She Wants Revenge Entertainment Art The Metro Chicago, Ill. October 15, 2007

The show started with a bit of creepy instrumental music called “First Love” that opens their newly released album “This is Forever.” Adam Bravin stepped behind the keyboard while Justin Warfield stood with his back to the audience, swaying his hips in a sort of diabolical Elvis impression. The crowd was jammed up to the railings, yelling incoherent things at the band. Here and there, Bravin or Warfield took a moment to yell back at the crowd, saying how much they love Chicago and discussing their prior appearances here.

She Wants Revenge played without too much ceremony. They went from one song to the next, playing quite a few tunes off their new album. “Written In Blood,” “This Is The End,” and “Replacement” were a few of the oddly melodic songs from said album, intertwined with some tracks off their first, self-titled, CD. It’s always somewhat amazing to me how Warfield’s monotone style of singing can manage to create such catchy melodies.

While most bands would have saved their big radio hit for last, She Wants Revenge threw “Tear You Apart” somewhere into the middle of their set. They announced their last song and asked the crowd to sing along, insisting that it was, in fact, their last song. Upon leaving the stage, the crowd began to chant the band’s name, pumping their fists in the air along with their meditative shouting. The band, however, chose not to do an encore and the house lights came up rather jarringly to a chorus of disappointed boos.

Despite the audience’s dissatisfaction at the lack of an encore, most listeners should have left contented with the performance that they witnessed. It was solid, dark, and definitely dancy.

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