MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 10/29/21 - PLUSH & GEMINI SYNDROME

MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 10/29/21
GUESTS :: PLUSH and GEMINI SYNDROME

HOUR 1
THE MISFITS - "monster mash" // cuts from the crypt
THE SLAIN - "the vampire bat" // the slain
THE MAYBERRY RIOT - "fight" // unbalance
BRING THE SUN - "death pigeon" // ghost
PLUSH - "hate" // plush
PLUSH - "athena" // plush

PLUSH - "i don't care" // plush
PLUSH - "champion" // plush
SPIRITBOX feat SAM CARTER - "yellow jacket" // eternal blue
UNDEROATH feat GHOSTMANE - "cycle" // vouyerist
EVERY TIME I DIE feat '68 - "all this and war" // radical
EX-REGIME feat JT CAVEY - "keeping out the wolves" // keeping out the wolves - single

HOUR 2
GEMINI SYNDROME - "reintegration" // 3rd degree - the raising
GEMINI SYNDROME - "IDK" // 3rd degree - the raising
GEMINI SYNDROME - "die with me" // 3rd degree - the raising

GEMINI SYNDROME - "baptized in fire" // 3rd degree - the raising
GABRIEL AND THE APOCALYPSE - "march of the dolls" // the ghost parade
MASTODON - "pain with an anchor" // hushed and grim
REFLECTIONS - "my cancer" // exi(s)t
BY THE THOUSANDS - "visions of inner depth" // visions of inner depth
REAPING ASMODIEA - "dreamcaster" // darkened infinity
ARCH ENEMY - "deciever, deciever" // deciever, deciever - single

**SPECIAL THANKS to ASHLEY and BELLA from PLUSH and AARON from GEMINI SYNDROME for calling in to the Midwest Beatdown this week! PLUSH's self titled debut album is out now via Pavement Entertainment. PLUSH will be opening for SLASH feat MYLES KENNEDY and THE CONSPIRATORS at Mystic Lake in Prior Lake, MN on Feb 26, 2022! GEMINI SYNDROME's new album "3rd Degree - The Raising" is out now via Century Media!

Midwest Beatdown · Plush interview

Midwest Beatdown · Gemini Syndrome 2021 interview

MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 10/22/21 - KMSU LIVE FALL PLEDGE DRIVE

MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 10/22/21
KMSU LIVE FALL PLEDGE DRIVE

HOUR 1
THE PRETTY RECKLESS feat MATT CAMERON and KIM THAYIL - "only love can save me now" // death by rock and roll
EVERY TIME I DIE feat '68 - "all this and war" // radical
SPIRITBOX - "hurt you" // eternal blue
ALIGN - "at the basement door" // some breaking news
WIDOW7 - "therapy" // therapy - single
SKILLET - "the resistance" // unleashed

EVERY TIME I DIE - "white void" // radical
WEEKEND PICNIC - "before your time" // weekend picnic
TURNSTILE - "blackout" // glow on
AS EVERYTHING UNFOLDS - "on the inside" // within each lies the other
FIRE FIGHT - "feel something" // feel something - single
EVERY TIME I DIE - "youth overrided" // splitsville 7"

HOUR 2
EVERY TIME I DIE - "post boredom" // radical
PLUSH - "athena" // plush
MYLES KENNEDY - "in stride" // the ides of march
KING BROWN - "sweet action" // sweet action
DEAD SARA - "gimme gimme" // ain't it tragic
SAUL - "the toll" // rise as equals

EVERY TIME I DIE - "hostile architecture" // radical
AFTER THE BURIAL - "lost in the static" // dig deep
ICE NINE KILLS- "rainy day" // the silver scream 2: welcome to horrorwood
CLUTCH - "how to shake hands" // live from the Doom Saloon 2
TRIVIUM - "like a sword over damocles" // in the court of the dragon
JOHNNY BOOTH - "deepfake" // deepfake - single
TYPE O NEGATIVE - "summer breeze" // bloody kisses

THE KMSU FALL PLEDGE DRIVE continues thru Friday, October 29th. We need your help getting to our $30,000 goal to keep KMSU on air, commerical free and ran by people who eat, sleep and breath music. We all do this because we are so passionate about the music we play. Any amount helps! Click here to donate to KMSU today!

MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 10/15/21 - REAPING ASMODEIA

MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 10/15/21
GUESTS :: REAPING ASMODEIA

HOUR 1
ICE NINE KILLS - "rainy day" // the silver scream 2: welcome to horrorwood
GEMINI SYDROME - "IDK" // 3rd degree - the raising
THE SLAIN - "the vampire bat" // the slain
DOWN AND ABOVE - "digging in the dirt" // vena cava
PLUSH - "athena" // plush
CHLORINE - "thanks for nothing" // the bittersweet
RAD OWL - "grape mister misty" // madison beast

AVOID - "heat" // the burner
THE FAILSAFE - "head under water" // the failsafe
SLEEP SIGNALS - "fireproof" // ethereal
LIGHT THE TORCH - "let me fall apart" // you will be the death of me
THE LONELY ONES - "dyin' all night long" // dyin' all night long - single
BLACK LABEL SOCIETY - "set you free" // doom crew inc.
INFECTED RAIN - "postmortem pt 1" // ecdysis
HATEBREED - "looking down the barrel of today" // the concrete confessional

HOUR 2
REAPING ASMODEIA - "of talons and teeth" // impuritize
REAPING ASMODEIA - "false awakening" // darkened infinity
REAPING ASMODEIA - "dreamcaster" // darkened infinity

REAPING ASMODEIA - "oneironautic oblivion" // darkened infinity
IN SEARCH OF SOLACE - "survive" // enslaved to tragedy
COMMON CHOIR - "deformed//devoid" // deformed//devoid - single
JOHNNY BOOTH - "deepfake" // deepfake - single
CODE ORANGE - "last ones left" // underneath
DYING WISH - "fragments of a bitter memory" // fragments of a bitter memory
KNOCKED LOOSE feat KEITH BUCKLEY - "forget your name" // a different shade of blue
EVERY TIME I DIE - "awol" // radical

**SPECIAL THANKS to DANIEL KOPPY from REAPING ASMODEIA for calling in to the Midwest Beatdown this week! REAPING ASMODEIA's new album "Darkened Infinity" is out now via Prosthetic Records! REAPING ASMODEIA's release party for the new album is tonight (Oct 16) at the Amsterdam in St. Paul with IN SEARCH OF SOLACE, COFFIN RITES, GRAVESLAVE and AGONY REGINS!

Midwest Beatdown · Reaping Asmodeia 2021 interview

MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 10/08/21 - TRIVIUM

MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 10/08/21
GUESTS :: TRIVIUM

HOUR 1
VEIL OF MAYA - "outrun" // outrun - single
TREMONTI – “thrown further” // marching in time
WAGE WAR - "high horse" // manic
SUMO CYCO - "sun eater" // initiation (deluxe edition)
EAON – “lesson no 1" // lesson no 1
JOHNNYROOK – “lucky you” // lucky you - single
COLD KINGDOM – “volatile” // into the black sky

THROW THE FIGHT – “wake up” // wake up - single
THRICE – “scavengers” // horizons/east
WIDOW7 – “hopeless” // hopeless – single
COLD – “without you" // the things we can't stop
DIVIDE THE FALL – “I will not fade away” // dead memories
THE HU – “shoog shoog” // the gereg
NITA STRAUSS - "mariana trench" // controlled chaos

HOUR 2
TRIVIUM – “in the court of the dragon” // in the court of the dragon
TRIVIUM – “feast of fire” // in the court of the dragon

TRIVIUM – “like a sword over damocles” // in the court of the dragon
ENEMY X - "endless circle" // endless circle
ANTHRAX - "got the time" // persistance of time
JOHNNY BOOTH - "deepfake" // deepfake - single
NOPATHY - "steps" // steps - single
IN SEARCH OF SOLACE - "recognize" // regression|progression
REAPING ASMODEIA – “dreamcaster” // darkened infinity
VEIN - "rebirth protocol" // errorzone

**SPECIAL THANKS to PAOLO from TRIVIUM for calling in to the Midwest Beatdown this week to talk about their new album "In The Court of The Dragon" out now on Roadrunner Records. Scroll below to the next post for photos from Trivium live at the Armory in Minneapolis the previous week!

Midwest Beatdown · Trivium 2021 interview

METAL TOUR OF THE YEAR SURPASSES ALL EXPECTATIONS!

METAL TOUR OF THE YEAR
MEGADETH, LAMB OF GOD, TRIVIUM, HATEBREED
SEPT 28, 2021 – The Armory, Minneapolis

Photos by Brett - Review by Nick

First off – it felt super good to walk back in to The Armory again after 23 months since the last time I was in the building.

The SOLD OUT and unfortunately now the last night of the Metal Tour of the Year 2021 ended at The Armory in Minneapolis, MN on a Tuesday night and the crowd was packed in there from the moment HB took the stage until Megad closed it down.

HATEBREED came out swinging with the classic “Empty Promises” right in to “Tear It Down” proving that this tour was going to live up to it’s name. Jamey Jasta declaring “I want everyone to have sore necks tomorrow!” The crowd obliged during the always crowd pleasing “This is Now” that always pits the left half of the crowd vs the right half to see who can be louder. The right side of the venue didn’t stand a chance! A lot of fans in the crowd very happy when they threw in their Slayer cover of “Ghosts of War” which was a very nice surprise. The surprises didn’t end there though! “Looking Down the Barrel of Today” was a huge pit starter. The crowd erupted when Art from LoG came out to take over for Matt on the drums for “Destroy Everything”. Art bashed those drums making that song harder than ever before and then Randy came running out to join in on the last part of “Destroy” and the crowd lost their minds. HATEBREED’s set everything you had ever wanted from the last night of a tour! HATEBREED did what HATEBREED does best, gets the crowd riled up for the rest of the night to try to top - which is always a friendly competition.

TRIVIUM came out with a very empty stage … only having the drums on stage, no amps or video screens. Just the four guys doing what they do best. Dominating. Straight out of the gate with the crushing “In The Court of The Dragon” from their Oct 8 album of the same name. They had the crowd in the palms of their hand from the first note. Coming up on having two albums out since they last toured, Trivium had plenty of material to choose from for their 40 min set. They played two from “What the Dead Men Say” next, the super catchy “Catastrophist” into “What the Dead Men Say” before the melodic part of the set came out with “The Heart From Your Hate”, “Strife” and the latest single “Feast of Fire”. Saying melodic as there are plenty of riffs to go around in those three songs. Closing out the (guitar, bass or drums .. your choice) clinic was the always crushing “In Waves” which I swear gets heavier every tour. I look forward to having them come back around on their own as they have a lot of new material to play for the masses.

LAMB OF GOD put on an arena sized performance from the moment the black curtain dropped after the intro to “Memento Mori”. This was a band that was clearly planning on how they could top their previous live shows in the downtime from the pandemic. LOG put everything they had in to the last show of the tour, laser focused on getting every ounce of energy out of the crowd that was pent up from the last 18+ months. “Ruin” showed up early in the set followed by the pyro heavy “Walk With Me In Hell” so hot you could feel the flames anywhere in The Armory. Being the good dudes they are, LOG paused after the first 3 songs so that the medics could get a fan out who needed medical attention. Wasting no time after it was cleared launching back in to “Resurrection Man” from the self titled record. The pits were loud and proud for “Now You Got Something to Die For” and “Set to Fail.”

I spent time wondering if anyone from HB or Trivium were going to come out and prank LOG during their set as if it was going to happen, it would be during their set … nothing happened. We came to the last 3 songs of the evening – a whirlwind “Contractor” followed up in break neck speed by “Laid to Rest” and “Redneck”. Lamb of God just showed that they are ready to headline festivals and arenas worldwide. Give them the sign and they will tear it down.

MEGADETH came out to a loud crowd with "Hangar 18" right out of the gate. Great visuals backed the band as they tore thru some classics in their massive catalog. The always fantastic "Sweating Bullets" sounded as great as ever with the crowd singing along! Where I was standing .. some of the crowd did the actual words and some of them did Dave's guitar part. Dave kicked throat cancer's ass and sounded fantastic. Closing out the night with 3 songs you can't argue with even if you tried "Symphony of Destruction", "Peace Sells" and "Holy Wars ... The Punishment Due".

Dave said that they would be resuming this tour next year as they didn't get to play any of the Canada dates on the tour due to the pandemic. Even if it's the same 4 bands again, I will gladly take a second round of this fantastic tour!

SEE MORE OF BRETT'S PICTURES OF TRIVIUM AND HATEBREED HERE!

SEE MORE OF BRETT'S PICTURES OF LAMB OF GOD AND MEGADETH HERE!

MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 10/01/21

MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 10/01/21

HOUR 1
MASTODON - "teardrinker" // hushed and grim
AYRON JONES - "supercharged" // child of the state
ARROWS AT DAWN - "let live" // pieces
DEAD SARA - "gimme gimme" // ain't it tragic
BARONESS – “throw me an anchor" // gold and grey
DOWN AND ABOVE - "joga" // anodyne
AMERICAN SCARECROWS – “depending on the weather" // keep your devils around

AVOID - "heat" // the burner - ep
EXACTLYNO - "red line city" // red line city
SKILLET – “surviving the game” // dominion
TURNSTILE - "don't play" // glow on
SUPERLUNG - "time is of the essence" // demo
WAGE WAR – “circle the drain” // manic
SEVENDUST - "dying to live" // blood and stone
NONPOINT - "ruthless" // ruthless - single

HOUR 2
ICE NINE KILLS - "rainy day" // the silver scream 2: welcome to horrorwood
CURRENTS - "kill the ache" // the way it ends
EX-REGIME feat JT CAVEY - "keeping out the wolves" // keeping out the wolves - single
ARCHITECTS feat WISNTON McCALL – “impermanence" // for those that wish to exist
SPIRITBOX feat SAM CARTER – “yellowjacket” // eternal blue
OLD TOWNE GHOSTS - "don't need it / sisuphys" // torch
DYING WISH – “until mourning comes" // fragments of a bitter memory
ODDS OF AN AFTERTHOUGHT - "show me a sign" // through eyes of change

COMMON CHOIR - "deformed//devoid" // deformed//devoid - single
MINISTRY – “search and destroy" // moral hygiene
LAMB OF GOD – “memento mori” // lamb of god
GOJIRA – “amazonia” // fortitude
KNOCKED LOOSE – “deadringer” // laugh tracks
KNOCKED LOOSE – “counting worms” // laugh tracks
CODE ORANGE - "swallowing the rabbit whole" // underneath

MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 09/24/21 - TURNSTILE

MIDWEST BEATDOWN PLAYLIST :: 09/24/21
GUESTS :: TURNSTILE

HOUR 1
CHEVELLE - "mars simula" // niratias
PLUSH - "athena" // plush
THE MAYBERRY RIOT - "closed out" // shanaska
TREMONTI - "if not for you" // marching in time
POPPY - "flux" // flux
ERIS - "aret efter" // formation

TURNSTILE - "real thing" // time and space
TURNSTILE - "blackout" // glow on
TURNSTILE - "T.L.C. (turnstile love connection)" // glow on
TURNSTILE - "dance off" // glow on
TURNSTILE - "big smile" // glow on
TURNSTILE - "don't play" // glow on
TURNSTILE - "drop" // nonstop feeling

HOUR 2
SPIRITBOX - "silk in the strings" // eternal blue
EVERY TIME I DIE - "post boredom" // radical
UNDEROATH - "hallelujah" // voyeurist
WIDOW7 - "therapy" // therapy - single
SLIPKNOT - "nero forte" // we are not your kind
GOJIRA - "born for one thing" // fortitude
FEVER 333 - "bite back" // wrong generation
KNOCKED LOOSE - "and still I wander south" // a different shade of blue

LAMB OF GOD feat CHUCK BILLY - "routes" // lamb of god
TRIVIUM - "in the court of the dragon" // in the court of the dragon
HATEBREED - "dig your way out" // weight of the false self
AUGUST BURNS RED - "empire" // leveler (10th anniversary edition)
FIT FOR A KING - "the path" // the path
REAPING ASMODEIA - "false awakening" // darkened infinity
ORBIT CULTURE - "flight of the fireflies" // shaman
VEIN - "rebirth protocol" // errorzone

**SPECIAL THANKS to BRENDAN from TURNSTILE for calling in to the Midwest Beatdown this week to talk about their excellent album "Glow On" out now via Roadrunner Records!

Midwest Beatdown · Turnstile interview