The Plot In You USA Tour Part One 11.24.2024
In August, The Plot In You announced their upcoming USA Tour featuring Currents, Zero 9:36, and Wind Walkers. The first leg of the tour includes 13 dates, kicking off on November 8th. They indicated that these performances would be the last of their 2024 touring season. Recently, they announced that in 2025, they would return for the second leg of the tour, which will include Holding Absence, Boundaries, and Acres. If you weren’t in Buffalo for this show on Saturday night, you missed out. As I made my way to the venue, I noticed fans streaming in excitedly. While I was getting my equipment ready, I could see them gathering around the barricade, eagerly waiting for what the night would bring. If you missed the first leg, be sure to grab your tickets now for the second leg in a city near you! I was fortunate enough to attend the sold-out show in Buffalo at Buffalo RiverWorks.
Hailing from central Massachusetts, Wind Walkers aims to reshape the world of post-hardcore and alternative metal music. The band comprises Timothy Comeau and Neil Comeau on guitar, Craig Martin on the bass, and Ethan Cheesman on drums. A turning point in their journey was marked by the arrival of vocalist Trevor Borg, who brought a new dynamic to their sound. I couldn’t find much on the band, but I was surprised that they are less than 300,000 followers away from having a million followers on Spotify. Since Wind Walkers debut in 2015, they have 2 EPs & 2 studio albums. More recently they have released 2 new singles called “Hangfire” & “Bodybag.” They were also featured on the album Genesis by Fairlane alongside other artists such as Silverstein & Point North. Wind Walkers were the first band of the night, setting the tone for the remainder of the show as they took the stage. The fans were ready to rock out, and I was among them, excited by the energy this group brought to their performance. During the 2nd song, “Dead Talk” they had one of their friends come out onto the stage and scream the song with the band, It was awesome seeing a female screamer in a male-dominated field. Wind Walkers played six songs: “The Overlook”, “Dead Talk”, “Feeding The Gods”, “Drowning Hymns”, “Bodybag”, and “Hangfire”. My favorite songs from their set were “Bodybag” and “Hangfire”.
Matthew Cullen goes by the stage name Zero 9:36, he is an American rapper and rock musician from Langhorne, Pennsylvania. Zero 9:36 has released 3 studio albums, the latest being None Of Us Are Getting Out released in 2024 & one EP released in 2019 called You Will Not Be Saved. He has had incredible accolades such as having Ice Nine Kills feature on his original song “Adrenaline.” has been featured on “Strangers” by Theory Of A Deadman & most recently featured on “Save Me” by Ekoh. While looking into Zero 9:36, I felt a surge of excitement about what he would bring to this show. There aren’t many artists who blend rock and rap, but I've enjoyed listening to a few others in this space, particularly Ekoh and Phix. I was surprised by Zero’s performance, it kind of gave me Linkin Park vibes but new age & different. He was accompanied by a drummer & a guitarist to bring the show to life. A bunch of fans at the barricade were thrilled to see him perform live, this was when the wave of crowd surfers started to begin. Even though Zero 9:36 was sick, he stated that he still wanted to give his all for one of the last days of this tour, I commend him for pushing through even though he stated “If I sound like shit, no I didn’t.” He played a bunch of songs that I enjoyed especially since this was an artist I had never listened to before the show. My favorite song from the set was “Kill Me” & of course, the crowd went wild when they played “Adrenaline.”
Currents is a metalcore band hailing from Newtown, Connecticut, established in 2011 by ex-drummer Jeff Brown. The band has undergone several changes in its lineup over the years and currently features vocalist Brian Wille, guitarists Ryan Castaldi and Chris Wiseman (who is also the founding guitarist of Shadow of Intent), bassist and backing vocalist Christian Pulgarin, and drummer Matt Young. Despite the absence of any original members in the group, the band has continued to find success. They have released three albums and three EPs, along with a wide range of singles such as "The Death We Seek," "Sleep Paralysis," "Poverty of Self," and "So Alone." Currents was the third band to hit the stage, I hadn't seen them perform since they went on tour with We Came As Romans, & The Plot In You back in 2018, I was excited to see how the band had evolved since then, After the first three songs played and the photographers were out of the pit, the number of crowd surfers that came through was insane, I kept seeing this one particular fan coming back over the barricade, representing a local promoter called Frostbelt Entertainment, wearing a blue jumpsuit, he looked like he was having the time of his life coming across the sea of fans. Throughout their setlist they played 11 songs in total, spanning across multiple albums going back to the album they released in 2018 called I Let The Devil In. Of course, playing new music such as “Living In Tradgedy”, “Monsters” & “Kill The Ache”. These guys know how to entertain a crowd, the bassist Christian Pulgarin was jumping around, kicking his legs out like he was also in the pit, all while he was playing his bass. Currents is a band I will have to catch again in the future.
The last time I had the opportunity to cover The Plot In You was in 2018 when they were on the Cold Like War tour with We Came As Romans, Currents, Tempting Fate & Oceans Ate Alaska. The Plot In You is an American rock band formed in Hancock County, Ohio in 2010. The group is comprised of Landon Tewers, guitarist Josh Childress, bassist Ethan Yoder, and drummer Michael Cooper. Since the start of their career, the band has released 4 EP’s & 5 studio albums. One of my favorite albums is Happiness In Self Destruction, released in 2015. More recently the band has released a few singles such as “Been Here Before”, “Left Behind” & “Don’t Look Away” in conjunction with their latest EPs VOL 1, 2 & 3. As the night slowly comes to an end, it is time for The Plot In You to hit the stage, I was filled with excitement, you could feel the energy in the room surge before they came onto the stage and played “Take Me Home, Country Roads”. The whole venue started singing along with the song. Then the boys in The Plot In You finally waltzed onto the stage. I enjoyed their lighting setup, behind the drummer, they had red swirls throughout the set. Based on the music the lighting perfectly went with the music they performed. They played 16 songs throughout the night which included a bunch from their new albums Vol 1, 2 & 3, such as “Left Behind”, “Closure” and “Pretend.” They ended with 2 encore songs at the end of the night, “Disposable Fix” and “Feel Nothing”.
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