Member Since: 17/11/2004
Band Members:
Jarrod: Drums
Mikey: Bass
Mike: Vocals
Charlie: Guitar
James: Guitar
Influences: Metallica, Iron Maiden, Pantera, Megadeth, In Flames, Killswitch engage, Lamb of god, Trivium.
Sounds Like:Fighting Tomorrow followed One Night Scam on the opposing stage. They have a bit of theatrics to their entrance, with music to hype the crowd as they take the stage. Their in-your-face metal music comes with a similar stage show, with the lead singer immediately out in the crowd and bringing the music to them, rather than screaming it out over them as so many metal acts do. The whole group really throws their entire bodies into what they do, and that enthusiasm and passion bleeds out onto the crowd as well, especially when they do it within arm’s reach. None of the band members flinched away from crowd contact, or eye contact with the crowd, and that give and take tends to whip front rows into a frenzy of energy. This was especially apparent when in the middle of one of their songs, the power to the stage suddenly, inexplicably, went out. The band didn’t stop playing. The guys jammed just as hard sans sound as they did with the amps cranked up, though the only sounds were the drums and the ardent singing of their dedicated fans.
I had to stand back and just take in the surreal scene, of such momentum in the music that it was almost like a runaway train — neither the band nor the crowd could stop it. It was a poetic moment, and also an amusing one, watching these boys thrash on stage to the sounds of drums and nothing else. It spoke volumes about them as musicians and as people, however. Eventually the band gave up hope of the power coming back in time to save the song and quit playing. Power was restored minutes later, and after an impromptu poll of the fans, Fighting Tomorrow started the interrupted song over and finished their set.
When they finished, I said to my friend that if anything, Fighting Tomorrow had won the chutzpah award. At first glance, one might think that having such a calamity occur with the eyes of judges and A&R reps and dozens of fans upon you would be the end after such a strong performance from the competition minutes before. I felt the opposite, though. This gave Fighting Tomorrow a chance to demonstrate their poise under pressure, and also give a real show. The show didn’t even stop when the sound did, and to me, that spoke volumes. I like to think it did for the judges as well. Fighting Tomorrow were declared the winners.
Aug/27/2006
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