Bleeding Through w/ Acacia Strain, As Blood Runs Black, Impending Doom Sun., March 1.
Bleeding Through is yet another in a long line of metalcore bands worshipping at the altar of At The Gates, the Swedish band that literally created the template for bands melding death metal’s brutality with hardcore pacing and moody melodies. So why should we care about Bleeding Through? Short answer: they’re coming to town, and if the metalcore sound appeals to you, you might enjoy this. Consider the bulk of the genre to have the explosive power of Mentos and Diet Coke, which is to say it’s as momentarily impressive and ultimately innocuous as a geyser of Nutrasweetened cola. At its best, Bleeding Through bursts like a hand grenade, a tightly wound balance of keyboard gauze behind bludgeoning blast beats, squealing false harmonics and gruff hardcore vocals. At its worst, Bleeding Through is still as good as any other metalcore band. —Bryan Reed$16, $13 (adv.), www.bleedingthrough.com.
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