Author: Charlie Cisneros

Posted: Oct 29, 2024

This band is crazy, this band is awesome, this band is insane & this band is phenomenal! Knocked Loose & their fans are absolutely wild & not to be messed with!

This past Saturday, the Hardcore quintet from Kentucky performed in Santa Ana at The Observatory Festival Grounds in support of their latest album, “You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To.”

The atmosphere of the cool Fall air was ready to get hot for what was about to unfold. Everybody was eager to witness & be part of such an epic night full of moshing, 2-Stepping, headbanging & crowd surfing!

Setting the mood with the “Unsolved Mysteries” theme was pretty badass not gonna lie, but soon after it ended, the intro tape to “Thirst” rolled in. Hearing those eerie & creepy bells definitely fit the October vibe & it was perfect timing for the curtain to drop on the ‘FOLLOWED BY THE THIRST” lyrics by vocalist Bryan Garris. All systems go from there!

Following that was “Deep in the Willow.” What added the OMG factor this song was the entire crowd yelling “KNOCKED LOOSE MOTHERF#####” about midway through the song, & pyro to go along with it! Huge flames went up into the air!

Thirdly was “Mistakes Like Fractures” & if for some reason you felt the party hadn't started yet, then it definitely began with this song! Pacsun on drums is outstanding here with his double bass & the vibes got even more intense when the entire crowd from front to back was jumping about midsong.

Following that was “God Knows” with George Clarke from Deafheaven & “Don't Reach For Me" immediately after. As the show continued, songs like “Where Light Divides the Holler,” “Moss Covers All,” & “Everything Is Quiet Now” with an AWESOME WALL OF DEATH made their way into the set!

Everything so far about this show is just a marvel. The intensity from not only the band but from the crowd as well definitely got the adrenaline & hype going!

As the show was coming to an end, songs like “Blinding Faith,” “Counting Worms,” & “Suffocate” with Taylor Glasgow were performed; along with “Sit & Mourn” as the final piece. What a perfect way to end the night & it was really cool to see Harris join the strings for that brief moment.

Overall, Knocked Loose definitely needs to be not only on your bucket list for listening, but for sure a must see live as well. This band really brings it with their fierce intensity & drive to be amazing artists in the studio & onstrage. The riffs & breakdowns from Guitarists Isaac Hale, Nicko Calderon & Kevin Otten are seriously something special.

Knocked Loose knocked TF OUT of Orange County & Jampak looks forward to what the band brings again in the future!