Thursday, December 7th Anagwen began the first ever evening of performances in Providence with a power-metal set reminiscent of the days of yore and a sound that was somewhere between Iron Maiden and Pantera. Speed and flourish was the way of the first set. The Enemy set things up and laid down some classic-rock riffs with reputable influence. Nileist from the next generation of rockers kept the genre of Rap N’ Core open for interpretation. Whitey, next on stage with their veteran sound and experience, bringing righteous rock to the masses. Kaine Toad Blue stars Rockin’ Ray on keys and cooled the venue out with some classic styled new rock with a mellow feel. Far From Over proved that the evening was just that as they stomped through a heavy punk-rock set and drew the evening to a close. The Providence leg of the festival was now in full swing. Friday, December 8th Great Caesar & The Gogetters infused horns and rock with a fun feel and brought the audience to its feet. The K-Rex Struts used energy and sound to impress indie rockdom upon the Century Lounge. The Archetypes continued the energetic assault on the audience alt-rock style. Dying Season was the first metal-band of the night and used their time to manufacture a darker sound. Mastaminds brought patriotic speedy hard-core with tones of oomph to the stage to huge fanfare. High Simon, an alternative rock outfit, brought back the basics with their set. And All Was Silent proved that Friday nights are made to rock out and put the M in metal for their group of songs. Kick Back City drained more than a few cocktails before and I believe after their set and made it fun for all those partaking in the evening’s libations. Saturday, December 9th Sychole brought the Saturday night stage alive with a heavier hard-rock feel. To Ruins could bring pretty much any venue to ruins with the pure volume of their metal performance. Generation Down, a father and son plus one, had a host of songs including a few covers to impress the in house audience Saturday night at the Century. Reviving an 80’s rock feel with some good times songs and encouragement to everyone to move their feet. Senior Discount punked up some ska sounds and made way for Otis Rex bringing different elements to the stage. Now what can you say about EchoEcho: keys, bass, and a drummer making their own measured noise, ahem…interesting? Sunday, December 10th With a reduced roster for the evening arrangements were made for five bands to take the stage Sunday. A City In Silence smashed the wall of silence and opened with a hardcore-metal set. Harlequin seemed unsure at first but trudged through their set of songs with inspiration. Formal Action brought a rockin, bashing Reggae set into the club and won over a growing audience. Silversted, the unequalled attraction of the night, spent what seemed an eon setting up for their set but didn’t disappoint in the end. Red Theory kept the sound alive screaming the evening to an end in full heavy rock style.