The Black Dahlia Murder Climb Up From the Sewer to Invade Atlanta's Center Stage
As concerts slowly begin to come back with more and more frequency, we see many tour lineups that get our blood pumping and heart racing. It’s such an awesome feeling to finally be back in venues and hearing incredible live music. This was particularly true when we at ConcertHopper saw the lineup for the Up From the Sewer tour and we couldn’t wait to attend.
First, up for this insane lineup of heavy bands was New York’s own death metal newcomers Undeath. Although the band is relatively new to the metal scene, having only recently signed with Prosthetic Records and releasing their debut album Lesions of a Different Kind in October, their sound is far from being alien to fans of death metal. Harkening back to what many would consider being the golden era of death metal, the band’s influences are clear in their sound with deep and dark guttural lyrics and slamming guitar, bass, and drums to match.
Next to take the stage was a band that we are very familiar with here at ConcertHopper but still always thrilled to see live was Rivers of Nihil. Fresh off of releasing their fourth studio album The Work on September 24th, the band blasted the crowd with what we had become familiar with as their trademark style. While we had previously seen them with an accompanying saxophone, hearing the band shred through their library for the first time since the pandemic was truly wonderful.
Next up was another band that we were familiar with and who, like Rivers of Nihil, we had also seen on the Summer Slaughter Festival tour before COVID, Carnifex. Also similar to Rivers of Nihil, Carnifex released a studio album, Graveside Confessions in September. After having already heard two incredible bands, the crowdy was already at a fever pitch and Carnifex kept the momentum rolling, working through many of their popular tracks like Slit-Wrist Savior while bathed in the glow of their signature two large neon inverted stars at either end of the stage.
One of the bands that were largely a departure from the death metal that we had beheld to this point was After the Burial. The band had released their sixth studio album Evergreen in 2019 and was midway touring for it when COVID struck and disrupted the tour. It seemed like finally getting to have a full touring run for the album had energized the band as they radiated messages of positivity, loving each other and taking nothing for granted as they slammed through their discography with the stunning technical precision that their fans had come to know and love.
Finally, it was time for the night’s headliner The Black Dahlia Murder who the crowd was at fever pitch in anticipation for. They soon got their wish as the band took to the stage in front of the backdrop with their latest album Verminous cover art to set the mood. From there, they promptly ripped through a stunning 14 song set and even made time for Statutory Ape complete with their tour manager on-stage in a gorilla costume. They showed love to the crowd as they played and the crowd returned in kind, headbanging and moshing along. All of it was enough to make us stop and forget, even if for a moment, about the troubles of the past year and a half.
If COVID has taught us anything, it should be not to take anything for granted. We certainly believe that this applies to concerts as they help to unite us as humans with a common interest. There’s still a few days left on this tour so get out there and check out this amazing lineup in person.
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10/07/2021 Club Soda – Montreal, QC
10/08/2021 The Palladium – Worcester, MA
10/09/2021 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ
10/10/2021 Irving Plaza – New York, NY
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