BEARTOOTH & WAGE WAR dominate the Fillmore in Minneapolis!

BEARTOOTH and WAGE WAR
THE FILLMORE - Minneapolis, MN
August 27, 2021
Review by Nick - Pictures by Brett

My (Nick) last show was BEARTOOTH with A DAY TO REMEMBER and I PREVAIL at The Armory in Minneapolis back in October 2019 so it only seemed fitting that my first show back was BEARTOOTH at The Fillmore in Minneapolis 22 months later. I've been excited to finally see this venue as the shows I was going to all got scrapped because of COVID. When we got closer to the date and we knew the show was happening Brett and I had to go and check it out.

BEARTOOTH came out swinging with "Below" and "Devastation" from their impressive new album Below and the sold out crowd was amped up right along with the band. Followed up quickly with "Hated" and "Sick of Me", those would surprisingly be the only two songs from the Aggressive album all night. Then came some standouts from the new album that went off just as one would expect with "Dominate" and "Hell of It" getting the pits swirling. The crowd sang along loudly to "Skin" from the new album just as much as they did when "Bad Listener," "Disease" and "In Between" ended the main set.

BEARTOOTH really up'd their game with the visuals for this tour using visuals from their Below Livestream and incorporating them in to this tour along with their already impressive light show that they've had the last couple tours. This is a band charging for their place at the front of the pack. The band was tight and had no rust to shake off from the COVID downtime. Beartooth has got the songs and now they got the visuals. Already a festival standout, you give this band some pyro and they'll be taking over arenas.

Overall, 8 of the 12 songs from Below showed up in the set for this tour and every single one was a welcomed addition from the frenzied crowd. I don't know who was more happy to be there, the band or the fans. Beartooth could have easily played another 30 minutes and the crowd wouldn't have let up. But hey, you gotta leave them begging for more for the next tour right?

WAGE WAR came out to raging start with Stephen's impressive pounding of the drums on "Stitch". I'm kinda surprised his drums didn't fall apart. That's a way to start off a set! The back and forth between Briton's vocals and Cody's melodic vocals paired well with Beartooth giving them and a great audience to be in front of if they weren't already aware of Wage War. The crowd was fully engaged and enjoying every moment of their 40 minute set singing along with every melodic part of the songs. Even the newly released "Circle the Drain" got a nice pop from the crowd who is clearly excited about their new album Manic coming out October 1! Keep an eye on Wage War, if this performance was any indication you'll be seeing a lot more from this Florida band.

See more of Brett's pictures from BEARTOOTH and WAGE WAR at THE FILLMORE in MINNEAPOLIS here!

MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 08/27/21

MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 08/27/21

HOUR 1
TURNSTILE - "blackout" // glow on
JINJER – “colossus" // wallflowers
COMMON CHOIR - "idle hands" // idle hands - single
THROW THE FIGHT - "paper wings" // settle your sins
CHEVELLE - "mars simula" // niratias
ERIS - "miru-me" // formation
HALESTORM - "back from the dead" // back from the dead - single

WITHIN TEMPTATION feat ANNISOKAY - "shed my skin" // shed my skin - single
EXACTLYNO - "red line city" // red line city
KING BROWN - "sweet action" // sweet action
DEAD SARA - "heroes" // heroes - single
ARROWS AT DAWN - "let live" // pieces
ANGRY WATERS - "ours to be had" // angry waters III
TREMONTI - "if not for you" // marching in time

HOUR 2
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY – “set you free” // doom crew inc
UNLEASH THE ARCHERS – “soulbound" // abyss
LET IT BREATHE - "second hit" // let it breathe
DESTROPHY – “send in the wolves" // destrophy
UNDEROATH – “hallelujah" // voyeurist
EVERY TIME I DIE – “post boredom” // radical
SPIRITBOX – “hurt you” // eternal blue

MOTIONLESS IN WHITE - "timebomb" // timebomb - single
THE LONELY ONES - "dyin' all night long" // dyin' all night long - single
EX-REGIME feat JT CAVEY – “keeping out the wolves” // keeping out the wolves - single
AFTER THE BURIAL – “behold the crown" // evergreen
ROLO TOMASSI – “cloaked” // cloaked – single
EMPLOYED TO SERVE – “exist” // conquering
IRON MAIDEN – “stratego” // senjutsu
BABES IN TOYLAND - "he's my thing" // painkillers

MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 08/20/21

MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 08/20/21

HOUR 1
EVERY TIME I DIE - "post bordom" // radical
SPIRITBOX - "hurt you" // eternal blue
UNDEROATH – “hallelujah” // voyeurist
THRICE - "scavengers" // horizons/east
COHEED AND CAMBRIA - "shoulders" // shoulders - single
WEEKEND PICNIC - "before your time" // weekend picnic
EAON - "fan the flame" // lesson no 1
ALIEN WEAPONRY - "buried underground" // tangaroa

HALESTORM - "back from the dead" // back from the dead - single
BRING THE SUN - "truth" // ghost
THE INTERRUPTERS feat RANCID – “got each other" // fight the good fight
SLEEP SIGNALS – “fireproof” // eretheal
LIGHT THE TORCH - "let me fall apart" // you will be the death of me
RAD OWL - "aladdin's castle" // madison beast
MOTIONLESS IN WHITE - "timebomb" // timebomb - single

HOUR 2
ROLO TOMASSI - "cloaked" // cloaked - single
TRIVIUM – “feast of fire” // in the court of the dragon
HATEBREED – “weight of the false self" // weight of the false self
LAMB OF GOD – “the death of us" // bill and ted face the music soundtrack
IRON MAIDEN - "stratego" // senjutsu
ODDS OF AN AFTERTHOUGHT - "show me a sign" // through eyes of change
MINISTRY - "search and destroy" // moral hygiene

DYING WISH - "until mourning comes" // fragments of a bitter memory
COMMON CHOIR – “idle hands” // idle hands – single
AVATAR – “colossus" // hunter gatherer
MAKE THEM SUFFER feat COURTNEY LaPLANTE - "contraband" // contraband - single
IN SEARCH OF SOLACE - "survive" // enslaved to tragedy
REAPING ASMODEIA - "false awakening" // darkened infinity
DROWN THE LIFEGUARD - "the nine of swords" // eroding palaces
TURNSTILE - "T.L.C. (turnstile love connection)" // glow on

MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 08/13/21

MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 08/13/21

HOUR 1
TRIVIUM - "feast of fire" // in the court of the dragon
DIVIDE THE FALL – “I won't fade away” // dead memories
THE FAILSAFE - "head under water" // erasing color
THE LETTER BLACK – “rise” // the letter black
COLD KINGDOM - "volitale" // into the black sky
POPPY – “flux" // flux
THE MAYBERRY RIOT - "closed out" // shanaska
BEARTOOTH - "dominate" // below

DEAD SARA - "heroes" // heroes - single
WIDOW7 - "therapy" // therapy - single
FOZZY - "sane" // sane - single
FUZZRD - "life turned black" // life turned black - single
SHINEDOWN - "devil" // attention attention
SPIRITBOX - "circle with me" // eternal blue
THROW THE FIGHT - "the fallout" // the fallout - single

HOUR 2
WITHIN TEMPTATION feat ANNISOKAY - "shed my skin" // shed my skin - single
CWN ANNWN - "outlander" // patron saint
UNLEASH THE ARCHERS - "faster than light" // abyss
DREAMS ASIDE - "heavy" // heavy - single
JINJER – “vortex” // wallflowers
MY ZERO - "demotivation" // demotivation
TURNSTILE - "turnstile love connection" // glow on
AFTER THE BURIAL - "the great repeat" // evergreen

BLACK SATELLITE - "sonne" // sonne - single
GABRIEL AND THE APOCALYPSE - "beds are burning" // alpha bionic
IMONOLITH - "army of me" // progressions
ORBIT CULTURE - "flight of the fireflies" // shaman
OLD TOWNE GHOSTS - "knight boat" // the old ones are and forever shall be
DYING WISH – “fragments of a bitter memory” // fragments of a bitter memory
REAPING ASMODEIA – “false awakening” // darkened infinity

MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 08/06/21

MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 08/06/21

HOUR 1
POPPY – “flux" // flux
SUPERLUNG - "time is of the essence" // demo
ANGRY WATERS - "invasive species (live)" // angry waters live
EXACTLYNO - "where we belong" // red line city
DROPKICK MURPHYS – “turn up the dial” // turn up the dial
RANCID – “ruby soho" // and out come the wolves
RAD OWL – “hannah barbera” // madison beast

DIVIDE THE FALL – “fake love” // dead memories
THRICE – “scavengers” // horizons/east
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE – “I am broken too” // atonement
THE LETTER BLACK – “rise” // the letter black
BRING THE SUN - "death pigeon" // ghost
TURNSTILE - "blackout" // glow on
THE LONELY ONES - "dyin' all night long" // dyin' all night long - single
NONPOINT - "ruthless" // ruthless - single

HOUR 2
IMONOLITH - "army of me" // progressions
TWO MINUTES TO LATE NIGHT - "ace of spades" // songs from the internet
EX-REGIME feat JT CAVEY - "keeping out the wolves" // keeping out the wolves - single
GEMINI SYNDROME – “die with me" // 3rd degree - the raising
ALIEN WEAPONRY - "buried underground" // tangaroa
DEE SNIDER – “down but never out” // leave a scar
COMMON CHOIR – “idle hands” // idle hands - single
ORBIT CULTURE - "flight of the fireflies" // shaman

IN SEARCH OF SOLACE - "survive" // enslaved to tragedy
UNDEROATH – “hallelujah" // voyeurist
JINJER – “mediator” // wallflowers
BY THE THOUSANDS - "visions of inner depth" // visions of inner depth
IRON MAIDEN – “the writing on the wall” // senjutsu
REAPING ASMODEIA – “false awakening” // darkened infinity


 

MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 07/30/21

MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 07/30/21

HOUR 1
SLIPKNOT - "the heretic anthem" // Iowa
SLIPKNOT - "(sic)" // slipknot
SLIPKNOT - "the blister exists" // vol 3: the subliminal verses
SLIPKNOT - "all hope is gone" // all hope is gone
CHEVELLE - "mars simula" // niratias
ERIS - "laniakea" // formation

TURNSTILE - "blackout" // glow on
FUZZRD - "monster carnival" // monster carnival - single
TREMONTI - "if not for you" // marching in time
EAON - "happy" // lesson no 1
ANGRY WATERS - "ours to be had" // angry waters III
SUPERLUNG - "time is of the essence" // demo
EXACTLYNO - "red line city" // red line city

HOUR 2
DEE SNIDER - "down but never out" // leave a scar
THROW THE FIGHT - "the fallout" // the fallout - single
COMMON CHOIR - "dive bar knight life II" // gravemind
JINJER - "mediator" // wallflowers
RED FANG - "funeral coach" // arrows
LET IT BREATHE - "bucket of bullheads" // let it breathe
COHEED AND CAMBRIA - "shoulders" // shoulders - single

SCAR THE MARTYR - "blood host" // scar the martyr
SLIPKNOT - "drum solo" (live) // 9.0 live
SLIPKNOT - "before I forget" (live) // 9.0 live
SLIPKNOT - "duality" (live) // antennas to hell / live at download 2009
SLIPKNOT - "vendetta" // all hope is gone
SLIPKNOT - "my plague" (new abuse mix) // resident evil soundtrack / antennas to hell
SLIPKNOT - "wait and bleed" // slipknot

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