On March 31, 2024, Hail The Sun and Intervals co-headlined on their new spring tour with special guests Makari and Body Thief in Atlanta, Georgia at The Masquerade! The night was filled with such amazing voices from staple vocalists in their hardcore scene; voices that feel like it can hypnotize you to feel only happiness and peace. Between the vocals and the instrumentals throughout the night, the audience could candidly feel every raw emotion. It was a night to remember!
Opening the night is one of my favorite bands Makari! The band formed in 2011 in Orlando, Florida consisting of Andy Cizek (Vocals), Matt Beljan (Guitar), Eric Stewart (Guitar), John Tomasso (Bass), and Kevin Beljan (Drums). The band originally had a different vocalist named Brandon Cullen as well as a keyboardist Lindsey England! Makari at the moment has over 150,000 Spotify listeners with "Transient" having almost 7 million Spotify listens off the album Hyperreal released in 2018! Makari recently released their newest album Wave Machine on March 4, 2024, with songs such as; "Eternity Leave," "Breakers," and "Soulstealer" being the most popular!
Makari opened up with "Eternity Leave" and the song's beginning tore at my heartstrings because of how beautiful it sounded combined with Andy's voice. The whole song was a dream that felt like you were falling into an oblivion of happiness that you can't seem to grasp, but you are going along with it. They also performed the songs "Breakers," "Better," and ended with the song "Transient!"
Next up was Body Thief. I recently got into this band and having the opportunity to see them live caused so much excitement. The band consists of Daniel Hawkins (Vocals), Greg Chipkin (Guitar/Vocals), Sebastian (Drums), and Marvin Macareno (Fill in Guitarist/Bassist). Body Thief has over 20,000 Spotify listeners at the moment, with "Death, Drugs & Dancing" being the most popular track with over 400,000 listens from the album Every Ending released in December of 2022.
When they performed "Ego Displacement," I actually screamed internally because this song has been on repeat for the last month after finding them randomly on Spotify! Hawkins' clean vocals in a live setting are so captivating and aesthetically pleasing to listen to! And they are the sweetest guys. I am already planning on seeing them again in Charlotte, North Carolina on April 2 because I have to listen to "Death, Drugs & Dancing" and "Ego Displacement" again!
Hail The Sun was up next! The last time I saw their performance, they were touring with Glasslands, Zeta, and Kaonashi a year ago at the Music Farm in Charleston, South Carolina! I already knew that I had to keep my eye on the vocalist as he is very energetic and truly embodies the stage. During their previous performance, he was jumping in the air constantly!
Before anything, Hail The Sun is a post-hardcore band from Chico, California that formed in 2009 while the members were in college consisting of Donovan Melero (Vocals), Aric Garica (Guitar), John Stirrat (Bass), Shane Gann (Guitar), and Allen Casillas (Drums). Hail The Sun recently released their newest single "Secondary Worship" on March 1, 2024, with over 200,000 Spotify plays!
The light production for their set was absolutely INSANE! As a photographer, we love it when bands have good light production, it means a long night of editing great photos! I tried so hard during their set to avoid getting hit with the microphone due to the vocalist swinging it around constantly, but hey, what's a hardcore show without an injury? Make sure you make it to this tour before it's over!
The last up was Intervals! I photographed this band twice last year when they toured with Tesseract and Alluvial! The band consists of Aaron Marshalls (Guitarist) and co-founder of Intervals started in Toronto, Ontario in 2011, Nathan Bulla (Drums), Jacob Umansky (Bass) , and Travis LeVrier (Guitar). Intervals recently released their newest single "Neurogenesis" on March 7, 2024 ft KOAN sound with over 200,000 Spotify plays!
Intervals performed songs such as "Neurogenesis," "Mnemonic," "I'm Awake," and "Still Winning," providing fans with a timeless setlist everyone was left screaming along to! I've given the band consistent accolades for performing solely instrumentals, just looking at them made my hands feel exhausted. Aaron stated that they have been coming to this venue for over 10 years and it always gets better and better! The guys in Intervals are insanely talented on their respective instruments and I am a huge fan of entirely instrumental tracks, listening to their talents shine through for an hour was a switch-up that I needed and definitely a refreshing break from the hardcore screams and gutturals that began my night at The Masquerade!
What a night! This lineup is one of a kind and, honestly, one of my favorite lineups so far this year. And it just so happened to be at one of my favorite venues! All the musicians gave such an intense performance. When they weren't showcasing their musical abilities, they went above and beyond to use their platforms to inspire. Most of the bands included personal statements on police brutality and the whole situation with Palestine, encouraging the audience to stay aware and make a change!
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