MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 09/21/18
GUESTS :: CLUTCH
HOUR 1
SLASH feat MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS - "driving rain" // living the dream
DESSA - "fire drills" // chime
REMO DRIVE - "crash test rating" // greatest hits
STATE CHAMPS - "dead and gone" // living proof
CLUTCH - "how to shake hands" // book of bad decisions
CLUTCH - "gimme the keys" // book of bad decisions
CLUTCH - "weird times" // book of bad decisions
CLUTCH - "sonic counselor" // book of bad decisions
CLUTCH - "hot bottom feeder" // book of bad decisions
CLUTCH - "Lorelei" // book of bad decisions
HOUR 2
RAD OWL - "sometime before April" // madison beast
JUSTIN COURTNEY PIERRE - "in the drink" // in the drink
ASHES FROM STONE - "molon labe" // molon labe
STANDING ALLIANCE - "erased" // revisions
SKINDRED - "big tings" // big tings
WITHIN TEMPTATION - "faster" // the unforgiving
THE FEVER 333 - "made an America" // made an America
OLD TOWNE GHOSTS - "knight boat" // the old ones are and forever shall be
REVILWEN - "those who control" // follow the money
LET IT BREATHE - "second hit" // let it breathe
WARROOSTER - "save the date" // bilderberg workshop
AMON AMARTH - "raise your horns" // jomsviking
BY THE THOUSANDS - "visions of inner depth" // visions of inner depth
UNEARTH - "incinerate" // extintion(s)
LAMB OF GOD - "I against I" // legion XX
EVERY TIME I DIE - "I didn't want to join your stupid cult anyways" // low teens
**SPECIAL THANKS to NEIL FALLON of CLUTCH for sitting down with the Midwest Beatdown this week! CLUTCH's phenomenal new album "Book of Bad Decisions" is out now thru Weathermaker Music!
Sunday, September 23, 2018
CLUTCH kicks off the "Book of Bad Decisions" US Tour in MN!
CLUTCH, SEVENDUST, TYLER BRYANT AND THE SHAKEDOWN
Myth in Maplewood, MN
September 18, 2018
CLUTCH kicked off the "Book of Bad Decisions" US Tour on Sept 18 at the Myth in Maplewood, MN bringing SEVENDUST and TYLER BRYANT AND THE SHAKEDOWN with them as one of fall's must see tours! CLUTCH and SEVENDUST have very die hard fan bases and teaming them up together brings in new fans for both bands as was evident with this first show of the tour!
TYLER BRYANT AND THE SHAKEDOWN played a very solid set of rambunctious rock and roll. We only caught the last two songs but this is a band that you should have on your radar to check out the next time you can. This band is only going to get more solid!
What can be said about SEVENDUST and CLUTCH that haven't been said before. Both bands have phenomenal yet different live shows.
SEVENDUST came swinging right out of the gate with "Enemy" into "Face to Face". Usually saved for last "Face to Face" showed up second song in the set and was still a barn burner!
SEVENDUST launched right into "Denial" before making way for the only new song of the set, the new single "Unforgiven". "Unforgiven" is classic Sevendust with trade off's between LJ and Morgan.
Somewhere around this point, LJ made a joke about Morgan having his whole condo up on stage while the rest of the band has smaller piece of real estate on the stage. But really it wouldn't be a Sevendust show without Morgan stomping and beating that entire kit!
SEVENDUST went back to the first self titled album for "Too Close To Hate" which feels like forever since I've heard that live. Then to my favorite Sevendust album of all time Home for "Waffle"!
When you only have 45 minutes, a lot of favorites are going to be left off the set list. Closing out with "Bitch" and then "Thank You", it just left the crowd wanting more! While I could list off a bunch of great Sevendust closing songs, there was no "Black" which I figured would be the show closer. Sevendust please come back sooner than later!
CLUTCH
Another thing that can be said of both Sevendust and Clutch is that they both have huge discographies with many great songs and they both are riding high with phenomenal new albums. Book of Bad Decisions as an album screams to be played live. Clutch did not disappoint playing SEVEN songs from the new album! (That’s pretty much half of the new album). The rest of the set list came from throughout the band’s extensive catalog.
Starting off with “Gimmie the Keys” and running into “Vision Quest” .. if the rest of this show kept on pace, we are all in for a treat tonight. Playing a song I hadn’t thought about in a while “The House That Peterbilt” showed up in the set from the self titled album. That’s one thing I’ve learned over the last couple years, Clutch will always throw you a curve ball and it’s quite exciting when they do!
“How to Shake Hands” got a big reaction from the crowd and how could you not with those lyrics! Neil made a quick joke stating the next song was about the first time he ran for president and went into “El Jefe Speaks”. I still get as excited to hear “The Mob Goes Wild” as when I first heard it years and years ago. “Hot Bottom Feeder” got Neil laughing stating that’s the first time he’s seen people mosh to recipe. Ending the main set with the sweet sounds of the cowbell on “D.C. Sound Attack” and getting everyone all excited with the combo of “Electric Worry” and “X-Ray Visions” before sending the crowd on their way.
If you get a chance to see this tour, do not miss it! This is one of the most satisfying tours I've seen in a while. Just plain fun front to back. Everyone had a great time and enjoyed their time at the show. I left feeling refreshed and that's exactly how a great show should make you feel! There’s not a whole lot of bands as tight and on point as Clutch and Sevendust and this tour is victory for the bands and fans alike!
CLUTCH's set list at the Myth
GIMMIE THE KEYS
VISION QUEST
NOBLE SAVAGE
THE HOUSE THAT PETERBILT
BOOK OF BAD DECISIONS
HOW TO SHAKE HANDS
EL JEFE SPEAKS
FIREBIRDS
THE MOB GOES WILD
THE ELEPHANT RIDERS
HOT BOTTOM FEEDER
BARBARELLA
LORELEI
THE FACE
D.C. SOUND ATTACK
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ELECTRIC WORRY
X-RAY VISIONS
SEE MORE OF BRETT's PICTURES FROM CLUTCH and SEVENDUST at the MYTH HERE!
Myth in Maplewood, MN
September 18, 2018
CLUTCH kicked off the "Book of Bad Decisions" US Tour on Sept 18 at the Myth in Maplewood, MN bringing SEVENDUST and TYLER BRYANT AND THE SHAKEDOWN with them as one of fall's must see tours! CLUTCH and SEVENDUST have very die hard fan bases and teaming them up together brings in new fans for both bands as was evident with this first show of the tour!
TYLER BRYANT AND THE SHAKEDOWN played a very solid set of rambunctious rock and roll. We only caught the last two songs but this is a band that you should have on your radar to check out the next time you can. This band is only going to get more solid!
What can be said about SEVENDUST and CLUTCH that haven't been said before. Both bands have phenomenal yet different live shows.
SEVENDUST came swinging right out of the gate with "Enemy" into "Face to Face". Usually saved for last "Face to Face" showed up second song in the set and was still a barn burner!
SEVENDUST launched right into "Denial" before making way for the only new song of the set, the new single "Unforgiven". "Unforgiven" is classic Sevendust with trade off's between LJ and Morgan.
Somewhere around this point, LJ made a joke about Morgan having his whole condo up on stage while the rest of the band has smaller piece of real estate on the stage. But really it wouldn't be a Sevendust show without Morgan stomping and beating that entire kit!
SEVENDUST went back to the first self titled album for "Too Close To Hate" which feels like forever since I've heard that live. Then to my favorite Sevendust album of all time Home for "Waffle"!
When you only have 45 minutes, a lot of favorites are going to be left off the set list. Closing out with "Bitch" and then "Thank You", it just left the crowd wanting more! While I could list off a bunch of great Sevendust closing songs, there was no "Black" which I figured would be the show closer. Sevendust please come back sooner than later!
CLUTCH
Another thing that can be said of both Sevendust and Clutch is that they both have huge discographies with many great songs and they both are riding high with phenomenal new albums. Book of Bad Decisions as an album screams to be played live. Clutch did not disappoint playing SEVEN songs from the new album! (That’s pretty much half of the new album). The rest of the set list came from throughout the band’s extensive catalog.
Starting off with “Gimmie the Keys” and running into “Vision Quest” .. if the rest of this show kept on pace, we are all in for a treat tonight. Playing a song I hadn’t thought about in a while “The House That Peterbilt” showed up in the set from the self titled album. That’s one thing I’ve learned over the last couple years, Clutch will always throw you a curve ball and it’s quite exciting when they do!
“How to Shake Hands” got a big reaction from the crowd and how could you not with those lyrics! Neil made a quick joke stating the next song was about the first time he ran for president and went into “El Jefe Speaks”. I still get as excited to hear “The Mob Goes Wild” as when I first heard it years and years ago. “Hot Bottom Feeder” got Neil laughing stating that’s the first time he’s seen people mosh to recipe. Ending the main set with the sweet sounds of the cowbell on “D.C. Sound Attack” and getting everyone all excited with the combo of “Electric Worry” and “X-Ray Visions” before sending the crowd on their way.
If you get a chance to see this tour, do not miss it! This is one of the most satisfying tours I've seen in a while. Just plain fun front to back. Everyone had a great time and enjoyed their time at the show. I left feeling refreshed and that's exactly how a great show should make you feel! There’s not a whole lot of bands as tight and on point as Clutch and Sevendust and this tour is victory for the bands and fans alike!
CLUTCH's set list at the Myth
GIMMIE THE KEYS
VISION QUEST
NOBLE SAVAGE
THE HOUSE THAT PETERBILT
BOOK OF BAD DECISIONS
HOW TO SHAKE HANDS
EL JEFE SPEAKS
FIREBIRDS
THE MOB GOES WILD
THE ELEPHANT RIDERS
HOT BOTTOM FEEDER
BARBARELLA
LORELEI
THE FACE
D.C. SOUND ATTACK
----
ELECTRIC WORRY
X-RAY VISIONS
SEE MORE OF BRETT's PICTURES FROM CLUTCH and SEVENDUST at the MYTH HERE!
Saturday, September 22, 2018
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE brings their "Gravity" world tour to MN!
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE with BAD OMENS
Myth in Maplewood, MN
SEPT 15, 2018
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE are one of those bands that are huge in Europe but still play smaller venues in the U.S. BFMV brought their massive sound to the Myth for the second leg of their U.S. tour this time bringing BAD OMENS in tow. Unfortunately, WE CAME AS ROMANS were not on the first couple dates of the tour (R.I.P. Kyle) but joined up with the tour two days after the Myth show.
BULLET opened up the show with two songs from the new album Gravity including the stellar single “Over It” before the fan favorite “Your Betrayal” kicked things into a frenzy. “4 Words To Choke Upon” from The Poison made an appearance and made me miss “All These Things I Hate Revolve Around Me” not being in the set.
“Scream Aim Fire” sounded super powerful tonight which would’ve been a great closer to the main set. But you can’t really argue with the encore being a tight set of “No Way Out”, “Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow”, “Tears Don’t Fall” and “Waking the Demon”.
Here’s to hoping we see BFMV in a festival setting soon to really show the masses in the U.S. what the U.K. already know!
BAD OMENS
SEE MORE OF BRETT'S PHOTOS FROM BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE AT THE MYTH HERE!
Myth in Maplewood, MN
SEPT 15, 2018
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE are one of those bands that are huge in Europe but still play smaller venues in the U.S. BFMV brought their massive sound to the Myth for the second leg of their U.S. tour this time bringing BAD OMENS in tow. Unfortunately, WE CAME AS ROMANS were not on the first couple dates of the tour (R.I.P. Kyle) but joined up with the tour two days after the Myth show.
BULLET opened up the show with two songs from the new album Gravity including the stellar single “Over It” before the fan favorite “Your Betrayal” kicked things into a frenzy. “4 Words To Choke Upon” from The Poison made an appearance and made me miss “All These Things I Hate Revolve Around Me” not being in the set.
“Scream Aim Fire” sounded super powerful tonight which would’ve been a great closer to the main set. But you can’t really argue with the encore being a tight set of “No Way Out”, “Suffocating Under Words of Sorrow”, “Tears Don’t Fall” and “Waking the Demon”.
Here’s to hoping we see BFMV in a festival setting soon to really show the masses in the U.S. what the U.K. already know!
BAD OMENS
SEE MORE OF BRETT'S PHOTOS FROM BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE AT THE MYTH HERE!
STONE SOUR dominates the Palace Theater!
STONE SOUR with FROM ASHES TO NEW and VERSION 5
PALACE THEATER - ST. PAUL, MN
SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2018
STONE SOUR brought their Hydrograd Tour back to Minnesota this time on their own headlining run bringing along FROM ASHES TO NEW for the ride. Local rock band VERSION 5 won the opening slot and all 3 bands were high energy!
STONE SOUR
STONE SOUR could’ve easily taken a victory lap on this run as they were here last year with STEEL PANTHER. However, Panther was just in town at the Palace Theater and now it was STONE SOUR’s turn to whip this new venue in to shape. Opening with “Taipei Person / Allah Tea” and launching into “Do Me A Favor” and “Knievel Has Landed”. The band did not let up going straight for the throat with an easy standout from Hydrograd and even heavier live “Whiplash Pants”!
Letting the crowd take a breather with an great rendition of the Alice in Chains classic “Nutshell” before “Bother”. While earlier in the set than normal, it provided a great dynamic after the beginning of the set. This is definitely something STONE SOUR has always been great at. Great push and pull, up and down dynamics. You can bang your head and the next minute be singing along with the lighters in the air. See “30/30-150”, “Get Inside” and “Reborn” leading to “Song #3” and ending the main set with “Through Glass”.
STONE SOUR is a band that needs to be experienced live. Even better live than on record. Seeing them in a smaller venue just sweetens the experience.
STONE SOUR's setlist
TAIPEI PERSON / ALLAH TEA
DO ME A FAVOR
KNIEVEL HAS LANDED
WHIPLASH PANTS
ABSOLUTE ZERO
NUTSHELL (AIC cover)
BOTHER
TIRED
ROSE RED
30/30-150
GET INSIDE
REBORN
SONG #3
THROUGH GLASS
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MADE OF SCARS
FABULESS
FROM ASHES TO NEW
FROM ASHES TO NEW will be back in town on Nov 20 with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, BREAKING BENJAMIN and BAD WOLVES at the Target Center in Minneapolis!
See more of Brett's photos from STONE SOUR and FROM ASHES TO NEW at the Palace Theater!
PALACE THEATER - ST. PAUL, MN
SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 2018
STONE SOUR brought their Hydrograd Tour back to Minnesota this time on their own headlining run bringing along FROM ASHES TO NEW for the ride. Local rock band VERSION 5 won the opening slot and all 3 bands were high energy!
STONE SOUR
STONE SOUR could’ve easily taken a victory lap on this run as they were here last year with STEEL PANTHER. However, Panther was just in town at the Palace Theater and now it was STONE SOUR’s turn to whip this new venue in to shape. Opening with “Taipei Person / Allah Tea” and launching into “Do Me A Favor” and “Knievel Has Landed”. The band did not let up going straight for the throat with an easy standout from Hydrograd and even heavier live “Whiplash Pants”!
Letting the crowd take a breather with an great rendition of the Alice in Chains classic “Nutshell” before “Bother”. While earlier in the set than normal, it provided a great dynamic after the beginning of the set. This is definitely something STONE SOUR has always been great at. Great push and pull, up and down dynamics. You can bang your head and the next minute be singing along with the lighters in the air. See “30/30-150”, “Get Inside” and “Reborn” leading to “Song #3” and ending the main set with “Through Glass”.
STONE SOUR is a band that needs to be experienced live. Even better live than on record. Seeing them in a smaller venue just sweetens the experience.
STONE SOUR's setlist
TAIPEI PERSON / ALLAH TEA
DO ME A FAVOR
KNIEVEL HAS LANDED
WHIPLASH PANTS
ABSOLUTE ZERO
NUTSHELL (AIC cover)
BOTHER
TIRED
ROSE RED
30/30-150
GET INSIDE
REBORN
SONG #3
THROUGH GLASS
----
MADE OF SCARS
FABULESS
FROM ASHES TO NEW
FROM ASHES TO NEW will be back in town on Nov 20 with FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, BREAKING BENJAMIN and BAD WOLVES at the Target Center in Minneapolis!
See more of Brett's photos from STONE SOUR and FROM ASHES TO NEW at the Palace Theater!
Saturday, September 15, 2018
MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 09/14/18
MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 09/14/18
HOUR 1
THRICE - "hold up a light" // palms
P.O.S feat OPEN MIKE EAGLE & MANCHITA - "infinite scroll" // chill, dummy
ANGRY WATERS - "invasive species" // hold the high ground
DIVIDE THE FALL - "stay" // stay - single
THE MAYBERRY RIOT - "closed out" // shanaska
KRASHKARMA - "wake them up" // morph
CLUTCH - "weird times" // book of bad decisions
SEVENDUST - "broken down" // seasons
SEVENDUST - "unforgiven" // all I see is war
SIMS + AIR CREDITS + ICETEP - "hologramme" // arteria verite
ALL THE WAY RIDER - "nordeaster" // city of champions
CASANTRA - "I do not care" // death ride
SLEEP SIGNALS - "edge of my sanity" // at the end of the world
SCARLET HAZE - "blame it on you" // one bad
NONPOINT - "fix this" // X
HOUR 2
THRICE - "just breathe" // palms
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE - "over it" // gravity
B ! - "dead" // degenerator
FIRE FIGHT - "youngbloods" // youngbloods - single
LET IT BREATHE - "bucket of bullheads" // let it breathe
GOJIRA - "stranded" // magma
SKYHARBOR - "ethos" // sunshine dust
SLIPKNOT - "all hope is gone" // all hope is gone
RED FANG - "blood like cream" // whales and leeches
VEIN - "virus vibrance" // errorzone
PYRALIS - "axe grind" // demo
TURNSTILE - "real thing" // time and space
LIGHT THE TORCH - "the bitter end" // revival
AFTER THE BURIAL - "the fractal effect" // rareform
HOUR 1
THRICE - "hold up a light" // palms
P.O.S feat OPEN MIKE EAGLE & MANCHITA - "infinite scroll" // chill, dummy
ANGRY WATERS - "invasive species" // hold the high ground
DIVIDE THE FALL - "stay" // stay - single
THE MAYBERRY RIOT - "closed out" // shanaska
KRASHKARMA - "wake them up" // morph
CLUTCH - "weird times" // book of bad decisions
SEVENDUST - "broken down" // seasons
SEVENDUST - "unforgiven" // all I see is war
SIMS + AIR CREDITS + ICETEP - "hologramme" // arteria verite
ALL THE WAY RIDER - "nordeaster" // city of champions
CASANTRA - "I do not care" // death ride
SLEEP SIGNALS - "edge of my sanity" // at the end of the world
SCARLET HAZE - "blame it on you" // one bad
NONPOINT - "fix this" // X
HOUR 2
THRICE - "just breathe" // palms
BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE - "over it" // gravity
B ! - "dead" // degenerator
FIRE FIGHT - "youngbloods" // youngbloods - single
LET IT BREATHE - "bucket of bullheads" // let it breathe
GOJIRA - "stranded" // magma
SKYHARBOR - "ethos" // sunshine dust
SLIPKNOT - "all hope is gone" // all hope is gone
RED FANG - "blood like cream" // whales and leeches
VEIN - "virus vibrance" // errorzone
PYRALIS - "axe grind" // demo
TURNSTILE - "real thing" // time and space
LIGHT THE TORCH - "the bitter end" // revival
AFTER THE BURIAL - "the fractal effect" // rareform
Friday, September 7, 2018
MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 09/07/18
MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 09/07/18
HOUR 1
CLUTCH - "weird times" // book of bad decisions (PICK OF THE WEEK)
JUSTIN COURTNEY PIERRE - "in the drink" // in the drink
NOW, NOW - "SGL" // saved
DEAD SARA - "times to remember" // temporary things taking up space
FALSE FLOOR - "seize the gravity" // seize the gravity - single
EMERGENT - "home" // home - single
CLUTCH - "how to shake hands" // book of bad decisions
THE MAYBERRY RIOT - "closed out" // shanaska
FOZZY - "judas" // judas
LA MADNESS - "got me wrong" // chances are
THE ODDFATHERS - "don't say you're lonely" // part II
DOOMTREE - "dots and dashes" // doomtree
DIVIDING EDEN - "forever" // forever - single
SEVENDUST - "unforgiven" // all I see is war
CLUTCH - "cypress grove" // blast tyrant
HOUR 2
CLUTCH - "a good fire" // book of bad decisions
CLUTCH - "unto the breach" // earth rocker
CLUTCH - "sucker for the witch" // psychic warfare
CLUTCH - "electric worry" // from beale street to oblivion
CLUTCH - "hot bottom feeder" // book of bad decisions
RAD OWL - "sometime before april" // madison beast
DEE SNIDER - "tomorrow's no concern" // for the love of metal
BEARTOOTH - "manipulation" // disease
METAL ALLEGIANCE feat JOHAN HEGG - "king with a paper crown" // volume II : power drunk majesty
GREEN DEATH - "lord of the dead" // manufacturing evil
REAPING ASMODEIA - "poison of the earth" // poison of the earth
SOULFLY - "evil empowered" // ritual
UNEARTH - "incinerate" // extinction(s)
EVERY TIME I DIE - "the low road has no exits" // ex lives
HOUR 1
CLUTCH - "weird times" // book of bad decisions (PICK OF THE WEEK)
JUSTIN COURTNEY PIERRE - "in the drink" // in the drink
NOW, NOW - "SGL" // saved
DEAD SARA - "times to remember" // temporary things taking up space
FALSE FLOOR - "seize the gravity" // seize the gravity - single
EMERGENT - "home" // home - single
CLUTCH - "how to shake hands" // book of bad decisions
THE MAYBERRY RIOT - "closed out" // shanaska
FOZZY - "judas" // judas
LA MADNESS - "got me wrong" // chances are
THE ODDFATHERS - "don't say you're lonely" // part II
DOOMTREE - "dots and dashes" // doomtree
DIVIDING EDEN - "forever" // forever - single
SEVENDUST - "unforgiven" // all I see is war
CLUTCH - "cypress grove" // blast tyrant
HOUR 2
CLUTCH - "a good fire" // book of bad decisions
CLUTCH - "unto the breach" // earth rocker
CLUTCH - "sucker for the witch" // psychic warfare
CLUTCH - "electric worry" // from beale street to oblivion
CLUTCH - "hot bottom feeder" // book of bad decisions
RAD OWL - "sometime before april" // madison beast
DEE SNIDER - "tomorrow's no concern" // for the love of metal
BEARTOOTH - "manipulation" // disease
METAL ALLEGIANCE feat JOHAN HEGG - "king with a paper crown" // volume II : power drunk majesty
GREEN DEATH - "lord of the dead" // manufacturing evil
REAPING ASMODEIA - "poison of the earth" // poison of the earth
SOULFLY - "evil empowered" // ritual
UNEARTH - "incinerate" // extinction(s)
EVERY TIME I DIE - "the low road has no exits" // ex lives
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