BUTCHER BABIES took full advantage of a sold out crowd on a Sunday night at the Myth in Maplewood, MN opening for two dates of a IN THIS MOMENT / HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD co-headlining mini run at the end of an IN THIS MOMENT tour and in somewhat of the middle of the HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD run. These were special shows for only Green Bay, WI and Maplewood, MN and fans came out in droves in support.
BUTCHER BABIES’ 30 minute opening set was heavy on their excellent new album Lilith as it should be. When you have an album as strong as this one, you want to play as much of it as possible. BUTCHER BABIES came out the gate swinging with the heavy “Lilith” and ran into the always entertaining “Monster’s Ball” getting that crowd moving and primed for the co-headliners.
Listening to Lilith, there’s 3 songs in particular that you know are going to be a whole lot of fun live .. “#iwokeuplikethis”, “Pomona” and “Underground and Overrated”. All 3 of them exceed any expectations I had of them. The pits were going and the crowd surfers were making their way up to the front for the high fives from Heidi and Carla.
A short set made for a lot of the favorites being cut out of the set but made a new favorite for me of “The Huntsman”. A slower track that gets heavy in the chorus made great use of lighting in a live setting to create special ambiance not normally seen at a metal show. “The Huntsman” showed up in the middle of the set, leaving the current single “Headspin” to close out their set. The very sexy song made for a great closer doing what they’ve done best over the years … leave the crowd wanting more.
Here’s to hoping that the next time BUTCHER BABIES come around, it’s on a headlining run. If I was a betting man (which I’m not), I’m guessing it will be on a festival run.
Hit the jump to see more pictures from Brett Zisler's Butcher Babies set!
BUTCHER BABIES Set list
LILITH
MONSTER’S BALL
#iwokeuplikethis
THE HUNSTMAN
POMONA
UNDERGROUND AND OVERRATED
HEADSPIN
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