Concert Review - VIRTUAL WORLD TOUR 2020

Philadelphia show - 7/12/20

Welcome to our world in 2020. No public gatherings, no sports, no movies, and NO CONCERTS. But humans are resilient, and the metal community is fucking creative!! Leave it to a band like Suicide Silence to not let a little thing like a global pandemic to keep them from performing for their fans.

During the month of July Suicide Silence is putting on a slew of virtual shows, with each show unique to each individual city. We purchased our ticket the day they went on sale for the Philadelphia show. Going in to Sunday's show I knew it would be quite different than the ferocious show I saw at the packed TLA when they toured with The Black Dahlia Murder nor was I expecting it to be as brutal as it was when I saw them across the river in Camden, NJ on the Mayhem Fest.

HOLY SHIT...we had a freakin' blast watching this show! Seeing the band perform together, with all the lights of a live show and with multiple camera angles really made it feel like a concert. It helped that we had the show up on our tv and pumped through the surround sound system. EPIC SET!

Seeing the camera up tight on Mark Heylmun as he nailed the solo in "Lifted" or watching Eddie Hermida busting out the hellacious vocals of "Disengage" the various camera angles provided some cool visuals. Chris Garza and his bright purple hair flailing in circles on "Fuck Everything", watching Alex Lopez punish the drums on "No PIty For a Coward" and watching Dan Kenny be Dan fucking Kenny!

But the guys did so much more then just perform a killer set. "Brutal Thoughts with Eddie Hermida" gave us such deep insights such as "cereal is just cold soup". We found out in a commercial spot that Dan Kenny uses a particular type of laundry detergent that keeps his clothes brutal. Other skits the guys did were mixed in as well as clips of Mitch Lucker and the guys on tour, backstage, on the tour bus, and performing live early on in their career.

Then there was the after show Q&A. The guys took a ton of questions from the live chatroom. Who has the best hair? What Philly venue do you like to play the most? What tour was your favorite? What Suicide Silence song do you like performing the most? What's the best Marvel movie? And so many more.

All tour dates are below. Grab a ticket....it's damn good time!

Setlist:

No Pity for a Coward

Hands of a killer

Lifted

Disengage

You only live once

Meltdown

Love me to death

Fuck everything

Bludgeoned to Death

Hold Me Up, Hold Me Down

Live life hard movie protests coming soon

Complete list of Virtual Wold Tour 2020 dates:

THURSDAY, July 2, 2020

New York, NY (7pm EDT)

FRIDAY, July 3. 2020

Boston, MA (7pm EDT)
Los Angeles, CA (7pm PDT)

SUNDAY, July 5, 2020

Norfolk, VA (7pm EDT)
Las Vegas, NV (7pm PDT)

MONDAY, July 6, 2020

London, GB (8pm BST)
Baltimore, MD (7pm EDT)

WEDNESDAY, July 8, 2020

Atlanta, GA (7pm EDT)
Phoenix, AZ (7pm MST)

THURSDAY, July 9, 2020

Stuttgart, DE (7pm CEST)
Santiago, CL (7pm GMT-4)

SATURDAY, July 11, 2020

Chicago, IL (7pm CDT)

SUNDAY, July 12, 2020

Tokyo, JP (1pm JST)
Buenos Aires, AR (6pm GMT-3)
Philadelphia, PA (8pm EDT)

TUESDAY, July 14, 2020

Dallas, TX (7pm CDT)

WEDNESDAY, July 15, 2020

Sydney, AU (2pm AEST)
Orlando, FL (7pm EDT)
Edmonton, AB (8pm MDT)

FRIDAY, July 17, 2020

Des Moines, IA (7pm CDT)

SATURDAY, July 18, 2020

Bangalore, IN (11am IST)
Columbus, OH (7pm EDT)
Albuquerque, NM (8pm MDT)

MONDAY, July 20, 2020

Denver, CO (8pm MDT)

TUESDAY, July 21, 2020

Lawrence, KS (7pm CDT)
Portland, OR (8pm PDT)

THURSDAY, July 23, 2020

Memphis, TN (7pm CDT)

FRIDAY, July 24, 2020

Bangkok, TH (12pm ICT)
Mexico City, MX (7pm CDT)
Vancouver, BC (8pm PDT)

SUNDAY, July 26, 2020

Minneapolis, MN (7pm CDT)

MONDAY, July 27, 2020

Jakarta, ID (12pm WIB)
Charlotte, NC (7pm) EDT
Salt Lake City, UT (8pm MDT)

WEDNESDAY, July 29, 2020

Paris, FR (9pm CEST)
São Paulo, BR (7pm BRT)

THURSDAY, July 30, 2020

Moscow, RU (9pm MSK)
Toronto, ON (7pm EDT)

Suicide Silence is:

Eddie Hermida

Dan Kenny

Mark Heylmun

Chris Garza

Alex Lopez

https://www.suicidesilence.net/

Suicide Silence Virtual World Tour 2020 new dates

Today, SUICIDE SILENCE announced the second batch of dates for their previously announced "Virtual World Tour" that includes unique sets, exclusive merchandise & custom experiences in each market. Watch the "Virtual World Tour" trailer here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdBtOJ9k2QM

Tickets are available at SSVirtualTour.com All shows are in local time.

NEW DATES:
SUNDAY, July 12, 2020

Tokyo, JP (1pm JST)
Buenos Aires, AR (6pm GMT-3)
Philadelphia, PA (8pm EDT)

TUESDAY, July 14, 2020

Dallas, TX (7pm CDT)

WEDNESDAY, July 15, 2020

Sydney, AU (2pm AEST)
Orlando, FL (7pm EDT)
Edmonton, AB (8pm MDT)

FRIDAY, July 17, 2020

Des Moines, IA (7pm CDT)

SATURDAY, July 18, 2020

Bangalore, IN (11am IST)
Columbus, OH (7pm EDT)
Albuquerque, NM (8pm MDT)

SUNDAY, July 20, 2020

Montreal, QC (7pm EDT)
Denver, CO (8pm MDT)

MONDAY, July 21, 2020

Lawrence, KS (7pm CDT)
Portland, OR (8pm PDT)

Stay tuned for the announcement of new dates!

SUICIDE SILENCE will be “virtually” everywhere throughout the month of July with a 39 date "Virtual World Tour" running July 2 - July 30 that spans 14 countries & 5 continents. Each geo-gated stream will be approximately an hour & a half in length and will include a full production multi-camera live performance with full chat integration, market-specific mixed media & an extensive post-performance video Q&A. Initial dates are now on sale at this location for $10 each & are only available to those within a specified market radius.

Advanced ticket purchasers will gain access to an Exclusive Merch Collection that includes an official tour shirt as well as a number of other items that will never be sold elsewhere. The band will also be sending a 15% off discount code to every person who purchases a ticket that can be used on these exclusive items as well as every other item at SSArchives.com through the end of July.

The band comments, “The time has come! We’ve teamed up with Nuclear Blast & BandsInTown on this tour & we'll be streaming 39 shows throughout the month of July with tickets for the first batch now on sale! While each show will revolve around a specific city, we’ve decided to open up the tickets statewide in the US & to entire countries when it comes to foreign markets. Be sure to get involved on social media by requesting specific songs in your market & requesting markets you’d like us to add in the future. These live streams will be full-on Suicide Silence fan experiences that will never been be re-streamed or shown ever again. Come join the party!”Recently, the band launches a new “Zero Tolerance” shirt in which 100% of proceeds will be donated to Campaign Zero, an organization that analyzes policing practices across the country and provides research & data to organizers & policymakers nationwide in their efforts to identify effective solutions to end police violence.
Purchase the "Zero Tolerance" shirt here: suicidesilencemerch.comBelow is the completed list of dates for the "Virtual World Tour" in local time.

Tickets are available at SSVirtualTour.comTHURSDAY, July 2, 2020

New York, NY (7pm EDT)

FRIDAY, July 3. 2020

Boston, MA (7pm EDT)
Los Angeles, CA (7pm PDT)

SUNDAY, July 5, 2020

Norfolk, VA (7pm EDT)
Las Vegas, NV (7pm PDT)

MONDAY, July 6, 2020

London, GB (8pm BST)
Baltimore, MD (7pm EDT)

WEDNESDAY, July 8, 2020

Atlanta, GA (7pm EDT)
Phoenix, AZ (7pm MST)

THURSDAY, July 9, 2020

Stuttgart, DE (7pm CEST)
Santiago, CL (7pm GMT-4)

SATURDAY, July 11, 2020

Chicago, IL (7pm CDT)

SUNDAY, July 12, 2020

Tokyo, JP (1pm JST)
Buenos Aires, AR (6pm GMT-3)
Philadelphia, PA (8pm EDT)

TUESDAY, July 14, 2020

Dallas, TX (7pm CDT)

WEDNESDAY, July 15, 2020

Sydney, AU (2pm AEST)
Orlando, FL (7pm EDT)
Edmonton, AB (8pm MDT)

FRIDAY, July 17, 2020

Des Moines, IA (7pm CDT)

SATURDAY, July 18, 2020

Bangalore, IN (11am IST)
Columbus, OH (7pm EDT)
Albuquerque, NM (8pm MDT)

SUNDAY, July 20, 2020

Denver, CO (8pm MDT)

MONDAY, July 21, 2020

Lawrence, KS (7pm CDT)
Portland, OR (8pm PDT)

Become The Hunter reunited SUICIDE SILENCE with Steve Evetts, who produced The Black Crown (2011) and You Can’t Stop Me (2014). It was mixed by Josh Wilbur (LAMB OF GOD, GOJIRA, MEGADETH). Mastering duties were handled by Ted Jensen (PANTERA, DEFTONES, BRING ME THE HORIZON).

Order Become The Hunter now: nuclearblast.com/suicidesilence-becomethehunter
Listen to Become The Hunter here: https://geni.us/BecomeTheHunter

Listen and download "Overlord" here: https://nuclearblast.com/overlord
Check out the "Overlord" track video here: https://youtu.be/9qRcLV_P1hQWATCH: "Feel Alive" music videoWATCH: "Two Steps" music videoWATCH: "Love Me To Death" music videoWATCH: "Meltdown" Music Video