Last Thursday, October 18th, 2012 I had the privilege to attend the Alternative Press Tour (AP Tour). The bands performing on this tour from opener to headliner included: Glass Cloud, The Amity Affliction, Like Moths to Flames, The Ghost Inside and Miss May I. Where oh where do I even begin? I guess I will begin with the location of this show, Royale Boston Nightclub. It is a large venue that is perfect to host shows like the AP Tour. It has a dance floor directly in front of the stage where kids often get rowdy, and then around the edges of the room are chairs, tables, couches, and plenty of room to stand back from the screaming and thrashing crowd, not to mention that for guests over 21, Royale has a huge bar. The venue is large enough so you don’t feel crowded, the sound quality is great, and if you’re standing in the back of the room you can still hear the concert and see it quite well! Moving on. Glass Cloud was the opener for the AP Tour; a beginner metal core band from Virginia signed to Equal Vision Records who released their debut album, The Royal Thousand, just this year on July 10th! I’ve never seen Glass Cloud before but I was very impressed with their stage presence. They had amazing energy and really kept the crowd engaged. Next up came the Amity Affliction from Australia! This post-hardcore band just released their third album, Chasing Ghosts, on September 18th, 2012 in the United States. It debuted at number one on the Australian albums chart, a huge success for the band. Their clean vocalist, Ahren Stringer, sounded just as good, if not better than he does on their albums which doesn’t happen too often. The Amity
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