Page 28 - JanFeb 2024 ION Indie Magazine

The venue lived up to its reputation
-- absolutely beautiful inside and

out. Not a bad seat in the house.

Fans were everywhere. The

overwhelming color code of dress

was definitely black and preferably

concert shirts. I had chosen right

again. No one wanted to high-five

though. Maybe I'm getting old and

need to learn some new greetings?

One of the largest mosh pits I had

ever seen began to form on the

main floor as I moved into the photo

pit for the night. The timing was

perfect, as the lights fell, and Dope

hit the stage. Vocalist Edsel Dope

(rumored to be the new vocalist,

Xero, for Static-X), bassist Acey

Slade, drummer Daniel Fox, and

guitarist Tommy Tankx Shaffner

(filling in for guitarist Virus), kicked

the night off loud and nasty, blasting

“Blood Money,” “Bitch,” “Die MF

Die,” and ending the 6-song set with

a cover of “You Spin Me Round.”

Just straight-forward Rock. The

crowd was frenzied and sweating.