A Total Blast
by Will on 5/1/24Empire Live - AlbanyThis was one of the best shows I’ve been to in a long time. Every band absolutely killed it!
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DYING FETUS IN CONCERT:
Death metal mainstay Dying Fetus has been inducing shock and awe with their bludgeoning sound and bone-crunching live shows for more than two decades, and they show no signs of letting up any time soon. The band chose their intentionally offensive name while still just adolescents in the ‘90s, but over the years they’ve become known for a more mature brand of metal thanks to their pointed political lyrics—a unique feature among metal bands. At their live shows the group gives their legions of diehard fans exactly what they want—bloodthirsty growls, scorching slam riffs, blistering blast beats, and insanely heavy breakdowns that rattle the walls of every venue they play. From their face-melting festival performances to their epic headlining sets on the 2016 Metal Alliance Tour, Dying Fetus always unleashes a savage dose of metal mayhem that gets ticket buyers thrashing like there’s no tomorrow.
BACKGROUND SNAPSHOT:
Dying Fetus was formed in Upper Marlboro, MD in 1991 by singer and guitarist John Gallagher, who has remained the band’s driving force ever since. After cutting their teeth with the demo collections Bathe in Entrails (1993) and Infatuation with Malevolence (1994), the band released their 1996 debut album Purification Through Violence. They followed up with 1998’s Killing on Adrenaline and 2000’s Destroy the Opposition, rising to underground prominence thanks to their decibel-shattering sound and hard-hitting performances on the road. Cult notoriety gave way to commercial success with 2007’s War of Attrition, which peaked at No. 25 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart. Their next two albums—2009’s Descend into Depravity and 2012’s Reign Supreme—both cracked the Top 5 on that chart, proving that their heavy sound has broad appeal.
This was one of the best shows I’ve been to in a long time. Every band absolutely killed it!
The concert was metal and chaos from the first chord. Dying Fetus closed the show with blistering guitars and pounding drums. When the man-sized baby crashed the stage the place erupted. The Paradise was a revolving door of stage dives with a continuous mosh pit throughout the night. The other bands gave it everything they had as a tribute to one of the Kings of Death Metal. It was an incredible concert with a line-up of powerhouse bands like, The Acacia Strain. No railing made it a full-on crowd participation performance. You had to be ready for anything and it made the show that much more exciting. The Paradise has been around for a long time and they will continue to put on concerts as long as bands like Dying Fetus keep hitting the stage.
Musically they nailed it (besides the vocals not being mixed properly) but the stage show in general was very boring. Only the drummer would occasionally try and get the crowd riled up. Just very low energy performance, basically just stood there and played.
I bought tickets months prior to the show and I also bought parking but on the parking ticket there was no barcode to scan or even where the parking garage was located. So I had to park in a different parking garage because I had no idea where this parking garage was. So I paid for parking twice. Other than that venue was great and the show was great!
Didn't know The first 2 bands. I was blown away..ordered some mixie , bought upgrade with table and chairs .wouldn't do it any other way ! I hope to do it again. Dying Fetus ROCKED !!
Good overall show, just wanted other bands to play for more than half an hour
I have probably been to 150 concerts since the early 90's and this one was top 10 for sure.
Hella great show great tone super loud super heavy. Some real Death Metal some excellent openers Montreal deathcore top knotch every band primo
Each band was amazing and unique in its own sound but complemented each other too. Amazing shows with like minded fans
Man just a really good brutal head stomping, kick punching BLOODY bonanza of a good time, extreme metal for extreme people and if you missed it sucks for you better me then you see you at the NEXT ONE..🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🎸🎸🎸🧠👅