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After The Burial in Concert
It's become increasingly difficult to pigeonhole modern metal bands into just one niche or subgenre. Case in point: Twin Cities-based heavyweights After The Burial, whose music shapeshifts between various strains (including nu-metal, progressive metalcore, technical metal, and even deathcore) with brutal agility. Anthony Notarmaso ranks among the best unclean singers around—his vocals veer between throat-shredding bellows and wicked banshee roars—while songwriter/lead guitarist Trent Hafdahl crafts sick licks and programming that pulverize like a cement mixer.
Of course, it helps that After The Burial have been grinding away in the trenches since 2004, when a group of high school friends—including Hafdahl—decided to form a band. Tireless touring and a self-released effort called ‘Forging a Future Self' soon led to a record deal with respected national label Sumerian Records, which released the group's second album, 2008's ‘Rareform.'
Over the years, a ferocious work ethic has helped After The Burial persevere in the face of obstacles, such as lineup changes and the tragic death of founding member/songwriter Justin Lowe. But a commitment to hard work has also sent the band on an upward career trajectory that shows no signs of trailing off. Both 2010's ‘In Dreams' and 2013's ‘Wolves Within' peaked near the top of the Heatseekers Albums chart, while 2016's ‘Dig Deep' landed at No. 1 on both the Independent and Hard Rock Albums charts. The latter full-length in particular was a revelation rimming with frantic riffage, barking vocal angst and intricate arrangements that knitted together aggression and nuance.
After The Burial have toured with heavy metal's A-List, including the Acacia Strain, Suicide Silence, Winds of Plague, and Veil of Maya. Spending so much time on the road has only made the group a more formidable live act, and reinforced their commitment to redefining both metal's reality and its possibilities.
After The Burial was incredible live!! But I would be lying if I said that some of the opening bands put on an even more amazing show. Erra was incredible live (as always) and The Acacia Strain almost put After The Burial to shame. Their set was fire!!
After the Burial is amazing and are a great band live. Can't wait to see them again!
The show was so fun and incredibly heavy. Never saw a crowd like TAS brought out. Best live band hands down
The mosh pit was not as crazy as it was for Summer Slaughter, but After the Burial played through the entirety of Rareform (the album) then played a great set of songs from their newer albums. I'm glad they are planning on releasing new music next year, and look forward to their next stop here. I hope they consider touring with Thank You Scientist and Car Bomb.
We went to see Erra and they didn’t disappoint in any way. Loved every song the only thing I would say is more songs next time.
After the burial played Rareform in its entirety (one of my favorite albums of all time) and The acacia strain played Continent in its entirety. Both of these albums came out when I was starting high school and they were the first pieces of heavy music I’d listened to. All the bands were great, but the real surprise to me was The acacia strain. The vocalist Vincent Bennett lost a lot of weight and his vocal prowess is light years better than what it used to be. Can’t recommend going to this tour enough
I've seen ATB twice at some pretty small venues, one in Pawtucket, RI and another time in Providence, RI. Both times they were opening for the headlining band (the second time we went specifically to see ATB, didn't care about the headliner) and man do these guys put on a good show. If you get the chance to see them at a smaller venue where it's much more up close and personal you should do yourself a favor and get tickets. Usually they aren't expensive and if you're a fan of the metalcore type genre it's practically guaranteed you'll have an awesome time. They're probably one of the loudest bands you'll ever hear.
Great show and awesome venue. Intimate setting to see your favorite bands. I will be going to Altar Bar more in the future
