[ATTENDED: September 20, 2024] Born of Osiris
I’ve seen Jinjer twice and I didn’t really think I needed to see them again. But they announced this show at Starland Ballroom and I was intrigued by one of the openers, Hanabie. I hadn’t heard of Born of Osiris.
Turns out Born of Osiris is a metalcore band that’s been around for over fifteen years. Interestingly, the band’s first two records were more or less created and played by the band’s mastermind and drummer, Cameron Losch.
Their set was very loud–so loud that it was hard to distinguish anything. I wasn’t really all that interested in anything they played. There were a few moments that included some electronics but mostly it was just bludgeoning and intense metal.
I found it kind of dull, actually. It amused me that the singer kept trying to get people really psyched–I’m assuming that they have played headlining shows in the last fifteen years. But every time they pointed the floodlights to the crowd, it kept showing an empty floor. Part of the problem for them was that the website said they were going on at 7:30, but they went on at 7:10 and Starland is notoriously bad about slow entry.
There were some people who enjoyed it, but compared to the dynamic nature of the next two bands, they seemed really rather plodding.
This was the setlist from a show a few days later. I assume it was the same.
| 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Open Arms to Damnation § | ||
| Bow Down § | ||
| Elevate ¥ | ||
| Empires Erased § | ||
| Abstract Art § | ||
| Angel or Alien ♥ | ||
| A Mind Short Circuiting ¥ | ||
| In Desolation ¥ | ||
| Machine ⊗ | ||
¥ single (2024)
♥ Angel or Alien (2021)
⊗ Tomorrow We Die Alive (2013)
§ The New Reign EP (2007)
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