Live Review: Arch Enemy w/ Exodus, Arsis and Mutiny Within – Feb. 5th Vancouver, BC
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Live Review – Arch Enemy w/ Exodus, Arsis and Mutiny Within
Friday February 5, 2010
Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC.
Finally a killer metal show in Vancouver on a Friday night! Just when you thought weekend metal shows was a thing of the past, Arch Enemy stop by the host city of the 2010 Olympics, one week before the games, to stir shit up at the sold-out Commodore Ballroom. It’s no surprise this show sold-out; with the combination of two highly-influential, legendary bands– Arch Enemy and Exodus- sharing the stage on a Friday night for a city always hungry for metal, what else can you expect.
Mutiny Within broke the ice with a short but strong set. While their brand of prog metal seemed slightly out of place with this line-up, they got an overall good reception from the crowd. Despite a lighter sound then the other bands –due in large part to vocalist Chris Clancy’s predominantly clean vocal style and their strong power metal influence- their intense, right-on-point stage presence and tight musicianship made them a captivating act to watch.
Up next, Virginia-based Arsis set the tone for the rest of the night with their wicked, fast-paced death/thrash metal style. They’re a great choice for this line-up as their crossover sound is a perfect synthesis for the distinct styles of Exodus and Arch Enemy. Despite having had to cancel their scheduled tour with Carcass last year due to personal issues and surviving the looming possibility of a break-up, Arsis made it through and are back on track, anticipating the release of their next album Starve for the Devil February 9th, 2010.
Exodus, as always tore the roof off the place with the shameless Rob Duke leading them through classics like “Piranha,” “A Lesson in Violence” and “Bonded by Blood.” Begging the crowd to show their tits, there were 3 takers in a sea of hundreds, followed by countless cameras trying to get a shot and rubberneckers at all corners of the venue, trying to get a peek; never a dull moment with Exodus. Though the band/crowd interplay wasn’t quite as rabid as their show at the Vogue with Kreator last April, this seems to have much more to do with the barricade at the front of the stage at the Commodore (and the lack thereof at the Vogue) rather than the band’s performance or the crowd’s interest. Keep posted for news on their upcoming album due to be released this April.
Arch Enemy greeted the sold-out Vancouver crowd with “Immortal” from 1999’s Burning Bridges. As always, they dipped into a bit of everything from their discography, including many early tracks, due in large part to last year’s release of The Root of All Evil which featured Angela Gossow’s vocals on tracks previously recorded with original vocalist Johan Liiva. Despite Exodus’ merciless set, Arch Enemy worked the crowd into a frenzy with favorites such as “Ravenous”, “My Apocalypse”, “We Will Rise” and “Dead Eyes See No Future.”
It’s great to see one woman, on stage, fully-clothed, able to get the undivided attention of 1000 people. Though small in stature, Angela had the crowd eating out of the palm of her hand with a powerful stage presence and demonic vocal style. The Ammott brothers of course dominated as well –their epic solos and fast-as-fuck shredding almost perfectly replicating their studio recordings. If you haven’t’ been to an Arch Enemy show yet, you owe it to yourself to check it out. While these days there are quite a few female-fronted metal bands, Arch Enemy is one of a handful that rely on musical skill and charisma over T and A.
Exodus Set List:
Bonded By Blood
Iconoclasm
Lesson in Violence
Children of a Worthless God
Piranha
Deathamphetamine
Blacklist
War Is my Shepherd
The Toxic Waltz
Strike of the Beast
Arch Enemy Set List:
Intro
The Immortal
Revolution Begins
Ravenous
Taking Back my Soul
The Day you Died
My Apocalypse
Silent Wars
Drum Solo
I Will Live Again
Dead Eyes See No Future
Bury me an Angel
Chris guitar Solo
Michael guitar solo
Dead Bury Their Dead
We will Rise
Encore:
Snow Bound
Nemesis
Fields of Desolation
Outro
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