If I were allowed to write this review in to words it would be the following simply stunning.  Being able to see the first show How to Destroy Angels performed at the Fox theatre was just stellar. The band had started the show off with The Wake Up. At first it wasn’t easy to see the band because they were in cased in a beaded screen that had projection a crossed it.  The images that were used for the beads were different then what was being used for the screen behind the band. With this first cords stroke from Trent Reznor, the crowd had gone wild but for me being able to hear Mariqueen Maandig in person was simply beautiful. Her vocals were so much better in person and with the way that they had her dressed in a Renaissance style dress, and having the screens being set up in front of the band like a curtain, it simply seemed like a beautiful Goth opera.

           There was a large selection played despite the fact that the band does not have a very large discography. For each song that was played, a gasp came from the crowd because it was just the best sound. Every fan seemed to be stuck in their spot just amazed by the performance that was being seen. Although there was very little audience interaction, I would not have changed that because it would have ruined the flow and aesthetic of the performance. There might not have been a lot of audience interaction but the stage presence was off the charts.  The beaded curtain was not in front of the band the whole time, in fact it was being moved around and it didn’t seem like it was beads till Maandig started to play with them. Every single member on stage was giving 110% on stage and for good reason; this was their first live performance.

           Nothing of the sound was out of place every single sound was on point and it was truly some of the greatest sound to be heard. The acoustics in the Fox are pretty good but this was just the place to see them. Hearing Reznor shred for songs like Fur Lined was astounding to watch. One could hear every note that he was trying to hit. It wasn’t just sounds from the guitar that had been on point, even the simple sound of the tambourine had added to the on pointiness of the sound.

           The sound was on point but so was the over all presentation of the show. Each song had a different look on stage with it. Sometimes the background was the snow of a television, or for songs like BBB it was geometric shapes that had encased the band behind the screen of beads. Probably the coolest background was for The Believers, which had turned the band into all checkers.

         This was the second greatest concert off my life, right after Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and I am one lucky person to have been able to see them for their first live performance. When Coachella comes up with year, make sure not to skip this band because no matter where you are, you are in for one hell of a show. Shout out to the staff of the Fox for putting up with my bitching to get to the top to see.