It must have been about a month ago that I was perusing the upcoming show list for The Chance Theater. It had been awhile since I took a look and there were a number of new shows on the schedule. One of them stood out from the rest, Static-X. Yes, the world's leading provider of evil disco was coming back to Pough-town.
They had spent an evening here just over two years ago with OTEP in tow. As soon as I saw the listing I knew I wanted to go, then something else caught my eye. One of the opening acts was called Seventh Void and right next to that it said "Members of Type O Negative". Those words pricked up my ears. Instead of knowing I wanted to go, I knew I had to go.
I arrived at the club right around 7:30. I walked up the door, produced my license and was properly wrist-banded to allow for some party-time drinking before I headed inside. It was apparent that I missed an act, I believe it was Dirge. This is regrettable, but with the way door open times shift and get confused with show start times, it happens from time to time. That said, I was all set for some live music.
The first band I saw was called Judgment Day, I believe. The few times they said there name I found it hard to hear. So, I apologize if I got the name wrong and I suspect I have, I cannot find any reference to a band called Judgment Day. In any case, the band was solid and the small, but growing, crowd was definitely getting behind them.
They are a metalcore band, but not one that was terribly original. No, they do not stand out from a crowd, but that is also a good thing. They are solid and brought a lot of energy to the stage. If I had to describe them, I would say they are like Killswitch Engage if Corey Taylor was their singer and they collectively had less talent. They may be derivative, but they are worth taking a peek. Their debut album is set to be released come September.
In short order the equipment on stage was swapped out for the first band that I was really interested in seeing. It was going on 8:30 and Seventh Void took the stage. I was excited to see these guys, probably more than any other band this evening. It's funny, as hyped as I was, the crowd took awhile to warm up to them. It is hard for anyone to start up a new band, regardless of your pedigree (half of the band is from Type O Negative), especially with what seems to be little label support and a brand new album.
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