
The American dark
indie rock band She Wants Revenge, from the San Fernando Valley
California, visited Greece for the first time. Their first live appearance in
Athens at club Gagarin 205 was a huge success since the place was packed. This
gig, organized by club Death Disco, started the new concert season early since
it is still August. The support band was the relatively new local alternative
rock band Melldrop who gave a half-hour performance, playing songs from
their self-titled debut album that was released in February 2019 leaving a good
impression.

She Wants
Revenge, after a long hiatus, started touring again. On this Forever Summer
Tour, founding members, singer Justin Warfield and bassist Adam Bravin, stepped
onto the stage with an additional guitarist and drummer. They started with "Killing
Time" from their debut self-titled album, that has become a dark wave
classic for the 00’s, continuing with another of their known tracks "These
Things". Next was the popular "Take The World" with its more
beaty rhythm from their third album "Valleyheart" followed by "Little
Stars" from the same album, both reminding us their alternative sound of
the 00’s. The two tracks that followed, "This Is the End" that had a
more new wave feel to it and "Written In Blood", where from their
second album "This Is Forever".

The atmosphere
changed with the slower song "Not Just A Girl" that had a more
shoegaze style. Followed by "Someone Must Get Hurt" and the darker "Sister".
After a long intro "Red Flags And Long Nights" began, another
favorite from their debut. The song "Rachael" left a good impression
with its dark synths and hard drumming. On "She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not"
Justin started singing midway lyrics from the Siouxsie & The Banshees song
"Christine". Then they played "Replacement", a song from
their second album.

So, when they
began "True Romance" (a song they hadn’t played in a long time and Justin
Warfield had checked out the lyrics on his mobile to remember them) the crowd
went wild, especially the females who where screaming ecstatically. "Out Of
Control" followed ending with "Tear You Apart" in which the
whole club was clapping to its beat. A song that was brought back to attention
when it was chosen by Lady Gaga to play in the opening scene of the series
"American Horror Story - Hotel". In general, the American band gave a
good show and the audience was left satisfied. As Justin, told the crowd during
their set, he was thrilled when he was told backstage that their popularity in
Greece wasn’t from hype but from word of mouth and by their songs being played
in the clubs.
Review + Photos : Nick Drivas
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