"This might sound like a joke, but at the second-annual Dying Wishmas-a micro-festival hosted by Portland's premier metalcore act, Dying Wish-these sights are as common as sugarplum fairies dancing in your head. For the band, as well as the eight acts that joined them on this year's bill, this was the kind of year-end, tour-end blowout that most acts only dream of orchestrating."
"Conceived last year by Dying Wish as a remedy for how often bands skip hometown shows when on tour, the second year of their holiday rager was even bigger and more brutal. For seven hours on a chilly Friday in mid-December, a flurry of killer heavy acts from the Northwest and beyond made the Roseland stage their home, gleefully whipping the crowd into a constant frenzy."
Dying Wish hosted a seven-hour holiday micro-festival at the Roseland that combined regional and international heavy acts into a nonstop, high-energy showcase. The bill included Gouge Away, Misery Whip, End of Dayz, Big Boy, Gridiron, Orthodox, and Static Dress alongside Dying Wish. The crowd remained wildly engaged, with stage dives, circle-pit wipeouts, and fans leaving the floor only to return with band merch. Strong curation kept every set compelling and prevented genre fatigue despite the relentless slamming. The overall vibe balanced brutal intensity and celebratory excess, delivering a memorable hometown blowout for band and fans alike.
Read at Portland Mercury
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