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Knocked Loose @ Paristown Hall - Louisville

June 14th, 2024: Knocked Loose, Poison The Well, White Reaper, and Division of Mind @ Paristown Hall - Louisville, KY

Beloved Oldham County, KY hardcore punk band Knocked Loose performed three consecutive Louisville shows recently, all of which sold out, with this being night two of three. Nights two and three were the larger capacity Paristown Hall shows, with night one being a smaller, more intimate show at a small local venue. You could feel the energy buzzing in the room from the fans packing out the venue as soon as doors opened, with the fans waiting outside for doors to open wrapping around the venue! The fans cheered and screamed as the lights dimmed, indicating the band was coming out on stage. The band released their latest album You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To in May of this year and started their set this evening with the track “Blinding Faith” from the album. Performing other tracks from the album that included “Piece By Piece”, “Don’t Reach For Me”, and the live debut of “Sit & Mourn”, they showcased their new album in a live setting. With plenty of older tracks for longtime fans, such as “Counting Worms”, “Billy No Mates”, “Deadringer”, “Tapped In The Grasp Of A Memory”, “Belleville”, “Guided By The Moon”, and “All My Friends”, they performed a nice variety of songs that spanned their 10-year catalog as a band.

Early on, vocalist Bryan Garris told the crowd, “Louisville, we are home! We’ve been on the road for the past 6 weeks practicing for this weekend! These shows are to support our brand new album!”. “This is day 2 of three to celebrate the album and we want to thank you for being a part of it.” Telling the crowd they were going to play an old song, Garris announced, “If you know the words, you have to sing along! Those are the rules!”. For most of their set, there were several mosh pits going, with the band at one point telling everyone to join forces to make a big mosh pit, to which the crowd happily obliged. The band got the crowd hyped throughout the set, encouraging everyone to mosh and sing along. It was a high-energy set, both from the band and the crowd, from the first note to the last! Ending the set with “Everything Is Quiet Now”, they had the fans moshing until the very last note! Opening the show this evening were Richmond, VA hardcore band Division of Mind, popular Louisville garage punk band White Reaper, and Miami metalcore band Poison The Well.

Poison The Well

White Reaper

Division of Mind

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Bring Me The Horizon @ Barclay Center - Brooklyn

September 24th 2022: Bring Me The Horizon, Siiickbrain, grandson, Knocked Loose @ Barclay Center - Brooklyn, NY

Bring Me The Horizon - Photos and Review Courtesy of: Ann Storlie

British rock band Bring Me The Horizon took over Brooklyn, NY’s Barclays Center on Saturday evening. The band (which consists of vocalist Oliver Sykes, guitarist Lee Malia, bassist Matt Kean, drummer Matt Nicholls, and keyboardist Jordan Fish) is currently on a long-awaited world tour supporting their 2020 EP POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR.

The band brought along three openers to warm up the crowd. The first was screamo-electro artist Siiickbrain who used to live around the corner from Barclays and told the crowd what an honor it was to play such an iconic venue.

Next up was grandson - an alternative artist whose relatable lyrics resonated with the crowd as he performed songs including “6:00,” “Despicable,” “Oh No,” and “Stick Up.”

The night took a quick turn as hardcore band Knocked Loose took the stage and a mosh pit immediately opened up in the crowd. The Kentucky band (comprised of vocalist Bryan Garris, lead guitarist Isaac Hale, rhythm guitarist Cole Crutchfield, bassist Kevin Otten, and drummer Kevin Kaine) kept the pit going while they performed tracks including “Where Light Divides the Holler,” “Deadringer,” and “Permanent.”

BMTH was ready for a stadium performance with multiple risers on stage and a giant LED screen backing the band. With a setlist of 15 songs, the band started with fan-favorites “Can You Feel My Heart” and “Happy Song” as well as “Teardrops” and “MANTRA.” More circle pits erupted in the crowd as fans danced, sang, and moshed along to “Parasite Eve,” “Shadow Moses,” and “Kingslayer.” The band continued their set with “DiE4u” before adding in a track not on their original setlist after multiple fans requested the song on Twitter - the song was “Sleepwalking” and the band had not performed it live for five years and apologized for any mistakes that were made. BMTH finished their set with “Drown” before leaving the stage and reappearing for their encore of “Obey,” an acoustic version of “Follow You,” and “Throne.”