“I was weaned on that stuff,” he cheerfully admitted. Riley makes no bones about how the American East Coast hardcore scene of the 1980s where bands such as Bad Brains, Agnostic Front, and Cro-Mags to name but a few influenced him. Van Halen is a hard rock act from California. Corrosion of Conformity is a heavy metal band, while Agnostic front is a hardcore act from New York. Behind them was their logo that is rooted in extreme metal but is at once readable a subtle reference to its crossover influences. Ibanez sported a white Corrosion of Conformity top, while Whetzel proudly wore a Van Halen tour shirt. When the American quintet hit the stage, Gale wore an Agnostic Front shirt. “We see a lot of people here and we’re just excited to play our music to an audience that is buzzing.” “It’s cool to know that we have fans in this part of the world,” said Wetzel before their show where local hardcore acts Veils, Armas Ready, and Choke Cocoi opened for them. Power Trip – vocalist Riley Gale, guitarists Blake Ibanez and Nick Stewart, drummer Chris Ulsh, and bassist Chris Wetzel – are in the midst of a six-nation Asian tour and Manila was their second stop. Such is their draw that top rock acts have oft invited the Texas thrashers on their tours opening them up to new audiences. They released two critically-acclaimed albums in the past decade – 2013’s "Manifest Decimation" and 2017’s "Nightmare Logic." In between those two albums, the band also put out a couple of extended play albums.Īlong with American acts such as Deafheaven and Vampire Weekend, Power Trip is one of the more lauded and popular bands of the last decade. It was that intense.Īnd the Dallas, Texas-based band is known just for that – their crossover hardcore punk and thrash metal to go with their livewire shows. ![]() ![]() In fact, some had to sit down in the middle of their raucous set to rest or go for a water break. The crowd of 300 people – including several Danish tourists - who packed the venue came away tired, sweaty, and bewildered. Texas crossover thrash metal band Power Trip put on a mega-watt performance in a production by promoter Sleeping Boy Collective last February 9 at the 123 Block. MANILA - One of the most acclaimed American bands of the last decade hit Manila last Sunday. Texas crossover thrash metal band Power Trip
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