Story and photo by Elena Nieman
As far as opening acts go, Dommin, far exceeded my expectations. The band hit The Orbit Room's stage with its dark new wave/semi-emo/post hardcore style. Intense vocals coupled with a five-string bass guitarist (who has Vic Victor looks), heavy guitar and keys set this band apart from other up-and-coming acts. I especially enjoyed its cover of Depeche Mode’s “People are People.” If you haven’t heard Dommin yet, I highly suggest you check it out.
Next to hit the stage was We Are the Fallen. Former Evanescence band members back up Carly Smithson, who is former American Idol finalist.
Then, finally the moment I’d been waiting months for. HIM took the stage in a flurry of screaming fans. The set list was a crowd pleaser, including songs “Wings of a Butterfly,” “Join Me,” “Killing Loneliness,” “Poison Girl,” and my personal favorite, “Wicked Game,” a Chris Isaak cover song gone dark metal. As far as stage presence goes – aside from Ville Valo’s incredible singing voice – Valo was almost immobile, only moving slightly and stomping out beats while never leaving desired place on stage. He also made a point to do a lot of conversation with the crowd between songs, but his strong Finnish accent made it hard to understand what he was saying. Musically, my months of waiting paid off big. The songs sounded a lot like they do on the albums, but with much more feeling.
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