7PM | $12/14 | Emo’s Inside

Abilene, Texas-based Close Your Eyes have gone from local standouts to national breakouts in a little over a year, having toured with the likes of Underoath, A Day To Remember as well as having played the coveted Cornerstone festival. Fans of Emarosa will be stuck on lead singer Shane Raymond’s powerful vocals, injected with the ferocity of a Set Your Goals-like melodic hardcore backdrop. Their new album Empty Hands and Heavy Hearts just dropped a few days ago so it’s only appropriate they play TX this weekend. Check the video for “Valleys” below.

Christian metal band The Color Morale exploded onto the scene in 2009 with their impressive debut We All Have Demons, garnering a heavy fan base with their intensified take on Devil Wears Prada-like hardcore. This spring they followed up with My Devil In Your Eyes, which shot up to number forty-four on the US Indie charts. No official videos have yet been released for the new album but listen to brutal new single “Nerve Endings” below, and make sure to get there early to catch Like Moths to a Flame, Affiance and Counterparts.