Persistence Tour 2007 - Can it get more hardcore?
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Ringworm had the difficult job to open this edition the tour. Although the doors of the venue were already open for about one and a half hour the venue was far from packed. Most people were busier with meeting friends and drinking beer than paying attention to the show of Ringworm. Ringworm though played a nice show with at least one true fan that was moving as if his life depended on it. The vocals were not audible, but the other musicians did a good job. Their hardcore couldn't get a hold on me, but their enthusiasm was enough for me to witness their whole show. (Gilles)
After Ringworm it was time for Death Before Dishonor. A couple of hours before the show I interviewed frontman Bryan and he told me that they would try to destroy the venue that night. After seeing their show I can conclude that the venue was still in one piece, but the band did get close. The Boston-hardcore these guys play is coming straight from their hearts and that's what you hear and see if you visit a DBD show. Not some commercial shit, but hardcore the way it always should be. Especially a song like 'Friends Family Forever' is a perfect example of this fact. (Gilles)
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If I say that Hatebreed was the perfect headliner for this tour it is a big understatement. During the one-hour set of these hardcore giants they degraded every other band playing on this tour. Their setlist was predictable, but who the fuck cares?! Hatebreed destroyed everything and everyone. An hour Hatebreed is ten times more effective than working out for about an hour in a gym! The audience went completely nuts on songs like 'Defeatist', 'Destroy Everything', 'Doomsayer' and during the encore, which consisted of 'Live For This' and 'I Will Be Heard'. This truly is hardcore on its finest! (Gilles)