Fans were treated to a pre-holiday(trinity of terror tour) present from three of the biggest names in contemporary metalcore at the beginning of December 2021: the opportunity to see all three bands perform simultaneously. Motionless In White, Black Veil Brides, and Ice Nine Kills would embark on a three-city North American co-headlining tour for the first time. Each night of the appropriately titled “Trinity of Terror” tour, the bands would alternate sharing the stage, with a different band performing the closing set at each show. The eagerly anticipated tour will stop in Arizona, Alberta, Kentucky, New York, and Florida beginning in March 2022.
The bands made another announcement precisely two months after the sold-out tour’s final performance: They would begin the “Trinity of Terror Part II” in the fall of 2022. The same headlining bands would perform in the same rotating order every night of the second leg. The schedule included several new stops, including hometown shows for Motionless In White and Black Veil Brides in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Cincinnati, Ohio, respectively. The tour’s first show was scheduled for August 30 in Denver, Colorado.
Trinity of Terror Tour
The headliners announced a third leg of their “Trinity of Terror” tour in the fall of 2022, much to the delight of fans, just a few weeks before their second tour across the United States. Like the subsequent declaration, the third remembered new stops for exceptionally mentioned, not-yet-visited areas like Texas, Oregon and two other Canadian regions.
Many states had not seen a performance, despite the tour having 66 scheduled stops and three distinct legs. Social media users speculated why the bands had decided not to perform in states like Tennessee and Georgia due to the apparent exclusion. However, just a few weeks before Trinity’s final run, the bands were back on social media to announce the addition of eight new stops, including a show in Atlanta, following a vague tweet from Motionless In White frontman Chris “Motionless” Cerulli.
The Coca-Cola Roxy is a multi-story venue with a reported capacity of approximately 3,000 people. It is in The Battery Atlanta, across the street from Truist Park. When people think of “hard rock music,” it’s not usually the first place that comes to mind because of the area’s more trendy, polished, and mainstream appearance.
However, the first and only “Trinity of Terror” performance in Georgia had already completely sold out the venue by the time November 25 arrived, which ironically (but unrelatedly) was called “Black Friday.”
A line that proliferated hours before the doors opened wrapped around the block and passed the Braves Stadium’s “3rd Base Gate.” People of all ages adorned in band merchandise, spiked accessories, and hair dye crowded the sidewalks. At the same time, many conversations were buzzing, and there was excitement.
Many fans had anticipated this tour for nearly a year, with some traveling from other states to attend the Black Friday show.
Many states had not seen a performance, despite the tour having 66 scheduled stops and three distinct legs. The appearance rejection prompted the virtual entertainment hypothesis concerning why the groups had chosen not to appear in that frame of mind as Georgia and Tennessee. However, just a few weeks before Trinity’s final run, the bands were back on social media to announce the addition of eight new stops, including a show in Atlanta, following a vague tweet from Motionless In White frontman Chris “Motionless” Cerulli.
The Coca-Cola Roxy is a multi-story venue with a reported capacity of approximately 3,000 people. It is in The Battery Atlanta, across the street from Truist Park. When people think of “hard rock music,” it’s not usually the first place that comes to mind because of the area’s more trendy, polished, and mainstream appearance.
Because only one side of the Roxy was accessible to general admission security when the time came to finally begin allowing people into the venue, the number of people present became significantly more overwhelming. While going through the necessary venue security process, the staff did their best to get people inside as quickly and effectively as possible. Despite this, many people waited to enter when Atreyu, the opening band, started playing.
Atreyu, the band with the most extended history in “Trinity of Terror Part III,” knew how to excite the crowd. Concert-goers continued to pour into the venue throughout their set, rushing to the merchandise line or trying to find a decent spot on the main floor before the headliners started.
The band and crew worked together to flip the stage in preparation for the first headliner after Atreyu. The audience didn’t know who would walk onstage until a bright white “BVB” appeared on the backdrop, and the fog began to roll across the stage and over the crowd because the order of the bands changed every night. The Black Veil Brides began performing “Crimson Skies” from the 2021 album “The Phantom Tomorrow” as the silhouettes of the band members strode out onto the stage.
Jake Pitts, a guitarist, and Lonny Eagleton, a bassist, were all wearing studded vests and black jeans. Simultaneously, drummer Christian “CC” Trance state swore off a shirt, and lead performer Andy Biersack wore an essential dark suit total with eye cosmetics and lipstick copying blood dribbling from the side of his mouth. The band performed a wide range of songs from seven different albums, including their most recent EP, “The Mourning,” and their first studio album, “We Stitch These Wounds.” As he has done in several recorded songs, Jinxx played violin during parts of their set instead of guitar.
Biersack stopped the band midway through their song “Knives and Pens” when he noticed a fan in trouble. He called security and medical personnel to help, refusing to leave until he was sure the fan was getting care. During this time, a few other members gently tossed water bottles to the front. Once more, during their set, Biersack halted the performance so that an audience member could seek medical attention. After the event staff had dealt with the issue, he resumed his cut-off song.
A portion of the audience dispersed following Black Veil Brides’ performance to purchase merchandise if they hadn’t already done so or to leave having witnessed the band. The remaining fans made use of the opportunity to shuffle forward slightly; Getting closer to those who had only been able to find spots toward the back of the room was good.
Ice Nine Kills (INK) was the second headlining act to perform. Their best-known works include “The Silver Scream” and “Welcome to Horrorwood The band’s drum kit was painted to look like popcorn buckets for the movie “The Silver Scream 2,” and the microphone has horror-related items on it. The cheery “Clown Cafe” theme song from “Terrifier 2” played as the crowd eagerly awaited, with some even singing along.
The members of Ice Nine Kills appeared at the end of the jingle, each in their trademark bowtie-tuxedo ensemble, their faces concealed by the masks of their opening song, “Funeral Derangements,” which was inspired by Stephen King’s “Pet Sematary.” Their entire performance followed the theatricality of INK, complete with props and references to classic horror films. During “Farewell II Flesh,” lead singer Spencer Charnas donned Candyman’s coat and hook, and “Hip To Be Scared” featured a reenactment of the Hip to Be Square scene from “American Psycho,” complete with an actor portraying Paul. The audience yelled two words straight out of the original movie at the point where the character tragically died on stage: Hello, Paul!
In conclusion, the third “Trinity of Terror” tour’s stop in Atlanta was a success. Even though there were some concerns about the venue’s overcrowding, the crowd still looked out for one another and had a great time.
There was never a moment when the three bands hesitated to halt the performance to ensure the audience’s safety. The “Trinity of Terror” tour’s final leg ended in December 2022. It is unquestionably a year that hard rock fans will never forget, with more than 70 stops, thousands of tickets sold, and three ultimate co-headliners.
