The Devil Wears Prada - Orlando, FL
Greyhaven, Like Moths To Flames, SeeYouSpaceCowboy, Silent Planet, and the legends in The Devil Wears Prada (TDWP)… it’s safe to say TDWP IS ETERNAL TOUR was one of, if not the, most anticipated metalcore tours of the year. Aside from the relatively lesser-known Greyhaven, this tour was stacked with bands that just as easily could have been the headlining act and it showed by the intense chaos amongst the crowd for each and every set of the night.
Greyhaven instigated violence to the tune of “Sweet Machine” and “Echo and Dust Pt. I,” personal favorites from their 2018 LP Empty Black, after the release of which I have been itching to catch this band in a live setting. Without spoiling much for future attendees, they were worth the 6-year wait. Like Moths To Flames mixed tracks like “Kintsugi” and “Over the Garden Wall” from their most recent album The Cycles Of Trying To Cope with some of their deeper cuts, such as “I Solemnly Swear”, giving fans just a taste of their deep discography.
SeeYouSpaceCowboy brought a similar mix to their set, including recent hits “Chewing The Scenery” alongside their sasscore roots in “Self Help Specialist Ends Own Life.” If you’re not familiar with sasscore, look up the bands 2019 LP Songs For The Firing Squad and enjoy the blistering pace of 13 songs in just 18-and-a-half minutes. They truly brought chaos to the stage and the pit with their breakdown-heavy brand of heavy music. Silent Planet went another direction and committed to playing their new album SUPERBLOOM almost in its entirety. While I was excited to hear new hits as “Euphoria” and “Antimatter,” among others, it was slightly disappointing to hear little-to-no songs from their back catalogue. As a massive fan of When The End Began, I was itching to hear any tracks from that, but they still put on a great and powerful show nonetheless.
The Devil Wears Prada on the other hand, treated fans to a plethora of cuts from across their 8-album, 3-EP career. Opening the set with the mosh anthem “Mammoth,” was a bold move and one that instantly left me breathless. Follow that up with “Watchtower” and of the best intros of all time in “Danger: Wildman” and I’m already gassed. The band knew they had something special with their instant classic of an LP in Color Decay, as they continued to play several more songs from the record, among other recent singles “Ritual” and “Reasons.” But it was the deepest of cuts from Plagues and Dear Love that brought the carnage to the mosh pit. Overall, The Devil Wears Prada once again proved they’re a powerhouse of the metalcore genre, only improving with age.
Photos by Marcia Zeledon
