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Bullet For My Valentine, Breaking Benjamin and AX7 @ Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum

Coast Observer

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Biloxi, MS

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Kicking off the first coastal rock extravaganza of 2018, the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum packed the house for BFMV, Breaking Benjamin and the magnanimous Avenged Sevenfold. Avid fans lined the doors almost two hours before the show in efforts to make their way to the barricades to rock out with some of their favorite bands. 

Opening up was Bullet For My Valentine, with Matt Tuck immediately commanding a presence behind the microphone. BFMV is gearing up for several tours in support of their sixth studio album, which is still in the demo phase. Thousands of fans went wild during their greatest single "Tears Don't Fall" and by the time they stepped off the stage, the energy in the room was ramped up to maximum.

When the lights fell and the opening chords to "So Cold" struck, the crowd in the Coliseum lost their collective minds. Ben brought so much energy and interacted with the fans, nodding back to his love of all things nerd and Star Wars, including a stage set featuring a likeness of Kylo Ren's lightsaber front and center. Perhaps the most hype part of the show was a mixed medley of the Imperial March which immediately led into Tool's "Schism" and Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" which had everyone clamoring for more. A swell of voices rose to meet Ben's as he crooned out "Diary of Jane" with not a dry eye in the building. 

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When Syn strolled out onto the stage during AX7's the front barricade buckled under the surge of fans clamoring to get closer. M Shadows bolted down the fourty foot catwalk and got up close and personal with the entire community, serenading Biloxi with hits like "Afterlife" and "A Little Piece of Heaven" and absolutely blowing the house down with their theatrics and musicality. 

Noted heavily was the absence of the Rev, who was still with them during their last tour stop of Biloxi. The entire night was packed with amazing music, killer light shows and familiarity as only these awesome bands can deliver.