The energetic British metalcore group While She Sleeps finally made it to Finland to play their first-ever headline shows. Their small Scandinavian tour included stops in Tampere, Helsinki and Jyväskylä while in Finland. Support act for the tour were French deathcore newcomers ten56..
ten56. kicked off their set just in time. Although I hadn't listened to the band before but their French deathcore really made an impact. Instrumental below the vocals got me thinking a little bit of Attila but vocals made the difference. Vocalist Aaron Matts, previously in Betraying The Martyrs, growled well and the sound was pleasing. Matss also encouraged audience for circle pits and even women got their own pit as well. Overall ten56. set was pleasing to watch and their sound really spoke to the audience.
While She Sleeps started their set a bit late but that didn't seemed to affect the overall mood. In fact, one fan in the front row was happily watching a live football match while waiting, so at least someone benefited from extra time! The show started with the brand new tracks Rainbows and Leave Me Alone which got the audience pumped. Third song Anti-Social was at least the song which really got the audience moving and singing well with the chanting chorus "I'm not anti-social, I'm anti-bullshit".
Vocalist Loz Taylor made a couple different visits to the audience walking around the venue, singing in the circle pit and even singing on top of the barrier. Also the bassist Aaran McKenzie went to play into the pit during the first half of the show. The band also asked the three fans who had traveled from Belgium to come on stage to talk about their experience being a fan of While She Sleeps. As the show drew to a close, the band gave their crew a change to shine by performing a cover of Motörhead classic "Ace Of Spades" which was a fun and unexpected addition to the end.
All in all While She Sleeps show was fantastic: full of energy and appreciation towards the fans. Even though the show wasn't sold out and there was loose from time to time, fans and the band seemed to enjoy the show nevertheless. Their other guitar player, Mat Welsh however couldn't make the show as he was back home cause of the personal issues so they had Bleed From Within guitarist Steven Jones stepped in seamlessly, handling both guitar and backing vocals with ease. Happy to see band finally making their headline shows in Finland after being here as an opening act for other bands or doing festival shows!
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