View Full Version : Lightning Swords Of Death -- Kansas City, MO
-- July 3rd, 2013  07-04-2013, 10:40 PM It was a homecoming of
sorts on Independence Day-eve at the Riot Room in Kansas City.
It was the return of a local musician on a bill filled up with
some of the best-quality underground extreme metal from the
United States today. It was a celebration of musicians and the
art they create and it was one of the most complete heavy metal
bills to roll through Kansas City in quite some time.  Although
the show ended with a spectacular performance, it didn't begin
with one. The first band to play was California's Reign of Lies.
Playing to a barely-there and barely-responsive crowd didn't
help the band's bland riffs and uninspired musicianship. Most of
their songs could be singled out from exactly which Machine
Head, Lamb of God and Pantera songs they were ripping off at
that time. There were brief flashes of brilliance though,
especially on the ripping track "DMT" which showcased a fire
bubbling underneath the m