Northlane Show Review
Article written and photos by Vanessa Holt
At the beginning of summer, Northlane embarked on the Mirror’s Edge North America Tour with a completely stacked lineup with support from: Invent Animate, Thornhill, and Windwaker. This Northlane show was the metalcore show of the month for all Salt Lake fans.
Windwaker and Thornhill were a blessing of an addition to the lineup with being two of the most up and coming bands in the scene. Both bands come from Australia and have a unique sound of their own that just so happens to fit perfectly on the lineup. Windwaker’s setlist had a range of songs from their newest album, Hyperviolence that was released earlier this month we got to hear songs such as Get Out and Fractured State Of Mind. Thornhill also played a variety of songs from their newest single, Obsession and older songs that are just classics such as Casanova. Thornhill’s set was filled with so much energy they have the perfect moody, strong emotional edge to their songs.
Coming in strong as the direct support, Invent Animate took the stage, and the energy of the room had immediately gone up. The band has had a fan base that has been increasing every year since their return to the music scene thanks to all the amazing supporting spots the band has taken on, every time I continue to see the band perform the audience grows and increases. Invent Animate played a perfectly curated setlist with songs such as Shade Astray and Purity Weeps, with a moshpit that stayed open during the entire set and a consistent stream of crowd surfers, Salt Lake made sure to give it their all. They ended with a strong closing of Immolation Of Night with an absolutely unbeatable breakdown, that had one of the best wall of deaths that had come out of the show so far.
Closing out the night with Northlane, the band continues to give an epic and absolutely unforgettable experience. The band crushed through their setlist song after song and never faltered the minute they had set foot on stage even due to the intense heat that filled the room. Northlane had performed basically the latest EP in full, excluding Let Me Disappear but it wasn’t a major loss. During Kraft the band welcomed on stage, Jacob Charlton the vocalist for Thornhill for the featured spot on the song. They even had thrown in a surprising twist of mixing together, Worldeater, Dispossession, and Jinn for an interesting but memorable mash-up. With the intricate guitar work and a perfect mix of Marcus Bridge’s aggressive screams and clean vocals, nothing beats their live performance.
