This is the last time, this is the last sunrise! According
to William Francis of punk rock metallers Aiden! As WiL puts it, this is the
last time Aiden will ever play a live show, which is on their current run of
"The Last Sunrise Tour" where the band has been performing their
sophomore release 2005's "Nightmare Anatomy" in full swing A.KA. from
start to finish. This of course has brought
quite the delight to the fan base, let alone Aiden themselves returning
BUT in a different sense. While the original line-up may still be alive and
well, let alone in contact with Aiden's only original member WiL Francis, he
went forth and grabbed up some other musicians, guitarist Ian MacWilliams,
bassist Kenneth Fletcher, and drummer Ben Tourkantonis. Whereas said, they have
been playing that said album, as well as other hits including some off Aiden's
final self-titled album that is resemblance to that of "Nightmare
Anatomy".
In any case at the mysterious venue within the warehouse district
of Los Angeles, California was the one place calling itself the Mystery Box! It
being a warehouse studio place, with a small but medium sized back room with a
decent sized stage with somewhat working equipment. This said, equipment kept
acting up throughout the night, as openers Old Wounds began their set, only to
play a couple of songs, that ended up causing around a 5-15 minute delay, where
things were brought back up to speed and the band continued their set, to a
pleased crowd. The band's presents of sorts, was highly entertaining, as the
members interacted with the audience, while the singer, climbed upon the
ceiling's offerings, hanging off like a monkey! Their set being not so bad in
the long run.
OLD WOUNDS:
After them came some British gents known as Ashestoangels.
These guys crossed the pond to be a part of this touring run, and my oh my did
they put on quite a show! Their energy was off the stage, as each of the
members ran across the stage, going back and forth from left to right sides of
the stage, while each of them each jumped if not screamed into the crowd's
faces! The singer of sorts did this a lot, actually so much so that he would
fall into the crowd, crowd surfing along top of them, if not he himself
climbing like a monkey atop the ceiling! Their set-up was highly as
entertaining as the opening acts. Except they had a more aggressive approach
that just kept the energy flowing and it never seemed to let low. Surly these
guys have got something to uphold and will greatly do well for themselves hands
down.
ASHESTOANGELS:
Lastly this being only three, yes three acts to perform, was
Aiden, headlining the night, as things got off to an exciting start as the band
kick things off playing some new material, then older material, returning right
back to the new and then old again! The beginning setlist was quite refreshing
to hear, as all of these songs got the whole room boosting with screams,
shouts, pushing, and even some shoving, if not singing along! Some of the songs
sung within the first portion of their setlist including such as "Crawling
Up From Hell", "New Grave", "We Sleep Forever",
"Let the Right One In", as well as "Scavengers of the
Damned". This all lead right into their classic sophomore album
"Nightmare Anatomy" which as previously stated, they did play in
full! Kicking things off with "Knife Blood Nightmare", then "The
Last Sunrise" and "Die Romantic" brought back the memories that
was 2004-2005 truly the middle and high school era of any of the fans within
that room.
AIDEN:
It was just pure essence of memories, rushing back to all who were
there. Everyone there as a matter of fact, were into it, jumping upon one
another, to jumping onto the stage, singing along, to pushing one another, just
everywhere you looked everyone was embracing the emotions flowing around. Aiden
didn't stop there, as the album kept being played right on through until the
very end, where all was chaotic then after. "I Set My Friends On
Fire" along with "World By Storm", were the hitters that brought
everyone off their feet, everyone in sight, fell face first, or was atop one
another, as everyone was just transformed by the music. Just everyone was so
excited to hear these tracks it was truly moving to see such a reaction to such
a lovable memory, that will never be missed.
Aiden's last performance was an unforgettable one and will
surely be that one last sunrise that we will always treasure and always
remember. Or perhaps, just perhaps Aiden will likely make another comeback to
take back, the sunrise just one more time? Well only time will tell for
certain.
SETLIST:
1. Crawling Up From Hell
2. We Sleep Forever
3. Let the Right One In
4. Hysteria
5. Moment
6. New Grave
7. Scavengers of the Damned
Nightmare Anatomy (2005) PLAYED IN FULL:
8. Knife Blood Nightmare
9. The Last Sunrise
10. Die Romantic
11. Genetic Design for Dying
12. Breathless
13. Unbreakable (I.J.M.A.)
14. It's Cold Tonight
15. Enjoy the View
16. Goodbye We're Falling Fast
17. This City Is Far From Here
18. See You in Hell...
ENCORE:
19. I Set My Friends on Fire
20. World by Storm
