Killswitch Engage with Shadows Fall and Acaro

Acaro is an up and coming metal band, and easily one of the biggest surprises of the night. As soon as they came on stage, the energy in the venue exploded, these guys seemed right at home on stage. One of the things that stood out most to me, was their lead vocalist, Chris Harrell. He was in your face the whole set, it didn’t matter if you liked the music or not, Harrell’s energy was contagious. I loved their set, they were a perfect fit on this tour and definitely recommend checking them out.

This is my first time seeing Shadows Fall, this is a band I am not as familiar with as I would like to be, but I got the push I needed when they stepped on stage as direct support to Killswitch Engage. They looked like they were genuinely loving every minuet of what they were doing, and it seemed like the sold out crowed was eating up every second of it. Lead vocalist, Brian Fair was quite the ring leader for the evening, swinging his infamous knee length dreadlocks all over the stage, and taking dives into the crowd. They put on a great show, and I’m looking forward to seeing again.

I saw Killswitch Engage for the first time over the summer and fell in love. I have always listened to Killswitch and been a fan of the band, and even explored Jesse Leach’s band, Times of Grace when they came through Baltimore. While I never saw Killswitch while Howard Jones was lead vocalist, I love the passion and energy Leach brings to the stage, I’m happy to see him re-unite with Killswitch after nine years away.

Coming into the show, especially to a sold out club show, I knew the energy at Rams Head would be incredible. Their shows are so exciting because everyone in the band gets involved, they each have their roll to play and no one really gets left behind. Adam Dutkiewicz is know for his eccentric stage attire and antics on stage. These normally include cut off jean shorts of some kind and often (but not always) a cape. Dutkiewicz runs frantically all over the stage only finding himself back at the mic stand to support Leach on back up vocals. Mike D’Antonio was another spectacle of the night. He did a great job of connecting with the crowd and was constantly weaving through Leach and Dutkiewicz to post up towards the front of the stage. Overall penominal show, it was a great night for good old fashion heavy metal.

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