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It has been several years since Decapitated has been in the states touring, the last time was cut short due to unforseen events. These death metal veterans are now back traveling with a tour de force. The 2024 Cancer Culture tour with Septic Flesh, Kataklysm and Allegaeon at Pittsburgh’s own Preserving. Preserving has become a go to venue to catch heavy acts traveling through the area. A former church serves not only as a place for concerts but, also a full record store and museum dedicated to heavy music. It’s a must stop for any one into heavy music and the touring band scene.
Opening the night was Allegaeon, hitting the stage they werr full of energy warming up the crowd. Concert goers were head banging and push moshing away as the band played through Iridescent into Of Beasts and Worms. The guitar work of Greg Burgess and Micheal Stancel were on point throughout the set as the guys egged at each other while keeping the energy high and playful. Vocalist Ezra Haynes also kept the crowd engaged through out as he paced the stage furiously.
Kataklysm was next churning an already excited crowd into the gears of a machine. Their grinding death metal styling got the crowd moving and churning along. Kicking things off with Goliath the band kept a relentless pace. Crowd surfers and moshers a like threw down as the band ripped through Crippled and Broken and Bringer or Vengeance before closing out.
Septic Flesh came out with their own flare of symphonic death metal. The crowd at this point was like an open sea with ebb and flow to each beat like waves reverberating. Each song having a grand cadence, marching their fans even further into the chaos. Kicking off with Portrait of a Headless Man, a blanket of fog and blistering strobes set the mood. The band played throughNecromancer and Martyr as the crowd continued to thrash and sway, other standout performances were Persepolis, and Anubisbefore closing out with Dark Art. Many times vocalist SpirosAntoniou, addressed the crowd thanking them with arms raised to the sky, for all of the welcoming energy and support as they came a long way from Greece to be here with everyone.
Decapited closed out the night. As the last few bars of From Whom the Bell Tolls played out the stage went dark, kicking right into From the Nothingness with Love right into CancerCulture, the crowd exploded. Moshers and crowd surfers went off, so much so that guitarist Waclaw ‘Vogg’ Kieltyka addressed the crowd asking them to watch rushing the stage. The chaos kicked right back up as the band ripped through Just a Cigarette. Other stand outs from the night were Sphere of Madness, EarthScar and Iconoclast, which the band dedicated to Vitek their former drummer who had passed.
Cancer Culture 2024 tour is running until May 19th where it wraps in Los Angeles, Ca. If you have a chance to catch this tour live, you won’t be disappointed, just be prepared to mosh or crowd surf to your hearts desire.
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