their usual logo, strobing lights, flashing all over the crow. Picking up the pace a little bit, "Sorry You're Not A Winner" then followed with its lively, broken down guitar rifts, infused with its erratic verses.

 The whole set was only an hour long, however it seemed to take up the whole afternoon, filling time for hours rather than just once, they certainly kept us interested and feeling alive, with each song placed to set a different motion and atmosphere for the night, the band kept us interacted with their hardcore electronic music.

Halfway through I even noticed a guy in a wheelchair, centered in the pit with his friends safely guarding him, I guess nothing would stop anyone from having a good time tonight.
Infusing old songs with new ones, Shikari's set was lined perfectly, causing havoc and chaos all over the place, tearing down Alexandra Palace for the final night of Warped tour, ending with Zzzonked the place was left in complete ruins.

Once again Warped tour has brought bands from all over the world to the UK for two special days of madness, and I look forward to seeing it happen all over again, next year!

Vans Warped Tour 2013 - UK SATURDAY 16TH NOVEMBER

The legendary Vans Warped Tour was back for the second year in the UK, but this timing bringing us two days of absolute mayhem. November 16th-17th was booked at Alexandra Palace for the world wide famous event to be held at for thousands of fans.

I was lucky enough to get a weekend ticket for both days, appreciating the split of the mammoth list of bands which were announced to play that weekend.

(See below for tour poster)


The tour kicked off at around 1pm where the doors of Ally Pally opened, with thousands of heads emerging through the forum, awaiting anxiously for the stage times to be announced, checking who they were going to see and when. At this moment the forum was crowded with many people of all ages and gender, roaming around the halls, screaming with their friends, running off in all different directions to catch the first band.

The first band I wanted to see appeared to be Neck Deep, and starting at 2:45, I had plenty of time to ponder around the merch halls and stages to see if anyone was about.
Just like last year, It was in the exact same space, packed as ever with people running around, getting free stuff from the Impericon and many other stalls. Already I was so thrilled with the fact of actually being there and standing inside Alexandra Palace, moments before my many favorite bands play. Just the feeling you got when you entered the building was enough to get you going for the whole day, as all I could feel was excitement and anticipation for each band to take to their set.

As soon as it hit 2:30, I headed over to the Jagermeister Stage for Neck Deep. This was my third time seeing them this year, and second time that week as previously traveling to Leeds for TWY tour, I knew the set list off by heart. Neck Deep proved me wrong, as previously not giving a halfhearted performance, I have had second doubts about them performing at warped. Starting the set off with a crowd who seemed even more pleased to be there than the band, a pushie pit of young teens circled in the middle as Kick it set off. Playing the large Jagermeister stage, Ben was bouncing all the way along it back and forth, proving a much energetic, pop punk performance before departing the stage to join in with the fully erupted, crowd surfing manic which awaited him at the floor. The band, wasted to time into getting right into the music as one song finished the next started with the heavy influence of the 4/4 drum beat, kicking in with the uprising guitar riffs, which was then later joined by vocalist Ben.
 Just about to finish the set, the band declared they would be playing "Part of me" their famous acoustic song with the help of the crowd, now seeing this done before, it could have all gone pare-shaped, however at warped it seem to work, with Ben passing the mic out to the crowd, so we could take over for the final song, Neck Deep ended their set in harmony with everyone.

Right after they were all done, I wen't to the main stage to wait for The Wonder Years to come on next, but before them Crossfaith were just finishing their set which proved to be packed with vibrating figures, bobbing up and down, causing the ground to shake. Watching this form the West stage, I could tell that they had just finished a manic set, as their fast paced, heavy strums sent echoes of moshers all around the room, warming the crowd up before The Wonder Years took off.

 Shortly after, the pop punk legends, TWY took to the stage, dragging a wave of people with them as everyone shot to the front, finger point along to "Passing through a screen door" as they opened up with upbeat song. One of the bands I was most looking forward to seeing was them, and as always they had proved to put on a show, as their set was a lot shorter than when I saw them in Leeds, this didn't stop Soupy from making his ironic, beautiful peaches about memories hes grown up with, inspiring him to carry on writing these beautiful songs. A lot of people would find them repetitive, but with the pure passion in his voice as he broke down with each story, it was clear that it came from the bottom of his heart and he truly did mean it. The set lasted for about 45 minutes with the band playing a mixture of songs from The greatest Generation, Suburbia and The Upsides, they had constructed an immaculate set list, causing surfers to plunge over and over again, enjoy the much happy atmosphere. The Wonder Years are a band who never disappoint and always bring everything they have to their shows, even at warped, you could tell that they were glad to be playing in front of any crowd, as they were doing it for themselves as well as their fans. A lot of other people really got into them as a lot of, small pits were forming with people running into each other, not caring what they were doing but just having fun in the process. Really enjoying their breathtaking performance it was back to the merch stalls for Neck Deep's acoustic set.

This took part whilst Real Friends set was on (bummer I missed them but at least I got to see them in Leeds)
The five piece band crowded round lead singer Ben who sat in-front with his acoustic guitar, surrounded by a crowd full of fans who desperate to hear some sweet sounds.
First up was "Head to the ground", with such a close view, I sat directly in-front of Ben as he began singing the first few lyrics of the song before a few more people form the crowd joined in. Watch it here: LIVE
After finishing the last verse, he had a little chat with the rest of us, generally asking us what we wanted to hear and if we were enjoying the tour so far, everyone seemed much to happy that he chose to play Dammit by Blink next which was a classic favorite in which the whole room knew and sang along to, before attempting to another song, Ben's nerves got the bets of him and he forgot the next lyrics which resulted in laughter. It's hard performing in front of a crowd and even at the stage in which Neck Deep are at you still get the nerves and forget things, as you could tell Ben would just shut his eyes and sing, he was very frightened but that din't stop him from screaming the next song, which Part of me again. This time it was his pure raw voice, just like in the music video, it echoed around each person, grabbing our gaze imminently. This was my favorite song in which they performed as it's uplifting and bright to end a set with. Luckily this time he managed to remembered the lyrics but passed the guitar on, knowing he'd mess it up, the crowd swayed from side to side slapping in appreciation.

Right after that the band did a signing to meet all their fans and proved to be full of character and chatty to everyone which was nice to see for a change.

 From one signing to the next, we moved on quickly to catch The all mighty Wonder Years as the queue had already gone out the door for them, they were high in demand for a lot of people. Seeing them live is one thing, but when you actually get upfront, face to face with one member and just talking to them is another. The band, again seemed more than comfortable talking to every single person, whilst signing autographs and taking pictures, The Wonder Years were in high spirits for a good few hours after they played an insane set.

Canterbury at their singing

We Came As Romans

 After a couple of signings, a band who I actually wanted to see were playing before Yellowcard and Parkway, Like Moths To Flames.

Providing a different mindset and atmosphere, the crowd was already going crazy by the time I got there, as it being the first time ever performing in the UK, they were more than ecstatic to play for us.
Live, the band proved worthy, and promising to return again, as they could tell they had a lot of hardcore fans out there, repeating back the lyrics, moshing along to each song.
Not even being around for that long, LMTF's have concurred their third year of being a band, as producing such an advanced metalcore sounding, they certainty got me in the motion of their music.

As they finished their set we swiftly moved to the East stage waiting for Parkway Drive, whilst Billy Talent's last couple of songs pelted out.
This way we got a great spot for Parkway as well as seeing them.

The West side appeared to pull a large group of older fans in, and even some from the East stage, as everyone loved a bit of Billy Talent whilst waiting for Parkway.
For me personally, Parkway should have headlined, as a lot of people have traveled a long distance just for them, as time pressed on the room soon became full with many excited faces.

Finally the countdown began with the ticking clock of Dark Days began to settle in, the crowd roared, screaming until each member appeared on stage with their hands in the air.
Right before Winston came on, people in the crowd had already started to form a circle pit, clearing the floor for a much large space. Zooming right into the verse, Winston arrived who was greeted with the fan cheers of the corwd, in perfect pitch, pushing their hands in the air at each word he screamed.

Seeing Parkway before, I knew I could expect it to be a mad one, with the crowd causing much havoc, but at Warped, this proved to be 10x harder, with three pits now forming in all directions of the floor.
Having Just an hour set, the band played out a mixture of songs from Deep Blue, Horizons for the oldies and also Atlas, their latest one, emerging them all within each other, everyone had their favorites played that night.


Situated at middle right, I joined in with the people around me, having enough space to move around in and not get too squashed, whilst hundreds of bodies floated along others heads, surfing their way to the front in a cyclic pattern, which seemed to never end.
In between songs, Winston took the time to give a quick talk to us and speech about themselves and what we wanted to hear as routine, they played Home is for the heartless, Boneyards, Swing, Carrion, Romance is Dead, and many more songs in which we could find ourselves connecting with.

Towards the end of the set, Winston announced that in a previous show they had 800 kids crowd surfing in one set, and asked London if we could beat that, triumph as ever, strong willed and determined, the crowd set out to break the records, and get as many kids in the air, clawing their way to the stage.

Not even counting how many made it, there was a swarm of bodies now, crashing into each other, avoid the three large, manic pits which were still going on, hundreds of kids had participated in this record challenge, proving that London still had it in them.

Honestly better than their last performance, Parkway had made their mark once again, providing Warped tour with an astonishing hardcore show for everyone to enjoy and get battered at, being the joint headliner, they were perfect to just lose your shit to and get battered along to heavy music.

Ending their set with cannons filled of confetti, drenching ourselves with its sparking dust, we all had our final song before the mighty Rise Against took to the stage just next door for the final show of the day.

(More form Rise Against and tomorrows chaos review shortly)
See Sunday review.