MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 06/28/19

MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 06/28/19

HOUR 1
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE – “unleashed” // atonement
ERIS – “the roche limit” // formation
ROYAL TUSK – “die knowing” // tusk II
VIA – “appetite” // after you drown
FLIPP – “I wish I was a planet" // flipp (20th anniversary platnium edition)
ALTER BRIDGE – “wouldn't you rather" // walk the sky
SKILLET – “legendary” // victorious

DIRTY HONEY – “when I’m gone” // dirty honey ep
VERSION 5 – “why don’t you drop” // version 5
LATE NIGHT FIGHTS – “galvanized” // jousthouse
AM TAXI – “stuck around” // shiver by me
WOLFKAT – “missing out” // missing out – single
AVERAGE MAMMALS – “nothing” // nothing – single
DESSA - "good for you" // good for you - single
DIVIDE THE FALL – “I won’t fade away” // I won’t fade away - single

HOUR 2
RAD OWL – “grape mister misty” // Madison beast
OLD TOWNE GHOSTS – “parker luck” // torch
WARROOSTER – “save the date” // Bilderberg workshop
GOD AWFUL BASTARDS – “blood dries black” // demotivational speaker
LET IT BREATHE – “bucket of bullheads” // let it breathe
OFF WITH THEIR HEADS – “disappear" // be good
BITTER GHOST – “read the sign” // neophyte
TORCHE - "admission" // admission

AUGUST BURNS RED - "thirty and seven" // constellations
SILVERSTEIN feat CALEB SHOMO - "burn it down" // burn it down - single
BEARTOOTH - "bad listener" // disease
IN SEARCH OF SOLACE – “recognize" // regression|progression
BY THE THOUSANDS - "resurgence" // visions of inner depth
KNOCKED LOOSE – “mistakes like fractures” // a different shade of blue
EVERY TIME I DIE - "floater" // hot damn
EVERY TIME I DIE - "thirst" // from parts unknown

MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 06/21/19

MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 06/21/19

HOUR 1
DIVIDE THE FALL - "I won't fade away" // I won't fade away - single
MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK - "don't call it a comeback" // i am the movie
ROYAL TUSK - "northern town" // tusk II
LAKE AVENUE - "loose teeth" // hell or high expectations
FIRE FIGHT - "identity" // identity - single
VIA - "closets" // sanitize this
COLD KINGDOM - "volatile" // into the black sky
KRASHKARMA - "wake them up" // morph

DOOMTREE - "beacon" // no kings
ATMOSPHERE - "the best day" // to all my friends, blood makes the blade holy
ARROWS AT DAWN - "let live" // pieces
RAD OWL - "hannah barbera" // madison beast
LET IT BREATHE - "second hit" // let it breathe
GOD AWFUL BASTARDS - "blood dries black" // demotivational speaker
WARROOSTER - "hyperdrive" // demo
OLD TOWNE GHOSTS - "knight boat" // the old ones are and forever shall be

HOUR 2
BARONESS - "throw me an anchor" // gold and grey
TORCHE - "slide" // admission
ENEMY X - "endless circle" // endless circle
CWN ANNWN - "outlander" // patron saint
AFTER THE BURIAL - "behold the crown" // evergreen
VEIL OF MAYA - "mikasa" // matriarch
PERIPHERY - "blood eagle" // periphery IV: hail stan

EMPLOYED TO SERVE - "eternal forward motion" // eternal forward motion
ITHACA - "impulse crush" // the language of injury
ROLO TOMASSI - "whispers amongst us" // time will die and love will bury it
PYRALIS - "axe grind" // everything is emptiness
ODDS OF AN AFTERTHOUGHT - "show me a sign" // through eyes of change
KNOCKED LOOSE - "and still I wander south" // a different shade of blue
RAMMSTEIN - "deutschland" // rammstein
EVERY TIME I DIE - "after one quarter of a revolution" // new junk aesthetic

MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 06/14/19 - ENEMY X

MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 06/14/19
GUESTS :: ENEMY X

HOUR 1
FIRE FIGHT - "identity" // identity - single
EXACTLYNO - "black friday" // exactlyno
ANGRY WATERS - "invasive species" (live) // angry waters live
EMERGENT - "plastic people" // plastic people - single
FLIPP - "half a brain" // flipp (20th anniversary platinum edition)
BARONESS - "tourniquet" // gold & grey

ENEMY X - "high" // endless circle
ENEMY X - "almost" // endless circle
COHEED AND CAMBRIA - "the gutter" // the unheavenly creatures
MASTODON - "divinations" // crack the skye

HOUR 2
ENEMY X - "endless circle" // endless circle
BLUE FELIX - "hate inside" // battling gravity
CWN ANNWN - "outlander" // patron saint
ENEMY X - "wait for you" // endless circle
HELMET - "milquetoast" // betty

PELICAN - "deny the absolute" // forever becoming (2019 mix)
ENEMY X - "last dance" // endless circle
EVERY TIME I DIE - "map change" // low teens

**SPECIAL THANKS to STEVE, CHRIS M, CHRIS L, JERRY and MIKE for coming in to the studio to celebrate the release of their new album "Endless Circle" out now! Look for ENEMY X to be back playing out live very soon! It was awesome having them back in the studio again!

LIVE REVIEW :: COHEED AND CAMBRIA, MASTODON and EVERY TIME I DIE @ The Armory in Minneapolis, MN

LIVE REVIEW
COHEED AND CAMBRIA, MASTODON and EVERY TIME I DIE
THE ARMORY in MINNEAPOLIS, MN
JUNE 15, 2019
Photos by Brett Zisler
Review by Nick

There was a sense of excitement in The Armory this past Saturday night as Coheed and Cambria and Mastodon brought their "The Unheavenly Skye" tour to MN. The tour has been playing mostly outdoor amphitheaters so this was a rare date for all involved to enjoy some air conditioning while rocking out.

Andy Williams from EVERY TIME I DIE started the show ripping the opening chords of "Roman Holiday" to get the night started. The rest of band came out and kicked the show in to overdrive as only they know how. "Glitches" and "Underwater Bimbos from Outer Space" threw the pit into a frenzy. While it wasn't until the grooving party vibe of "We'rewolf" jumped in for the Coheed crowd to join in on the fun.

ETID is one of only a few bands where it doesn't matter what they play. They will always win the crowd over and convert some new fans every night in every city. Tonight was a testament to the band's showmanship. Keith Buckley was throwing all of his vocal power behind every song and Andy, Jordan, Steve and Daniel dominate the stage for their 45 min set.

"Floater" showed up early in the set but it doesn't matter where it is as long as they play it. I've never seen a crowd stay still for that mammoth monster. "INRIhab" is starting to become one of those irresistible pit turners as well. As always, Jordan Buckley climbs on monitors and bass amps as well as jumping off whatever he can find to keep the crowd going. "The Coin Has a Say" and "The New Black" rip by before an always emotional "Map Change" ends the set. This time with the band leaving Keith and Jordan on stage to play out the final vulnerable moments of the song.

In true ETID fashion, Keith sent Jordan crowd surfing to close out the show with the crowd carrying Jordan all the way back to the soundboard. With the length of The Armory, that's quite the impressive feat! ETID shined bright in a powerful co-headlining pairing that was to follow.

MASTODON brought the ambitious Crack the Skye album to life playing the album in full front to back to kick off their set. The fan loved record seemed to be a big undertaking on paper but was perfectly executed in every single way.

It's hard to beat the opening two numbers that kick off Crack the Skye - "Oblivion" and "Divinations". Those two performed live were pure bliss. We were only getting started. Brann, Bill, Troy and Brent sound better than ever. They clearly are enjoying playing this album front to back. Crack the Skye is perfect as it allows everyone in Mastodon to shine as evident on the title track and also the album closer "The Last Baron".

The visuals created for this tour were absolutely perfect - not overpowering the music but enhancing the experience. The album itself flew by so quickly, one didn't even realize they only had enough time to power thru 4 more songs before their set time expired.

With a catalog as vast as Mastodon has - picking 4 songs from all the other albums is a task no one would want to be responsible for. However, no one can be disappointed with what followed. "High Road" was a nice pick from a newer album. "Bladecatcher" went into "Black Tongue" and then they closing it out with a massive rendition of "Blood and Thunder"!

Each member of the band expressed gratitude to everyone in attendance for coming out and going along for the ride with them at different points in the show. This was easily the best I've seen Mastodon in a long time. The band was having fun, sounded excellent and victorious with their biggest stage show yet!

How would COHEED AND CAMBRIA compare to what we've already seen tonight? The band came out full throttle right out the gate with "The Dark Sentencer" and my new favorite Coheed track from this show "Key Entity Extraction V: Sentry The Defiant".

The absolutely joy coming from the band in those first two songs was infectious. Add in Claudio taking off his guitar and commanding the every section of the stage on "Unheavenly Creatures" easily made this the best Coheed show I have seen ever. Hands down.

It's hard to say when the crowd was the loudest during the sing alongs that happened for the mid set placing of "A Favor House Atlantic" or if the show closer "Welcome Home" won, it wasn't by much. Even the new song "The Gutter" went over really well.

Coheed's set was made up of a total of 8 songs from their new album The Unheavenly Creatures and rightfully so. It's a very strong album for the band, why not show the fans all the firepower this album has behind it. The visuals Coheed came up with were extremely complimentary to each song in the set.

This show was everything any passionate fan of any of the 3 bands could've hoped for. 3 bands playing at the top of their game with one not outshining the other. Giving the fans a show that they will talk about for years to come. An arena level spectacle that will be hard to beat this year.

See more of Brett's COHEED AND CAMBRIA photos here!

See more of Brett's MASTODON photos here!

See more of Brett's EVERY TIME I DIE photos here!

MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 06/07/19 - ERIS & LIGHT THE TORCH

MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 06/07/19
GUESTS :: ERIS & LIGHT THE TORCH

HOUR 1
HELLYEAH – “welcome home” // welcome home
NONPOINT – “alive and kicking” // to the pain
WEATHER CHECK – “that way” // weather check vol II
ERIS – “miru-me” // formation

ERIS – “the roche limit” // formation
ERIS – “aret efter” // formation
SAUL – “brother” // aeons
COLD KINGDOM – “desire” // into the black sky
MOON TOOTH – “trust” // crux

HOUR 2
LIGHT THE TORCH – “die alone” // revival
LIGHT THE TORCH – “the safety of disbelief” // revival
LIGHT THE TORCH – “the bitter end” // revival
LIGHT THE TORCH – “the god I deserve” // revival

RED – “the evening hate” // the evening hate – single
ODDS OF AN AFTERTHOUGHT – “show me a sign” // through eyes of change
NUSIANCE – “ashes of empires” // 10 or 10,000
BITTER GHOST – “read the sign” // neophyte
UNEARTH – “incinerate” // extinction(s)
AMON AMARTH – “crack the sky” // bezerker
EVERY TIME I DIE – “just as real but not as brightly lit” // low teens

**SPECIAL THANKS to LANCE from ERIS for calling in to the Midwest Beatdown this week! ERIS’ stellar debut album “Formation” is out now! ERIS will be back out playing shows later this summer!

SPECIAL THANKS to HOWARD JONES from LIGHT THE TORCH for sitting down with the Midwest Beatdown this week! LIGHT THE TORCH’s excellent record “Revival” is out now via Nuclear Blast! LIGHT THE TORCH will be back on JULY 23 with SAUL, MOON TOOTH and COLD KINGDOM @ Studio B at Skyway Theater in Minneapolis (15+ show)!