Nothing More and Wage War join forces for North American co-headlining tour
by Angelica Dulany | May 7th , 2024
All images are from Nothing More & Wage Wars North American Tour in Madison, WI on 5/07/24.
Photo by Angelica Dulany | @angelica.dulany
Four killer bands tore up the stage in Madison, Wisconsin on a rainy Tuesday evening at, newly emerged in 2018, but quickly established stage, The Sylvee. Nothing More and Wage War joined forces on this North American co-headlining tour, with strong support from Veil of Maya & Sleep Theory.
Fans ran in to start the night with Nashville based rock band, Sleep Theory, opening with their hit from their debut EP titled ‘Paper Hearts’. They started the energy with the audience, leading into progressive metal hardcore band from Chicago, Veil of Maya. They rocked the faces off the crowd with their powerful vocals, heavy riffs and head-banging breakdowns, almost shaking the venue floor, closing with their popular heavy hit, ‘Mikasa’, setting a perfect vibe for what was to come.
Nothing More then took the stage to kick off the headline of the night. An embodiment of energy & passion, Nothing More is a powerhouse rock band hailing from San Antonio, Texas, consisting of wild vocalist and frontman, Jonny Hawkins, long-time members Mark Vollelunga and Daniel Oliver, and drummer Ben Anderson. Nothing More’s intensity is infectious throughout the entire house when they powered on with hit track, ‘If It Doesn’t Hurt’ followed by ‘Let Em’ Burn’, which can’t help but keep the crowd moving. Their electric stage presence transcended through the veins of each and every fan, without choice. After Mark and Daniel jumped down to engage with the front row, Jonny even took to the pit to get up on top of the rockers to wail on the drums, closing out their set with a forever fan favorite, ‘This is The Time (Ballast)’.
Photo by Angelica Dulany | @angelica.dulany
With a well prepped atmosphere, Wage War emerged with heavy hitter, ’Stitch’, getting the crowd moving once again. Metalcore band from Ocala, Florida, Wage War is head by lead vocalist, Briton Bond, accompanied by even stronger vocals and rhythm guitar from Cody Quistad, guitarist Seth Blake, bassist Chris Gaylord, and drummer Stephen Kluesener. Pits reopened for the boys of Wage War with hit tracks ‘Godspeed’ and closing tracks ‘Nail5’ and ’Circle the Drain’. The floor was encapsulated by the intense environment that was summoned, leaving the people yearning for more metal.
