Concert Review: In Hearts Wake and Keep It For Tomorrow - Munich, Germany. By Alexandra Bock

Munich, Backstage Club, June 26^th, 2015

So In Hearts Wake announced three headliner dates for Germany aside from their European tour with Counterparts. One of those dates was bringing the band to Munich.

They had a five piece band from Leipzig, Germany, called Keep It For Tomorrow opening for them on those dates. Their music is best described as post-hardcore/metalcore. The band opened for other international acts like Being As An Ocean and Our Last Night. Their debut album ‘New Spirit’ was released in the fall of 2014. It includes a song called ‘Evolve’ with guest vocals by Jake Taylor of In Hearts Wake. But back to the show itself. They played an energetic set from start to end. You could see how they love what they are doing and the crowd responded in an equal way. Definitely a band you should check out. We’ll sure hear and see more of them in the future.

Keep It For Tomorrow:

It wasn’t the first time that In Hearts Wake played in Munich, but then, the Australian band is around for almost a decade now. They were founded in 2006, their debut album ‘Divination’ got out in 2012. Their recent album ‘Skydancer’ was released just this May on Rise/UNFD, following their album ‘Earthwalker’ that’s only a year old. The songs they played that night were mostly taken from ‘Skydancer’, which the audience seemed to know by heart. It was however the first time guitarist Eavan Dall played here, ‘cause as Jake Taylor told the audience, last time they were here he got completely lost in the area and didn’t get back in time to play their set, so they had a guitarist from another band filling in. Well…it happens I guess. Definitely not the first one that I heard of… When the four guys from Byron Bay hit the stage, you could feel the energy they brought along passing on to the audience. In Hearts Wake played a fierce set with all the goodies of metal shows, like mosh pits and circle pits. Their set included songs like ‘Skydancer’, ‘Badlands’ and ‘Oblivion’. For me, one of the most awesome moments of the show was when the crowd sang along the line ‘No hate, no fear’ from the song ‘Healer’. Everyone had their fists in the air and chanted along…. A beautiful sight to see. They closed the set with their latest single ‘Breakaway’.

In Hearts Wake:

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After the show both bands were at the merch table and around the venue to talk to fans, take pictures and sign stuff. This is the reason I love small club shows. There’s still a chance for fans to meet and talk to their fave bands.

In Hearts Wake will be touring with Northlane for a North America tour. Then in September they will head over to Australia before heading back to Europe for a tour with Asking Alexandria.

~ Alexandra Bock

All Photos by Alexandra Bock, https://twitter.com/lexi22473_b

For more information on both bands, go visit their homepages and/or social media sites.

Keep It For Tomorrow

In Hearts Wake