The season is turning as I get ready to see The Hara. The weather is bright, and there is no rain in the forecast. We’re at the odd end of the year where it’s not warm enough to go outside without a coat, but it’s not cold enough INSIDE to wear one. An eternal yearly issue. Luckily for The Hara, they’re always shirtless, either way, and have developed a resistance to all weather.
Profiler takes to the stage first. The British-born band have been growing a fairly large fandom over the years and has been noted for their particular visual style. The music blends nu-metal and metalcore, creating more staples amid the genre-bender influx. With their distinctive aesthetic and genre-blending sound, the band clearly have a strong foundation to grow from, and a few tweaks to their live presence could easily push them into the next tier of UK heavy acts.
The band is well put together and holds itself strongly on stage. But. I have to say. If you aren’t familiar with their music, the band itself doesn’t really bring you into their world when you see them live for the first time, unless they play their heavier songs. There’s a difference between giving a performance and playing your songs to an audience, and I feel as if this band could do with a bit more audience interaction to really bring it all together.
The band has an energy akin to a band called Thrown. Thrown somehow has the power to captivate the audience with little interaction, and there’s just something missing in Profiler’s performance that keeps the gap from being bridged.
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Review & Photos: Jayne Slater
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The Hara are a UK band becoming a staple of the new wave of rock. They formed in 2017 and somehow got even stronger since COVID. A recently released album brings the band to our city as they play the new material and call back to the old. How do I describe The Hara live? They are baby girls before baby girls. They are the staple for giving fan service and making it your own.
The band is known for their impressive live performances. Giving us the energy and interaction fans crave when at a live show. The barrier was broken down, and a conversation was happening right at their feet. The frontman has a great way of leading the show, with the guitarist adding to his talk and game. They interact with each other and even make sure each goes down to the crowd at one point in the show. Profiler continues to build their place in the UK’s modern heavy scene, steadily expanding their
audience through touring and a run of releases that lean deeper into their nu-metalcore identity. The Hara, meanwhile, shows no signs of slowing down. With their recently released album driving this tour, the band seem determined to keep the momentum rolling with more live dates and festival appearances throughout the year. Their rise has been impressive, and if tonight is anything to go by, they’re only becoming more confident in their identity as one of the UK’s most engaging modern rock acts.
As the night winds down and the crowd begins to spill back out into the in-between weather — coats half on, half off — there’s a lingering buzz in the room that only comes from a show where the headliner truly understands their audience. Profiler laid the groundwork with a solid opener, but The Hara reminded everyone exactly why people keep coming back to see live music in the first place: connection, chaos, and a band that knows how to turn a room full of strangers into a single loud, sweaty community for the night.
Review & Photos: Jayne Slater
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@madeinerror.media
