Gig review - Every Time I Die - Cockpit, Leeds (03/11/12)

Here is an old review I did for journalism coursework around a year and a half ago.

This one is a definite highlight to me as I was able to access a lot of interesting and unique information that encouraged tackling it from an interesting and unique perspective.

The fact that this was a rare set to see from this band made this a fascinating review to write: Starting off with two songs that are extremely rare to witness live (especially in the UK) along with it being their 4th Leeds performance in the space of a year (a pleasure that was given to that City alone), allowed me to write a review that wasn't of a band playing a gig cloned for a whole tour, but of a truly unique experience.

Every Time I Die - Cockpit, Leeds (03/11/12)

Very rarely would a band be able to start a set with two songs from their first and least famous album to be greeted with such a welcoming reaction, but Buffalo, New York’s Every Time I Die manage just that. 
Being a band of fourteen years, they quickly show they are still able to captivate and surprise an audience and appealing to the old fans with songs now rarely seen live is a great way to do just that, especially considering it’s their fourth Leeds gig in the space of a year. 
Although it’s not just the old songs that get the crowd going. Varying between each of their six albums’ very different sounds gives them the ability to keep their set fresh at all times; from the fast and thrashy songs of their oldest albums to their Southern Rock inspired hardcore riffs of their later works, ETID really allow the crowd to lose themselves to an extensive discography. 
Buffalo’s own relished in this and definitely managed to keep a rapid pace and give off a presence that told everyone they were hell bent on putting on a show to remember, which can’t be the easiest thing to do with The Cockpit’s crowd running amok on the stage throughout. 
The show ended up an hour long onslaught of raucous riffs and brutal breakdowns as the five hardcore veterans energetically showed that they had not grown tired of the city’s company with the city showing the same right back.