"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 9/23/24)
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Real Live Certified
Artists are Real Live Certified if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critic Consensus
The Armed is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 8 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Armed is rated as an excellent live performer, with memorable shows that are worth watching. The Armed concert reviews describe live shows and performances as expansive.
ON TOUR
The Ritz, San Jose, CA, United States (October 9); Discovery Park, Sacramento, CA, United States (October 10)
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States (2009 - present)
Bio
The Armed is a six-piece band from Detroit, Michigan playing a blend of hardcore punk and extreme metal since 2009. Three of its members ¨ Chris Elkjar, Tony Wolski, and Aaron Jones ¨ were previously in another Detroit-based hardcore punk band, Slicer Dicer.
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Critic Concert Reviews
Spectrum Culture (USA)
October 25, 2023
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“The mosh finds a way,” a dazed and sweaty person said to me as the crowd dispersed following the hour-long barrage that was The Armed, a wild look in their eyes. They said that as we stood marveling at a pile of chairs, which had been (inexplicably) placed in neat rows going all the way up to the stage
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