The idea of being among hundreds of raging, anxious and

sweaty people seemed dreadful until the first of February. The Inward

Scream tour -headlined by Japanese rising artist Dir en Grey and with

guest artists Fair to Midland and California’s Bleed the Dream- made a

stop at Ft. Lauderdale’s main show venue, Revolution.

The show started 30 minutes later than expected, thus building

up another layer of anxiety in the crowd. The 4-piece L.A. band opened

the show with their melodic sounds, for most in the audience, the somewhat

cliché sounds were a mere warm-up for the more expected performances.

The stage was inherited by Texan progressive quintet, Fair to

Midland, with a far more entertaining performance, in which each

member made sure they contributed to the overall image of the band,

a group of eccentric southern boys just rocking the stage with material

that seemed more appealing to the multitude.

And then came the bang. About 10 minutes between the last

performance and two hours between the beginning and end of the anxiety

that could be heard in the sounds of more than 300 people chanting

the name of the band that would steal the night and the overall

performance, Dir en Grey. The opening song was their famous G.D.S.

with the stream of screams, blasting bass drums, and a wave of strobe

lights and smoke showers. From their most famous songs to the newly

bred songs off their soon-to-be-released album, The Marrow of a Bone.

If you’re not a fan, go get yourself a nice treat of melodic and manic

sounds that will embrace your ears and never let them go. Just one of

those bands with a performance that’s not worth missing.