All Ends Black

Last night at Harpos was amazing. One of our very own up and coming metal bands, All Ends Black, got to be on of the opening bands for Straight Line Stitch and Soulfly.

There were four local bands that got to open up for these two headliners, and although none of them got much playing time, 3 songs opening for Soulfly is an opportunity I know I wouldn't have passed up.

All Ends Black went on second and played "Nightmare," "Believe" and "Last Laugh." Although their set was cut short the crowd didn't seem to mind. Hanging around while all the other bands played, and waiting for Soulfly, people kept coming up to the members of All Ends Black and telling them how much they liked them.

One guy who had drove up from Indiana asked the band to sign a snare head and was incredibly excited about getting it- you wouldn't have thought that Soulfly signed it. But people like him are the people who make a difference in the local scene.

And of course, Soulfly played last, as the headliner does. They. Were. Amazing. I had just recently found out about them earlier this year but I have multiple albums and I was so excited to hear they were playing a show in Detroit, and with All Ends Black.

Only downside was they only played about 30 seconds of my favorite song "Jump Da Fuck Up," but it didn't matter. They played stuff from older albums, like Primitive, and really got the crowd going.

The pit was vicious and not one person in Harpos that night was not raging out to Soulfly. The place was in a frenzy and Soulfly knew how to keep it going. As someone who missed most of the good concerts because the bands I really want to see were big when I was about 9, this was a chance to see one of the "older" bands that I love- and see them play with a band that I have covered multiple times, All Ends Black.

As always support your local scene. Get out there, talk to the bands, tell them what you think cause it helps them and they'll thank you for it.