Chiodos

Post-hardcore band Chiodos are engaged in their “Crowd Surf America Tour,” including a tour stop at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ.

The band’s name was a tribute to filmmakers Stephen, Charles, and Edward Chiodo, responsible for the film Killer Klowns From Outer Space.

The night was filled with bands reinventing themselves, cover songs and some of the prettiest male soprano voices in the post-hardcore genre. Even though the Rio Theatre isn't the biggest venue in Vancouver, any extra space didn't appear necessary.

Walking into the small venue of El CorazOn it almost seemed inadequate for the headliner tour of Chiodos.

No, fans didn’t gather to reminisce about the battle between Mexico and France many years ago, but instead, they came to celebrate Chiodos’ fourth studio album, Devil which released on April 1, 2014.

I know their limitations, and I realize that a lot of their songs aren't "metal enough," but frankly, I don't care.

Academy 1, Manchester on February 4, 2013