May 21 2010
On Saturday night, metal bands PentacausT, My Daughter the Ranger and Silence Theory rocked the Rainbow Room.
Opening, was My Daughter the Ranger followed by PentacausT, both from
Nanaimo. Each of the three bands were incredibly skilled and there was hardly a dull moment.
The last band to play was Port Alberni's own experimental/progressive metalcore band, Silence Theory. From the beginning of their set, it was clear that the audience was there for Silence Theory. Although the members of Silence Theory are only 19 years old, they exhibit great talent.
Throughout the set, each member was playing their instrument whole-heartedly.
Lead vocalist Russel Walton's voice truly encompassed the depths of the underworld. At various times, guitarist and backing vocalist, Steven Bekker, finger tapped some mean riffs flawlessly with only one hand touching his guitar, the other behind his back. Drummer Josh Spencer and bassist Zach Thompson were equally as mesmerizing.
Crowd favourites included Silence Theory's cover of Lamb of God's song Laid to Rest, featuring lead vocalist Jay Smitka of PentacausT, Silence Theory's cover of Killswitch Engage's song Rose of Sharyn, and an original song by Silence Theory entitled Through the Silence. My personal favourite was the cover of Laid to Rest. It was incredible because the instrumentation anddual vocals were spot-on. Amazingly, there was essentially no discrepancy between the cover and the original.
Silence Theory ended the night with their song The Sacrifice, an awesome eight-minute composition that was the perfect way to wrap up the metal show.
If you want to check out the music of any of these talented bands, go to
their Myspace pages www.myspace.com/silencetheorymetal,
www.myspace.com/pentacaust and www.myspace.com/mydaughtertheranger.
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