Slaughter to Prevail — UFO Velodrome, Berlin

I went to see Suicide Silence, Dying Fetus, and Slaughter to Prevail in Berlin.

I’ve seen Eddy with All Shall Perish on November 25, and it was a great show. Now I have seen him again with Suicide Silence as the opener. They played 7 songs. 4 of them were old and good. The other 3 went by without any emotions. Overall, I had fun, and it was nice to see the “oldies” played live. :)

Dying Fetus played a solid set. Also 7 songs. All of them were a banger. The sound in this arena was incredible.

And then, the main act, Slaughter to Prevail. Oh boy. The sound was a disaster. The bass was too loud (not the bass player haha). The guitars were shouting over, and there was no way to understand Alex. It felt like listening to a newcomer band on their first-ever show. Or how we sound in our practice room. 😅 As a headliner and for +60 €, I expected much more. Last year we saw In Flames on the same stage, and it was remarkable. Such a good sound. But the sound of StP was destroying any fun on this show. Besides the sound, it looked like they delivered a good show. After around 6 songs, Alex had his no-microphone scream. Quite disappointing. It was rushed and not even close to the ones I saw on video. Kudos for trying; this is an incredible thing to do in an arena like this. But it should have been better executed. Like I said, it was rushed. No real announcement; it went silent really fast, then he screamed for 1-2 sec, and it was done. There was room for more. Build it up like in the videos; celebrate it.

Overall, it was a nice concert. And I know, if Slaughter to Prevail plays again, I will not seek to see them once more. If they are playing while I want to see another band, then I'm fine with it and check them out again. But I will not buy a ticket exclusively just to see them.

Once again, the Velodrom UFO is a great location. A lot of space, when well executed, a good sound. Plenty of toilets, good organization, etc. I always enjoy it there.

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