Even as metalcore grew stale through the 2010s, Michigan’s We Came as Romans managed to add fresh dynamics to the genre’s paint-by-number riffs, screams and breakdowns. If anyone’s going to survive the genre’s current doldrums, I’d place my bet on these dudes. With Crown the Empire, Erra and Shvpes.
$23, Sun April 28, 7pm, Paper Tiger, 2410 N. St. Mary’s St., (210) 841-3771, papertigersatx.com.
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This article appears in Apr 24 – May 7, 2019.