March12, 2005
Trivium
3 Inches of Blood
Still Remains
The Agony Scene
Jaxx, Springfield VA
This review is dedicated to our dear departed Jasmine: may she find the coziest lap for all eternity.
This show is part of the Roadrunner Records 'Road Rage Tour' and y'all already know how I feel about Jaxx (though they were somewhat redeemed tonight). Special thanks to my fellow VIPs for hangin' wit me and especially to my personal photographer Miss L (photos possibly coming soon!).
We walked in just in time for 3 Inches of Blood, the best Canadian band I've seen this week. Now there are three things that will endear me to any band: double-bass drumming, high-pitched male vocals, and growling/screaming vocals. Add to that songs about outer-space warfare (either by cyborgs or by comic book characters) and I'm hooked. In my retro-review-a-palooza I called 3IoB 'groin-grabbingly good' and I stand by that, because, really I can think of no higher complement. 3IoB has an old skool 80's metal feel that incorporates elements from hardcore/screamo/punk just to keep things fresh and interesting. They're excellent musicians and put on a fun live show for the very enthusiastic crowd up front. Also, while I usually work to keep those guys busy doing something else, I do understand that 'warheads are the only way to stop the Wykydtron' so if future space cyborgs try to kill us, I know who to consult. After the show (thanks to our VIP status) I got to talk to Jamie a little bit and gave him a shirt I made for him with a picture of the White House with 'This Castle is Set to Burn' and 'DC *hearts* 3IoB' - may he wear it in good health and away from the Secret Service.
5/5
I think I'd seen The Agony Scene before...I missed their set because I was busy drinking Coronas (even though I was still limed-out from Wednesday's drink disaster). I'd probably check them out in the future - they remind me of a lot of other metal-core stuff that's out right now. That one guy that I always see at the Ottobar was there in the bar too (see Atreyu show post).
Still Remains may or may not be the same Still Remains I saw with Across Five Aprils over the summer. All I remember about that is that two of them were hott! not that this Still Remains is without it's charms. I also find it hard to believe that Still Remains would be that popular of a name for a band that there would be two. I was going to ask the singer if they toured with AFA over the summer but I felt he was kind of unapproachable. Whatever. They could almost be classified as 'one of those keyboard bands' but they're way heavier than most of those. I just put on the EP I bought so I could describe their music a little better. It's like metal-core meets goth keyboards, but good. Very high energy set and there were definitely some fans in the pit for their set.
4.429/5
Finally, the big headliners (one of this year's 100 bands to know for 2005) Trivium. I'd only heard one of their songs before (in the same Revolver magazine download which introduced me to my new loves 3IoB) and I really like the singer's voice on the clear vocals. The guitar player can shred too. I think I like their brand of metal more than Unearth, whom I saw last week. Overall I thought they put on an excellent set and I would definitely check them out again (esp. if it wasn't at Jaxx). Plus the drummer's got some sexy neck tattoos... I almost forgot to mention that they had a big banner and some back-lit screen thingies with their logo on it which were pretty cool. It's probably neat on a bigger stage where they're not so brightly lit.
4.307/5
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