This was the only band on the bill I was not already a fan of prior to the show, only because I had never heard them before.  Unfortunately for me, the sound at BB King’s for their set was beyond atrocious, so bad that I literally couldn’t make out anything they were doing.  Since I did happen to catch another stop on this tour a few nights later in Poughkeepsie, I’ll base my review of them off of that show. 

 I can see exactly why they belonged on this tour, and am very happy they were included because I can now call myself a fan.  Swallow the Sun play a sort of melodic mix of doom and death metal, drawing similarities to bands like Katatonia and Opeth (anyone who knows me can tell you that I don’t throw around comparisons to Opeth easily).  There were a few times in the set where I felt the songs were dragging a little, but seeing as I’m not usually a big fan of the doom genre I can pretty much chalk it up to that.  I hope these guys make it onto another tour over here because I would enjoy seeing them again now that I know the material a little better.

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