What it was like
When a deathcore band hits the stage in a room built for bodies, not seats, and the double bass kicks lock into a groove so precise it feels mechanical before a breakdown rips it all apart -- that is the sound All Shall Perish invented. The Oakland band that helped define the genre in the mid-2000s returns to House of Blues San Diego on October 2, bringing technical precision and breakneck tempo shifts that influenced a decade of heavy music.
All Shall Perish's return is not a nostalgia act. The genre they helped build has continued evolving, and a live show proves that the original architects still hit harder than the inheritors. If you were in the pit for The Price of Existence or Awaken the Dreamers, you already have this date marked. If you were not, this is where you learn why those albums still matter.
House of Blues at 1055 Fifth Avenue in the Gaslamp Quarter.