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Tonight was the Warped Tour pre-party. Admittedly, I didn’t take advantage of any of the extra stuff going on that night—such as the press conference, or private interview sessions held much earlier that night. No, I wasn’t there for any other reason than to see two splendid bands, Paramore and Underoath, play an intimate setting at the tiny Key Club in Hollywood.
As Paramore began playing, I couldn’t help but once again be impressed with singer Hayley’s voice. The rest of the band, like usual, seemed a bit out of place, and once again the screaming from their guitarist just seemed off. I’ve heard a few things here and there that lead me to believe that Paramore will not be around in this form for anything but a limited amount of time, and it makes sense—the rest of the band seem like they’re barely following suit with their incredible, young singer. And if their simply there to spotlight and draw attention to their talented singer, they did it splendidly well. They played an array of songs from their latest, and only release, “All We Know Is Falling,” and I think it’s safe to say the crowd was ecstatic.
You would be beyond safe to say the crowd was ecstatic when Underoath walked on the stage. Their first show back after being in the studio for a few months recording June 20‘s “Define The Great Line,” it was obvious the band was eager to get on the stage, and once again a sort of scorching energy came from the band.
With their own expected energy and stage antics (yes, one of their guitarists holds his guitar over his head and screams at the crowd), the band played a fulfilling 10 songs or so spanning the recently re-released master album “They’re Only Chasing Safety” and three new songs from their recently recorded (and noticeably heavier, screamier) “Define The Great Line.”
In the tightly knit pit, you could feel the blatant and sweltering energy from the energetic fans of the band, and after about two songs my voice was shot as I screamed every word with the group of strong, pushy kids around me. The true passion found in Underoath’s youthful, shamelessly happy individuals makes it difficult to consider them a “hardcore” band sometimes, as the band glanced down on the crowd with profound happiness. However, as the band scream and rampantly destroy the stage they stand on, the next second it’s impossible to forget that Underoath are one of the heaviest, proudest, and most successful bands to emerge from the hardcore scene.