The chorus, 'GUNS! RAZORS! KNIVES! FUCK WITH ME!' showed on little LED panels behind the band - it was so cool to watch and sing along.Īnother slow burner from Koi No Yokan, 'Rosemary,' followed. This was followed by another slower song, 'You've Seen the Butcher' - which is just a brutally heavy (almost jazzy) tune from the album Diamond Eyes.Īnother Diamond Eyes track was next - 'Rocket Skates' - which was arguably the most fun and energetic of the entire set in my opinion. (I was really hoping for Prayers/Triangles - but it was still great!)

To my surprise, they only played one track from the new album, Gore, which was 'The Phantom Bride,' though it was hauntingly beautiful. (Although I will say the vocoder part on that track got on my nerves a bit since it sounded like it was overpowering the rest of the instruments.) Just after those two older songs, they floored the crowd with the opening track from Koi No Yokan - 'Swerve City,' followed by two more from White Pony - 'Digital Bath,' and 'Elite.' The former being a sonic landscape of pure magic and the latter being an absolute bone-crushing performance.

These two tracks made me super happy because they were some of my absolute favorites when I was an angry teenager. What a night! The band opened with 'Headup' from their sophomore album, Around the Fur, then dove straight into 'My Own Summer'.

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