Expo Five on Seventh Street in Louisville KY is not known as a mainstream concert venue. In fact, a lot of people don’t even know about the venue at all. This is what makes it a special place to its concert goers. Those who truly love the bands will be the ones to make the trip and only them. Dexter Hollis once said that there was no place for the hard core bands but the underground. Expo Five held some of the most devoted fans of the genre that night.
There were two opening bands and two headliners. The first two bands were extremely talented: There is no doubt that Las Vicious and First Decree will be metal icons someday, but they were soft rock compared to the main event. Gemini Syndrome came out to a roaring audience fifteen minutes later with “Pleasure and Pain.” The L.A. band has truly built a reputation for themselves since they formed in 2010. The audience knew the words and sang along when Aaron Nordstrom commanded them to. Nordstrom’s singing was incredible, especially on the more emotional songs like “Mourning Star” and “Star Dust.” The great thing about Gemini Syndrome is their ability to connect with the audience. Any band that has a hall full of people singing along with the band has something going for them. The fans themselves were a testament to the band’s charisma. Though the crowd could be rough, it was full of people who would stop to talk to you even without knowing you. Gemini Syndrome should be in the music library of ever Metal and hard Rock enthusiast.
GEMINI SYNDROME – ETERNITY [AUDIO STREAM]
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After Gemini Syndrome left the stage men dressed like ring masters took the stage and enclosed it with large metal cases. You could hear the keyboard behind it, allowing the audience to salivate over the show to come. The previous bands were great but the audience was restless for the main event. Just when it was becoming too much, the stage hands came back to open the cases to reveal some sort of man/bat (or was it just a tarp with a head sticking out?) Then, the show began. The head, belonging to Johannes Michael Gustaf Eckerström began singing “Queen of Blades.” The tarp fell and Eckerström jumped down, and the next hour was a thrilling trip through a mad musical carnival. The set list included blood pumping hits such as “Paint Me Red,” “Torn Apart,” and “Bloody Angel.” The crowd was led in a chorus for the calmest song of the night, “Tower.” This was a show with powerful guitar, bass and drum solos, paired with enough dark theatrics to impress Alice Cooper. This type of music certainly appeals to a darker part of you and there’s nothing wrong with that. After the encore, “Smells Like A Freak Show,” “Let it Burn” and “Hail The Apocalypse,” we left Expo Five with enough adrenaline to last us to next week.
