We’ve gotten further from our influences and gotten closer to what we are. This is the sound of us really coming into our own. As soon as the doors shut behind you, you’re enveloped on the ride. Our intent was to create a cinematic body of work. I hope this one takes you as far away as possible. Lead guitarist Scott Holiday added, “Records are a healthy form of escapism. There are strong themes on this record of loss of identity, preservation of joy, and beholding light and shape again.”
When it was taken from us, that made me want to sing about topics that were important. We missed the joy of the live show and that magical interaction. We recognized a responsibility to put a good word on people’s ears so there’s a good word coming back on their tongues too. We’re so divided, and you can’t step over the lines without offending someone. When I say ‘Cultural Mitosis’, there are lines being drawn constantly. I was thinking of this because the music sounded like pursuit.”Įlaborating on the genesis of DARKFIGHTER, Buchanan notes, “DARKFIGHTER represents the cultural mitosis of isolation, the Pandemic, and the national fabric of the US getting looser and looser.
Inferno Sword View source Fire Slash Dragon, Inferno Sword. It doesn’t matter who you are the great equalizer is coming. Jesus will Band: Holy Dragons (from Almaty, Kazakhstan)Song: Dragon Inferno. Other times, it would just be me, a priest, and a hole in the ground. Sometimes, they would be filled over capacity. I used to work in a mortuary as a service advisor for a few years, driving and opening the hearses. You’re fully aware of the impermanence of your existence, but you can’t think about it all the time-or it’ll fuck your life up. Post and photos by Joey Dunst ( Instagram l Facebook l Twitter l Website)ĭid you attend this tour? Comment below.Regarding “Nobody Wants to Die,” vocalist Jay Buchanan shares, “You live your life knowing that the sword of Damocles is hanging over your head by a thread. 16 – Garden City, Idaho Revolution Concert House and Event Center 29 – San Antonio, Texas The Aztec Theater Who: Magic Sword, Avatar’s Going Hunting Tour 2021ĭon’t miss Magic Sword supporting Avatar at one of the remaining tour dates below:
Their too-short set seemed to be over in the blink of an eye, but was actually well over 30 minutes of electronic-rock bliss.įolks already following them will be pleased to hear many cuts from Endless (their album from 2020), but older tracks as well (such as In The Face Of Evil).Īll in all, an incredible, INCREDIBLE set and I cannot wait to see them again! Being in the audience that night felt like being transported to a completely different plane of existence. The trio does not speak a single word during their performances, instead letting their music do the speaking for them. In the past, the band has stated that they attempt to bring the audience along on a journey in the lore of their music and story, and experiencing their music live, they absolutely crush that goal. Leaning on a more guitar-oriented style of synthwave, epic solos and enormous bass lines abound as they smoothly transitioned from song to song. What’s really special about them is that the quality of music is such that even if their wasn’t already a graphic novel for each release, a new listener could easily imagine what that might look like just by listening to them!Ībsolutely it does! Shrouded in mystery with their cloaks and masks, their image on stage is exactly and mysterious and otherworldly as the music that they play. Their melding of what is an intrinsically visual genre (its overall sound being very closely tied to imagery and iconography from the 80s and most especially John Carpenter-esque soundtracks) to a fully realized lore and storyline ( here) is nothing short of brilliant and grounds their music. Hailing from Boise, Idaho, they have been around the block in terms of creating synthwave music (having been active since 2013), but (in my opinion) have been sorely underrated most of that time. When Magic Sword cleared me to photograph them during their current tour with Avatar at the Fillmore, I was beyond stoked – both because this would be my first photographic experience in the Twin Cities, but also because Magic Sword are AWESOME. Being a recent transplant to the Minneapolis area, I was excited to get into the venues in the area and see what they’re like. It was a special experience being at this concert.
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