PICTURE THIS: Titus Andronicus @ Constellation Room, Santa Ana 11/9/12

November 14. 2012 | By Samantha Saturday

While this little Owl was expecting a high energy rock show, she had no idea what laid ahead of her at the Constellation Room on Friday night. It’s fair to say that Toronto’s young grunge dudes METZ are born to melt faces – and melt faces they did.

Metz @ Constellation Room, Santa Ana 11/09/2012

Metz @ Constellation Room, Santa Ana 11/09/2012

Metz @ Constellation Room, Santa Ana 11/09/2012

Metz @ Constellation Room, Santa Ana 11/09/2012

Metz @ Constellation Room, Santa Ana 11/09/2012

Still, nothing could prepare the crowd enough for what was in store when hardcore punk group Ceremony took the stage. To say the least, Ceremony’s show was heavily interactive, crowd surfers and stage divers dominating the stage.

Ceremony @ Constellation Room, Santa Ana 11/09/2012

Ceremony @ Constellation Room, Santa Ana 11/09/2012
Ceremony @ Constellation Room, Santa Ana 11/09/2012

Ceremony @ Constellation Room, Santa Ana 11/09/2012

Ceremony @ Constellation Room, Santa Ana 11/09/2012

Ceremony @ Constellation Room, Santa Ana 11/09/2012

The New Jersey boys of Titus Andronicus held their own, even after the high bar set by their support. Punctuated with harmonica jamming and cheeky between-song babbling, Titus Andronicus provided a killer start to the long weekend.

Titus Andronicus @ Constellation Room, Santa Ana 11/09/2012

Titus Andronicus @ Constellation Room, Santa Ana 11/09/2012

Titus Andronicus @ Constellation Room, Santa Ana 11/09/2012

Titus Andronicus @ Constellation Room, Santa Ana 11/09/2012

Titus Andronicus @ Constellation Room, Santa Ana 11/09/2012

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