Doors open at 6:00 PM on this one — a Tuesday in August, Chippewa Street, four bands packed into a 300-cap room. If you have been sleeping on Rec Room as a metalcore venue, the Art Of Love & Power Tour is a solid reason to fix that.
About Of Virtue
Of Virtue has been doing this since 2008, when they formed in Michigan and started carving out a lane that blends metalcore’s mosh-friendly heaviness with melodic hard rock hooks. The four-piece — Tyler Ennis and Damon Tate trading co-lead vocals, Michael Valadez on guitar, Ryan Trinh on drums — released Omen in October 2023 on Arising Empire Records, and it is the kind of album that reminds you why heavy music has staying power. The record deals in mental health, sobriety, and hard-won emotional honesty — brutal in places and surprisingly tender in others — and those dynamics are going to land differently in a room this size.
New singles “Death of the Altar” and “The Art Of Love” are in active rotation on this run. Expect them in the set.
Co-headlining is Savage Hands, a post-hardcore act out of the DMV area with a reputation for an electric live show. Kingdom Collapse and Sorry X complete the bill — four bands, 6:30 start time, so there is a lot of ground to cover and a real reason to be there when doors open at 6:00.
About Rec Room
Rec Room sits at 79 W Chippewa St in downtown Buffalo — a 300-capacity bar and music venue in the middle of the Chippewa Street entertainment district. That address puts you in a lively part of Buffalo’s music scene, with plenty of the neighborhood to explore before the early show start. If you are making the drive from Rochester or anywhere east, budget time for downtown parking — this stretch of Chippewa is busy on a Tuesday night.
Age restriction: 16+ with ID. Under 16 is admitted with a parent or legal guardian. No one under 12 is admitted.
Tickets
Tickets for Of Virtue, Savage Hands, Kingdom Collapse, and Sorry X at Rec Room on Tuesday, August 11 are on sale now. Doors at 6:00 PM, show at 6:30 PM. Presented by After Dark Presents. Get your tickets here.