Saturday night in Fort Wayne, IN was the Proving Grounds for a Moshpit and definitely the place to be if you were craving a hard-hitting, high-energy, face-melting concert!

Piere’s was stop number two on The Angels and Villains Tour here in the United States. This tour quickly followed up Attila’s Europe/UK tour. Joining Attila were Born Of Osiris, Traitors, Extortionist and Not Enough Space.

The sun was shining, and it finally felt like spring in the Midwest! Doors open early at 5pm for this tour, but that did not stop fans from coming out and forming a line along the side of the building. Once inside, the house was already packed with wall-to-wall people and the energy was already high, which is one of the big reasons that I absolutely fell in love with the metalcore scene!

All of the opening bands did an absolutely banger of a job getting the crowd rowdy and keeping it that way! There was a constant circle pit and a consistent flow of crowd surfers. 

Attila was the headliner for the evening. The band was formed nearly 20 years ago in Atlanta, Georgia as very young musicians. They have proven to stand the test of time. Current members are Chris Fronzak[vocals], Chris Linck[guitar], Kalan Blehm[bass], and Tyler Kruckmeyer[drums]. The guys kicked off their set with the song “Proving Grounds” and the energy was explosive and non-stop for the entire 12 song setlist! The entire setlist was: Proving Grounds, Three 6, Party With The Devil, Metalcore Manson, Bite Your Tongue, Handshakes With Snakes, Middle Fingers Up, Payback, Moshpit, Timebomb, Cancelled, and closed out with About That Life. Frontman Fronz was very interactive with the crowd, high-fiving, fist bumping and speaking to the fans. At one point, he encouraged a girls only moshpit. Of course, the crowd-surfing from the previous 4 bands continued all the way through Attila, along with quite a bit of stage-diving as well. To sum up this tour, it is an all out party from beginning to end!! There are tons of dates left-go see if there is a stop near your city and get a dose of your extremely high intensity metalcore!