Show All That Remains plays Avalon Marissa M. M Groce Senior Editor Massachusetts band All That Remains returns to Utah Friday Feb 9 on their first full US U.S. headlining tour With them they bring equally amazing bands Misery Signals and The Human Abstract as support Also playing is local band Offered No Escape All That Remains was initially created in 1998 as asa asa asa a side project for singer Phil Labonte while he was still in fellow Massachusetts band Shadows Fall After parting ways became a time full-time gig The band released their debut album Behind Silence and Solitude in March of 2002 Since then has released two more albums This Darkened Heart and their most recent The Fall of Ideals and has toured with many prestigious metal mammoths including As I Lay Dying Arch ArchEnemy ArchEnemy ArchEnemy Enemy and has produced something in The Fall of Ideals that has seemingly become increasingly nonexistent in recent years years originality originality ty amongst bands ATRis is technical heavy and precise as well as melodic and memorable The mix of death metal and experimental musicianship as well as the combination of harsh vocal growls blended with harmonious singing seen on this album is especially of mark There are no half-assed half breakdowns or monotonous ennui here only pure thrilling and enticing metal is not the only thing to look forward to for Friday though Misery Signals is an aggressive band from Wisconsin Formed in 2002 the release of their first album Of Malice and The Magnum Heart came not long after in 2004 magazine proclaimed that Misery Signals arc are Fusing Mastodon style technical excellence with Converges Converge's brute force The band has shared the stage with prominent acts The Dillinger Escape Plan Every Time I Die Darkest Hour and more With the recent release of their second length full-length album Mirrors Misery Signals continues to entertain and exhilarate and shows no signs of slowing down Amongst the many great things once could say about The Human Abstract t maybe the most prominent element of this band is is that they are extremely technically adept Hailing from Los Angeles this band matches the talents of bands such as Between the Buried and Me Their debut album Nocturne was released in August of 2006 on Hopeless Records Like The Human Abstract is also extremely creative in a genre where almost everything new just seems repetitive Their intense progressive sound has earned them growing numbers of fans and friends everywhere The Avalon Theater is an all-ages all venue located at S State Street Doors for this show are at pm p.m. music is at 7 pm p.m. Tickets are 12 and can be bought through CD Exchange and outlets For more information on any of these bands checkout check checkout checkout out their or and/or Pure Volume sites |