With the summer full of concerts across the state, there are plenty to attend but one in particular was the Psychotherapy Sessions Tour at St. Joseph’s Amphitheatre in Syracuse with Mudvayne, Coal Chamber, GWAR, Nonpoint, and Butcher Babies.

It was a beautiful night for a show with just a cloud or two here and there and to start off this evening was Butcher Babies, hailing from Los Angeles. If you’ve never seen them live, they bring lots of energy to the stage with their two frontwomen, Heidi Shepherd and Carla Harvey, who are very well known for swinging their hair around as they headbang, as they did during their set. Next up was Nonpoint, an American rock band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, who had no trouble keeping the crowd going after Butcher Babies, with their high-energy set.

Chad from Mudvayne gives the crowd an up-close experience.

Following them was GWAR and if you have never seen them live, if you plan on staying dry, it’s suggested to not be towards the front. Their set started with a character talking to the crowd and suddenly the band came on with another character with a saw, who began to use it on the first character and the fake blood began to spew out to the pit covering everyone.

To take the stage next was Coal Chamber who came back after their hiatus and reunited back in 2022. They had a colorful display on stage, with faces on the amps and lights. To end the night was Mudvayne, also back from a hiatus that started in 2010 but that didn’t stop them from putting on one hell of a performance. To kick off the set, the singer Chad Grey made his way to the barricade separating the pit from the stage and practically leaned on the ones who were lucky enough to be at the front and came back multiple times to interact with the crowd. All the members were dressed for the occlusion, all with makeup and headpiece.

To end the night as folks left, they also had one last treat with it being a beautiful evening for a concert, a full moon was out lighting up the surrounding area as the concert goers made their back to the parking lot.