Velosity @ The Teragram Ballroom 5-3-24
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Exciter Brought Warbringer and More to Thrash the Night Away in LA with a Sold Out Show!
What a night to never forget.... is what is being said this night. Why? Well it started off as a night filled with thrash metal, and speed metal closing it out. Fans aligned the venue known as The Teragram Ballroom in Downtown Los Angeles, California. Doors were at 7PM letting people in slowly, after being checked in, fans lined up for the merchandise items, drinks, food, with all others hurrying inside to use the restroom or line up at the front of the stage, since both were in another room altogether.
A little after 7:30PM is when openers Sakrificer kicked things off, everyone slowly gaining entry and taking in what they were giving out. Minor bumping and pushing happened, with others nodding in enjoyment. They brought in the energy and left the crowd wanting so much more after their set was said done, but that just meant they were that good.
SAKRIFICER:
Next up came Velosity whose performance was even more energy given than before. More people had arrived inside the small theater space, and that's when it broke loose. Everyone got into this band more so, pushing, shoving, headbanging, it was endless really. They got that angst of momentum that was flawless.
VELOSITY:
Following these guys were the guys in the band called Fueled By Fire, now they were the one's that kept that hyped energy ever flowing. Literally the room was spinning non-stop, with everyone happening every which way possible, that it was so entertaining. So much fun was happening during this band's set it was unforgettable. They are surely an act that didn't want to stop playing, wanting to give it one more song to go, and the crowd sucked it in with very last minute to go!
FUELED BY FIRE:
With just two acts remaining Warbringer was one that everyone was eager to see. Having played a show sometime ago, the band was back at it yet again. Playing this show that brought the heat and crowd like no tomorrow. Their performance lasted a good 60 minutes, and it was never ending. The mosh pit was so aggressive and endless that no one was standing still. Everyone was so excited and having so much excitement within themselves, it was enlightening to see it all take place. They brought so much heaviness in the thrash metal genre, all there wanted much more, but were pleased with what they got. Must say that they were one to round off the night, but headliners remained. But let's just say they outdid themselves for sure.
WARBRINGER:
Closing out the night would be headliner's Exciter out of Canada, whose time was spent played for close to 45 minutes or so, short set but only due to an incident that had happened during the set. But before that, the fans who had left, had came back to see what Exciter would bring, and they brought it. For one the opening song had the name "Exciter or Excited" in the lyrics, which was fun to listen too. With the band hitting the stage 5 minutes after the intro song, they went on to play with all there getting into the speed metal force at bay. During their set, lots of crowd surfers, stage divers, and moshing took place, with some fans getting a bit too worked up, that one person fell to the floor passed out, having to be carried outside to get some air, which he needed and he came too on his own, with no ride needed by the emergency services. So luckily for him he was going to be alright, and for the band who likely witnessed it during their own performance, had to cut the performance of theirs short, as to what had happened. Fans enjoyed what was given, exciting the venue with smiles spread widely across their faces.
EXCITER:
Exciter and Warbringer closed out the evening quite nicely, that they kept the crowd highly entertained, excited, and enthralled the entire evening. All other acts beforehand outdid themselves as well, keeping a majority of the room hyped to the very end.
Hirax’s Backyard Return Since 87, with a Birthday Bonus Performance!
Back in June thrash metal act Hirax returned to the stage the first time in a while somewhat. They did a minor show beforehand at the Rainbow out in Hollywood. But they would returned to the stage yet again this past summer performing at The Regent Theater in Downtown Los Angeles, California. It would be a month later that they would announce the next showcase taking place in the fall, late summer time in September during Labor Day weekend on of all days MY BIRTHDAY!
Yes I Natalie of Natalie’s World would have her Birthday happening September 3rd since my birth back in 1987. This also being the same day that Hirax would play their next show BUT there was an add-on about this show, it would be a backyard show, one happening since the first and last one took place way back when in 1987! So this time this show would have a lot of meaning behind it really.
So come September 3rd Hirax would go on to perform said show taking place out in East Los Angeles, California, at someone’s house, where they welcomed the band with open arm’s and gratitude. The band being very grateful and thankful for this family allowing such an event to take place after all this time and boy was it an event to witness.
Opening the show sometime after 8PM would be Disciples Of Death or D.O.D, their styling be death metal combined with thrash metal! Their set list consisted of an array of work’s, getting the crowd of on-looker’s quite a sight and an experience of pure excitement. The mosh pit, caused an uproar of happiness really, everyone in it pushing one another, headbanging here and there to just enjoying the experience giving shouts and cheers from whichever way possible.
Disciples Of Death:
Next up would come Velosity a punk thrash metal band, whose act had some mishaps, but the band pulled through it. The crowd kept that same energy and momentum going. Having the band experience some technical difficulties at time’s, even performing their finale song not once but twice, made the crowd enjoy it better. It was a lot of same formula as far as the crowd’s reactions and energy was concerned but it was still all in good fun too.
Velosity:
Following these acts would be Witchaven, a blacken thrash metal band, wanted the crowd’s energy all the way up! Lot’s of howl’s, shouts, cheers, and tons of energy like never before, kept the excitement hyped. The performance was energetic, fun, and highly outgoing. The band kept the crowd highly pleased and everyone there headbanged, moshed, and so much more it was a howling experience to be had.
Witchaven:
Last up would be the headliner’s Hirax, with their thrash metal delightfulness. Thanking the opening band’s, then the crowd and family who put this altogether besides themselves, the band got right into the matter of it all. Performing for a good hour or so, tons of songs including an all new track with a ton of the old school working’s as well. The mosh pit was already opened up previously, but now the crowd from all angles kept it consistent. Even crowd surfer’s, kept up with little room available, and the stage provided, the fans around them held them high, letting some down gently, others falling flat. The band themselves thanked the fans again for so much energy and so much fun happening right then and there too. But one of the most memorable pieces during the band’s set would be the ending, as they would sing to me HAPPY BIRTHDAY yes indeed! It was overwhelming and so exciting, I jumped on stage and welcomed the song with such phrase and happiness, I was purely overjoyed!
HIRAX:
A lot of the song’s that the band had played would be such as “Baptized By Fire”, “Black Smoke”, “Lightning Thunder”, “Hostile Territory”, and “Hellion Rising” to name off a few, ending the night with “El Diablo Negro” and “Bombs of Death”. Great tune’s with tons of performance energy, which has been said a lot I know, but it is so very true!
So much happened, with lot’s to be had, I had one of the best birthday experience’s and day’s to date in my life, aside from my 21st birthday. This 35th birthday would be one me and everyone else present would likely never ever to be forgotten.
SETLIST:
1. Battle of the North
2. Baptized by Fire
3. Warlords Command
4. Faster Than Death
5. Black Smoke
6. The Plague
7. Lightning Thunder
8. Solo
9. Hate Fear and Power
10. Hostile Territory
11. Broken Neck
12. Hellion Rising
13. Mouth Sewn Shut
14. Diablo Negro
15. Bombs of Death