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By Fred Peth<\/p>\n
Wilson tore up the stage at House of Blues opening for Steel Panther. For people being introduced to them for the first time, they are five awesome dudes from Michigan. Jason Spencer (Lead Guitar) started the band back in college as a way to have fun and get free beer. As the band developed, they became more serious about it and decided to bring in guys who loved to play and wanted to see the band continue to grow. Along with Jason are Chad Nicefield (Lead Singer), Matt Puhy (Drums), James Lascu (Bass) and Kyle Landry (Rhythm Guitar). Each one of these guys brings their own fun personality to the stage each and every show. Their humorous antics and creative sense can be seen in their music videos for \u201cCollege Gangbang\u201d, \u201cIf You Ever Leave Me I Will Find You\u201d, \u201cGive \u2018Em Hell\u201d, \u201cSnake Eyes\u201d, \u201cRight To Rise\u201d and their latest \u201cWindows Down\u201d.<\/p>\n
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The first time I saw them perform they opened up for Jason Newsted\u2019s band in 2013. Hearing that Jason Newsted personally picked them to open up on the tour I knew that this band was going to be great. Over the years, I have seen them play to a group of a dozen people to crowds in the hundreds. Their excitement is always consistent since they want to put on a great show for each person who came out. Not only has Newsted noticed their greatness, but so have the bands Mot\u00f6rhead, Megadeth, Halestorm, Sevendust, Crobot, Avatar and many others that they have been on tour with.<\/p>\n
After their first European with Halestorm in 2015, they did a headlining tour in the UK the following year, which accumulated a whole new fan basis. Their drive and fans keep on coming from the various music cruises and festivals they rock at. While they are on the road they constantly write music. On their first album, Full Blast Fuckery<\/em>, Jason and Chad wrote the music. They changed it up on their second album, Right To Rise<\/em>, as the whole band wrote and essentially showed their diversity to work together.<\/p>\n Wilson\u2019s set started on a high note with their new song, \u201cMasters Of Ceremony\u201d, raising the anticipation that a new album could be coming out in 2017. Chad quickly got the crowd into it as he shouted \u201cYea, yea, yea\u201d and threw his fist in the air. The crowd responded with their own screams as some were banging their heads. Wilson turned up the intensity jumping next into \u201cGive \u2018Em Hell\u201d. The first cover of the night by the band was Rage Against The Machine\u2019s song \u201cSleep Now In The Fire\u201d. A perfect song for the heavy metal crowd getting them moving around on the floor. The song can also be found on Metal Hammer\u2019s 30th<\/sup> Anniversary covers cd. The second new song of the night was \u201cHow Do You Sleep At Night?\u201d. The audience could be seen enjoying this one too as they screamed for more raised their arms over their heads.<\/p>\n Not missing a step, Wilson gave us the title track \u201cRight To Rise\u201d of their latest album. The song is about anyone who is struggling in their life and what they have to do to overcome it. The song is filled with strong drumbeats and awesome guitar riffs. The band showed that is one of their favorites to play as they moved and sweated under the hot stage lights. Jason got the crowd clapping to begin their final song \u201cSusan Jane\u201d. During the song Chad came out wearing a marching bass drum. He pounded on it and screamed to the crowd as we sang along with him to end the night.<\/p>\n In three years I have seen them 11 times and I do not intend to stop after hearing their new material. It has been great to see them develop their sound and watch them change up their set list depending on if they are opening for a band or headlining. They clearly know how to rock the stage while they are a great bunch of guys off of it. I believe that has to be attested to their devoted Midwestern values. They definitely rock like it is a big party on the last Friday night on Earth! Catch them when they rip through town again hopefully sooner than later next year.<\/p>\n For more on Wilson, click here<\/a><\/p>\n For photos from the show, click here<\/a><\/p>\n![\"unspecified-1\"](\"https:\/\/beintheloopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/unspecified-1-1-768x1024.jpeg\")
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