Last night at The Masonic was pure madness, in the best possible way. Lorna Shore headlined an absolutely killer lineup with The Black Dahlia Murder, Shadow of Intent, and Peeling Flesh. From the first note to the last scream, it was a full-on night of energy, adrenaline, and dedicated fans ready to lose themselves in the music.
Peeling Flesh kicked things off with insane energy that had the crowd instantly fired up. Within seconds, the mosh pits exploded into chaos with arms flying, bodies colliding, total mayhem. They set the tone perfectly for what was about to come.
Next up was Shadow of Intent, and since it was my first time seeing them live, I didn’t know what to expect,but they completely blew me away. Their stage presence, charisma, and the way they connected with the crowd was seriously impressive. You could tell everyone was hooked from start to finish.
By the time The Black Dahlia Murder took the stage, the place was packed. It was awesome seeing so many longtime fans repping shirts from old tours; the loyalty and love for this band runs deep. They tore it up, giving fans everything they wanted and probably earning a ton of new ones along the way. You could feel how much this band means to people.
Then came the grand finale of Lorna Shore. The moment that curtain dropped, the place erupted. This was hands down the biggest and most intense production they’ve ever done. The stage setup, lighting, and visuals were next level, every image on the massive back screen matched the emotion and brutality of the songs perfectly.
From the first breakdown to the final roar, the energy never dipped. Crowd surfers flooded the pit, circle pits formed and dissolved again and again, and even fans up in the balcony were losing it. The whole room was alive, feeding off every ounce of sound and light.
If you came in holding onto any kind of emotion — rage, pain, stress — you left it all there on that floor. That’s the magic of a show like this: it’s chaos, it’s catharsis, and it’s healing in its own twisted, beautiful way.
Lorna Shore and every band on that lineup gave everything they had, and the fans matched it. It was one of those nights that reminds you exactly why live music means so damn much.
~ Brandon Richardson
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