If you had told me before Saturday’s show that I was about to enter the swamps of Florida, I would have assumed it was just a clever way of saying I was going to see Wage War. By the end of the night, I understood exactly what that meant.
Before fans even stepped back out onto the streets of Allentown, Pennsylvania, they could feel the Florida heat lingering inside Archer Music Hall. The sold out crowd was in for an unforgettable night featuring Orthodox, Nevertel, and Wage War.
Opening the evening, Orthodox wasted no time showing the crowd exactly what they were about. Security immediately realized they had their work cut out for them as crowd surfers began flying over the barricade. The rails shook from relentless headbanging while the band unleashed crushing breakdowns that blended hardcore aggression with flashes of 90s nu metal influence. It was the perfect way to ignite the chaos that would define the night…