Haste the Day

Haste the Day with From Autumn to Ashes, Maylene and the Sons of Disaster, The Sleeping and Alesana @ The State

The lights dimmed as music started pouring from the gigantic speakers that I was stationed all too close to. I was pretty excited about this show because I had never seen FATA before, and was curious to hear them without their old screamer. I was also completely stoked to see Maylene.
Alesana’s choreographed performance contained a mixture of high and low screams. They promoted their new album “On Frail Wings of Vanity and Wax” and fit in some old songs off their EP for the rest of us.
The Sleeping was up second, and I must say that every time I am forced to see them, I hate them more and more. They switched from a pop-like sound to hardcore- probably just to gain more fans, which is even more annoying.
Maylene was amazing as always. The floor exploded as they began their set with “Gusty like the Wind,” one of my favorites. They gave the night a dose of good ol’
Southern rock, and maybe a little scream.
Following was FATA. I have to say, I am a fan of their older music and never
really cared for their new stuff; however, it is safe to say that FATA’s show at The State was a success. They played a combination of old and new music, so most everyone could appreciate them.
By the time Haste the Day hit the stage, it was going on hour five, so we were all pretty tired and sticky from our own sweat and that of the big guy standing next to us. Or was that just me? At any rate, the band played a good set and ended with “American Love” and “Long Way Down,” filling the audience with just enough energy to finish off the night.