The Black Dahlia Murder | Chicago, IL
The Beg To Serve tour celebrating The Black Dahlia Murder’s release of new album Servitude came to a violent end at Concord in Chicago on November 10th.
Kicking off the night was Connecticut hardcore band Vomit Forth. After the opening song, vocalist Kane said “Chicago hardcore show yourself, split the room… SPLIT THE ROOM. Us against them, them against us. We start making music, you start making war.” The room split in two from the barricades to the soundboard. The song kicked in and the room went wild.
Up next was Angelmaker, playing a quick yet to the point and aggressive set, opening with “Creator’s Conscious” and “Hallowed Heart.” They finished out the set with fan favorite “Leech.”
Spite claimed the stage next, opening up with heavy hitting song “IED.” Creating the rowdiest set of the night, they also played “Caved In,” “Psychopath,” and closed out with “Free For All.”
Co-headliners brutal death metal band Dying Fetus took the stage and did what they did best, melt faces with brutally technical and heavy riffs. Playing songs spanning their discography, starting with “From Womb to Waste,” “Intentional Manslaughter,” and closing out with “Subjected to a Beating," they gave the crowd exactly what they wanted.
Closing out the night, the ones we were all there for, The Black Dahlia Murder took the stage to “Evening Ephemeral” followed by “Panic Hysteric.” Part way through the set as they played “Statutory Ape,” a large man in an ape costume came out and ran around the stage and started stage diving. A few songs later, once guitar player turned lead vocalist Brian said “We have some bad news, but we are gonna get through it together. We only have time for a few more songs.” The band played “Unhallowed” and “Funeral Thirst,” the first two songs off their 2003 debut Unhallowed. Before starting the last song Brian said, “If Trevor was here he would commend you guys… let’s give him a big circle pit around both of these poles.” The crowd did just that and made a huge circle pit around the pillars in the room during closer “Deathmask Divine,” before leaving happy having gotten exactly what they came to see.
