Culture: Psycho Las Vegas 2019 - Day Four - Intense & Hypnotizing

(Drivebycuriosity) - My wife and I attended Psycho Las Vegas @ the Mandalay Bay Resort which ended yesterday, the fourth day of the festival (here my report from day three driveby ). As in the days before about 20 bands played on 3 stages, sometimes 3 strong groups at the same time.

The Belgian band Amenra ended the festival around midnight - one of the best groups of this this year´s Psycho Las Vegas. Their show was hyper-intense & hypnotizing. “Their unique musical style, characterized by brooding atmospheres and spiritual intensity and their live performances, accompanied by visual art, have been described as entrancing communions” says Wikipedia (Amenra). The Independent wrote that their "avant-garde post-metal" music "pushes the boundaries of extreme music by being heavy in practically every conceivable way; sonically, emotionally and spiritually (independent ).  I want to see them again.
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The day had 3 of our favorite bands: Deafheaven played over the pool. This was already our 9th encounter with the Californian black metal band. George Clarke, the front man of the band, is spectacular. He enjoys orchestrating the masses and almost creates a symbiotic relationship with his audience. Over the whole concert he was communicating with fluid gestures & dancing like a shamanic conductor to intensify the impression of his performance. Clarke`s voice is unique. His high pitched hissing screams are the defining element of the "Deafheaven experience". The group created tsunami waves of sound on which Clarke´s voice could surf. The result was an unique melange of grace and sheer power. 

The Scottish progressive rock band Mogwai blended slow & atmospheric parts with violent eruptions and - intensified by the light show - created a mesmerizing experience. The Swedish band Opeth mixed almost symphonic elements with heavy riffs and created a kind of metal opera.
 

And there was more fun. Some bands shook halls - or pool area - with very heavy & aggressive riffs. The American doom metal band Warhorse generated massive walls of sound and combined them with sublime guitar solos. They are real masters of the guitar.
The Norwegian black metal band 1349 (the third group from this country @ this festival) performed a brutally & breathtaking show. I also enjoyed the dynamical riffs by the bands Truckfighters, Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats and Integrity.

Watching the experimental-rock band Have a Nice Life was a very special experience. Their performance - especially the exalted show of the front man - was ultra-emotional & plaintive and got intensified by artful videos.
 
Day four completed a great festival, thanks to all performers & organizers.