REVIEW: ERRA, Make Them Suffer, Void of Vision, Novelists at Irving Plaza | 06.02.2024
A sold out crowd at New York City’s Irving Plaza was treated to multi-continental metalcore mayhem this past Sunday by way of ERRA’s CURE Tour. As if ERRA wasn’t enough to guarantee a face-melting experience, Make Them Suffer, Void of Vision, and Novelists were on hand to ensure the crowds’ minds were blown many times over.
It was an epic way to end a weekend, and a tour for that matter, as the Manhattan show served as the final date of the bands’ North American leg; what better place to call it a wrap than in the city that never sleeps?
Without further ado, let’s dive in.
NOVELISTS
Appearing stateside for the very first time, Novelists made their mark on a packed and punctual Irving Plaza crowd as they danced, spun, and headbanged their way through a great set to kick off the evening. The French quintet’s high energy performance featured tracks from their recently released EP, Okapi, and their 2022 album, Déjà Vu.
VOID OF VISION
Bringing the thunder from down under was Australia’s Void of Vision whose set packed a serious punch. Vocalist Jack Bergin displayed a nearly infinite lung capacity as he belted his screams while moving full speed from one side of the stage to the other. The band’s setlist tapped the trio of Chronicles and some older material along with their recently released single, “Empty.”
MAKE THEM SUFFER
I’d like to think as a seasoned veteran of show-going that I’ve just about seen it all, but the crowd surfing during Make Them Suffer’s set was a new sight to behold. Fans weren’t surfing to the front so much as they were floating around in whatever direction the sea of hands took them. It was a beautiful chaos, and so too was the power of Make Them Suffer’s anthems.
ERRA
I was hooked on ERRA from the moment I first heard “Crawl Backwards Out of Heaven” earlier this year. The track is as intense as it is heavy and god damn is it powerful to hear live. Such was the vibe of ERRA’s set as a whole; their songs unleashed an energy that sent an already raucous crowd off the charts.
Vocalist J.T. Cavey channeled his inner Stone Cold shouting, “if you’re having a good time, give me a hell yeah!” midway through the set. The crowd’s unified and boisterous response left no room for misinterpretation.