Age of Evil at Joe's Grotto, Scottsdale Az.
January 22nd, 2010    by Dave Schwartz

Age of Evil is...
Jeremy Goldberg - Vocals, Guitar
Jordan Ziff - Lead Guitar
Jacob Goldberg - Bass
Garrett Ziff - Drums

I caught up with Age of Evil at a recent show in north Scottsdale at Joe's Grotto. This was my first time seeing AOE live, as well as my first trip to the Grotto, so I wasn't entirely sure what to expect.

Let's start the review with a word: ENERGY. The band is very polished on stage and given that Joe's Grotto is a fairly small venue, AOE put on a performance that would have fit on a much larger concert stage. They used every inch of that stage to feed their music to a hungry the audience.

I was impressed by several things. First of all, Jeremy Goldberg is a good front man. He takes control of a show from beginning to end, never allowing the audience's attention to be diverted. Secondly, the remaining members of AOE are equals to Jeremy's challenge. Jacob Goldberg is solid on the bass and handles much of the background vocals. Garrett Ziff thunders behind the drum kit, banging out the twos and fours. And lead guitarist, Jordan Ziff, steps to the front of the stage and shreds. The boy can play guitar!

AOE played a full set that included "You Can't Change Me" and the title track from their latest EP, "Get Dead," before calling it a night with their cover of Skidrow's "Slave to the Grind." It was a great set and solid performance, I was impressed.

As some of you know, we featured Age of Evil here on the pages of DaBelly last month. Make sure you check out the interview to learn more about this band. And to keep up to date with the band checkout their MySpace page... http://www.myspace.com/ageofevil

 

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