Being the oldest guy in the room didn’t phase me, but I started to panic on the evening of Ash Wednesday when I realized that I might have been the feeblest person at Aftershock. Almost every one of the 75 other people at the metal show was capable of cleaning my clock.
The hulking bill of Enforcer, Warbringer, Exmortus, Cauldron and Vanlade attracted corresponding burly people.
I documented my appreciation for Exmortus’ Ride Forth last month. The new songs by the Los Angeles metal band sounded even better live. The four guys in the band, incidentally, may have been the only men at the Merriam venue smaller than me.
Kansas City’s Vanlade opened the show. Bless their hearts. Cauldron, a throwback metal trio from Chicago, was excellent. Exmortus’ amazing guitarist sat in with the Los Angeles thrash band Warbringer.
Sensing that I was pressing my luck and knowing I’d already received a great deal in exchange for my $20 investment, I didn’t stick around for the headlining set by Enforcer. Even so, I regret not seeing a Swedish band accustomed this playing for a few dozen people in Kansas.
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I boldly predicted that the Steeldrivers would win a Grammy Award in my review of the band’s concert at the Folly Theater on Friday. I was right.
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I reviewed a concert by Avant and Silk at the Uptown Theater.
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I have yet to hear The Life of Pablo, but I’m looking forward to digging in. Kanye West’s previous six albums are nothing short of great.
(Original image by There Stands the Glass.)
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