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On Friday night, Ushuaia and some outstanding local bands put on a great show in order to raise money for the Red Cross Tsunami Relief Effort in Southeast Asia. Of the bands that played, all did a great job supporting a worthy cause.
The first band to take the stage was Burning Valhalla at 9 p.m. They commenced the night with an energized sound, playing heavy-brand alternative tinged with harmony. Their songs relied heavily on instrumentals, displaying the abilities of the band’s bassist and guitarists. Despite the sedentary crowd, the band did their best to rev them up, playing songs off their demo such as “Love is Love,” “Battles” and “How to Take a Bullet,” which has received some airtime on local radio stations.
Second to take the stage was Propel, touting more of a Godsmack-type sound. The two lead singers traded powerful screams with soothing harmonies, creating an effect that garnered much crowd enjoyment. More people had entered the club by the time Propel took stage, and the song “Full-Frontal Lobotomy” was the first song that saw significant crowd involvement.
After Propel came Soundbender, a band that has wowed the Ushuaia crowd before. Mixing some nu-metal into the rock-heavy night, they played some new songs as well as some off their demo, such as “Mind,” “Boredom,” “Building a Wall” and “Sink or Swim.”
After that came Nobis, jarring the crowd with a heavy metal sound yet again. The lead singer, who sounds quite a bit like Shavo Odadjian of System of a Down, led the crowd in bringing down the house.
Finishing up the evening were the bands Inbound and Bedlam. Inbound, a metal-hardcore band, got the crowd moshing. Bedlam, also hardcore, kept the hard rock theme of the evening going.
Attendance was well over 100 people, the goal set by Ushuaia owner Alex Gray. All of the proceeds from the evening went to the Red Cross to fund their Tsunami Relief Effort.
Bangor Daily News