Black Veil Brides/William Control/Overwatch – Ace Of Spades, Sacramento, CA 3/13
By Jeffrey Easton
The middle of the week is never really thought of as a time for going out to a concert but here it is a Wednesday and The Black Veil Brides have invaded Sacramento. They are out in support of The Wretched And Devine and this show is not to be missed, period. If you were not out in support of this tour then you just are uninformed about the current state of metal.
In Sacramento, there are opening bands and then there is Overwatch. They were nominated for a SAMMIE and is the “go to” band when you need an opener for such a large scale tour like the BVB outing. They launched onto the stage like the pros they are and instantly had the fans wrapped around their fingers. Their new album is called New Life and that is exactly what they are breathing into the Sacramento scene and as they plowed through the record with Arm And A Leg, Second To Last and Wishing You Well the screams from the girls in the crowd became deafening. Zach MacLachlan, frontman with the axe around his waist, knows how to work the crowd, has the pipes to deliver the material and make Overwatch come to life. This band will be huge one day, mark my words.
William Francis is a performer that has been on my shortlist of people I need to see live and I was not disappointed with what he delivered in William Control. He is out in support of Silentium Amoris, the next chapter in his ever evolving career outside of Aiden and his darkness was felt the moment he stepped on the Ace Of Spades stage. William is a performer of the truest nature, giving himself to the act, the darkness of the stage, reveling in the moment while the crowd stares in disbelief. I know there were some that felt his darkwave did not belong opening for the BVB but that was just not the case, he did belong. For the crowd be brandished The Velvet Warms And Binds, I’m Only Human Sometimes, New World Order as well as Beautiful Loser, all to the shrieks and screams from his mob of fans. Along with the programmed beats be wailed in front of, he had his sidekick, Kenneth Fletcher, laying down a filthy groove on bass. If you ever felt that you wanted to be part of a rave before a metal act went on, this was the time and William Control delivered it.
Black Veil Brides are fast becoming the band that you must see and are owners of what could be the metal record of the year with Wretched And Devine. No matter the tour, they bring 100% to the stage and never let a single fan leave without giving them a psychotic show. As stated, the new album is Wretched And Devine and they wasted no time and, not much of the show, promoting it. They came out of the shadows to the screams of their fans and launched into the albums opening cut, I Am Bulletproof. Since it is a concept album, you would want to allow as much of the story into the setlist as possible and with that in mind they blasted their fans with the title track, Shadows Die, Nobody’s Hero, Resurrect the Sun as well as the show stopper, In The End. They did not play the entire album but the story ran well and I would love to hear the entire album from first to last note. Every song stands on its own as it should and the dark concept is sickening, a must have album. They gave the long standing fans a dose of their history as well with the nasty cuts: Fallen Angels, Youth And Whisky, Rebel Love Song as well as the cover, Rebel Yell. If you left the show not horse from screaming, you did it wrong as the Black veil Brides delivered and delivered well.
Official Black Veil Brides Site
Official William Control Site
Official Overwatch Site
By Jeffrey Easton
The middle of the week is never really thought of as a time for going out to a concert but here it is a Wednesday and The Black Veil Brides have invaded Sacramento. They are out in support of The Wretched And Devine and this show is not to be missed, period. If you were not out in support of this tour then you just are uninformed about the current state of metal.
In Sacramento, there are opening bands and then there is Overwatch. They were nominated for a SAMMIE and is the “go to” band when you need an opener for such a large scale tour like the BVB outing. They launched onto the stage like the pros they are and instantly had the fans wrapped around their fingers. Their new album is called New Life and that is exactly what they are breathing into the Sacramento scene and as they plowed through the record with Arm And A Leg, Second To Last and Wishing You Well the screams from the girls in the crowd became deafening. Zach MacLachlan, frontman with the axe around his waist, knows how to work the crowd, has the pipes to deliver the material and make Overwatch come to life. This band will be huge one day, mark my words.
William Francis is a performer that has been on my shortlist of people I need to see live and I was not disappointed with what he delivered in William Control. He is out in support of Silentium Amoris, the next chapter in his ever evolving career outside of Aiden and his darkness was felt the moment he stepped on the Ace Of Spades stage. William is a performer of the truest nature, giving himself to the act, the darkness of the stage, reveling in the moment while the crowd stares in disbelief. I know there were some that felt his darkwave did not belong opening for the BVB but that was just not the case, he did belong. For the crowd be brandished The Velvet Warms And Binds, I’m Only Human Sometimes, New World Order as well as Beautiful Loser, all to the shrieks and screams from his mob of fans. Along with the programmed beats be wailed in front of, he had his sidekick, Kenneth Fletcher, laying down a filthy groove on bass. If you ever felt that you wanted to be part of a rave before a metal act went on, this was the time and William Control delivered it.
Black Veil Brides are fast becoming the band that you must see and are owners of what could be the metal record of the year with Wretched And Devine. No matter the tour, they bring 100% to the stage and never let a single fan leave without giving them a psychotic show. As stated, the new album is Wretched And Devine and they wasted no time and, not much of the show, promoting it. They came out of the shadows to the screams of their fans and launched into the albums opening cut, I Am Bulletproof. Since it is a concept album, you would want to allow as much of the story into the setlist as possible and with that in mind they blasted their fans with the title track, Shadows Die, Nobody’s Hero, Resurrect the Sun as well as the show stopper, In The End. They did not play the entire album but the story ran well and I would love to hear the entire album from first to last note. Every song stands on its own as it should and the dark concept is sickening, a must have album. They gave the long standing fans a dose of their history as well with the nasty cuts: Fallen Angels, Youth And Whisky, Rebel Love Song as well as the cover, Rebel Yell. If you left the show not horse from screaming, you did it wrong as the Black veil Brides delivered and delivered well.
Official Black Veil Brides Site
Official William Control Site
Official Overwatch Site
