ERRA fires up the Anthology stage with vianova, Chamber, and Resolve

ROCHESTER, New York – Ten years ago, ERRA released their seminal album Drift, a release that set the stage for progressive metalcore for years to come. Now, in 2026, they traversed the US with a celebratory tour, playing hits from both Drift and their newest release, silence outlives the earth. On September 14, the band took the tour to Anthology in Rochester, New York.

Opening the tour was Resolve, a progressive metalcore band from Lyon, France. The stage was dark when their first song and new single, Spread My Ashes Into Space, came on. While it’s a melancholy opening track, the band still managed to get the entire crowd moving and excited for the rest of their set. Keeping up the energy, they shifted into tracks from their most recent album, Human, playing songs such as Sandman and Smile. Though their whole set was electric and incredibly professional, the audience highlight was most certainly the closer—Older Days. Vocalist Anthony Diliberto took on the role of three people at the same time (Marc "Zelli" Zellweger of Paleface Swiss and Aaron Matts of ten56. are featured on the original studio track) and certainly did not disappoint, urging the crowd into constant motion.

While Resolve was a composed and professional progressive group, Chamber immediately flipped the script. Hailing from Nashville, Tennessee, the chaotic metalcore band delivered mathy riffage and perpetual motion. To quote vocalist Jacob Lilly, “listen to that motherfucker playing the goddamn riff! Move!” Their set contained heavy hitters like Tears of Joy, but also relatively softer tracks such as scarlet ink and violins. While their set was tonally separate from the rest of the evening, the band’s insane energy and maniacal playing were easily a highlight.

The vibe of the night did yet another one-eighty as vianova began their set. All the way from Berlin, Germany, vianova brought a whimsical round of music to the stage. Armed in white shirts—and, of course, the vocalist’s signature fluffy hat, which was a daring choice in the heated venue—the band played a selection of tunes off of their most recent album, Hit It. Opening with the bouncy yet anthemic Squier Talk, with the opening verse performed under a single bright spotlight, vianova had the audience moving right out the gate. Songs such as Whatever Alright and Melanchronic blended rhythmic guitar work with out-of-the-box electronics and piano work. Their distinctly fun energy was a fantastic contrast to the rest of the bands on the list, letting the audience have an almost party-like experience between the more “serious” bands. Don’t be deceived, though; despite their upbeat nature, the band played incredibly professionally and with a quality akin to that of their studio recordings.

Into a drum and bass-filled lightshow emerged the headlining act of the night—ERRA. From Birmingham, Alabama, ERRA have established themselves as metalcore giants. With music stretching back over a decade, their progressive sounds have been genre-defining and unique since their inception. Incidentally, their show that evening was in celebration of their now decade-old release: Drift. Playing songs from that and their most recent record, ERRA had the crowd enthralled for their entire set. Gorgeous lights illuminated the five-piece group, whose stage presence was fantastic. 

Opening with stelliform off silence outlives the earth, ERRA set the stage for a lineup full of gorgeous guitar work and playing. While the entire band was fantastic, guitarist Jesse Cash was a standout performer. Performing both technically complex riffage and soaring tenor vocals on songs such as black cloud and echo sonata, Cash managed to do the job of two people simultaneously. ERRA also, of course, played songs from their Drift era, the title track and Luminous, to name a few. Old and newer fans alike came together to celebrate both their older material—which has held up wonderfully over the past decade—and their newer work. However, at no point was the audience more unified than during the encore: Snowblood. With its aggressive riffage and duo-vocal work, Snowblood is widely regarded as the seminal ERRA song. As if restored, the crowd and the band were both incredibly energetic, closing out the night with a bang.