A full slate of metal was on display at Revolution Live: (clockwise from left) Nonpoint, Dharmata, Simplekill and Beauty to the Moon. (Tony Ozegovich / Rhythm Scene) | Click here for more photos

For this holiday season, a date was set for homegrown metal to come together and throw down for one hardcore metal show, at Fort Lauderdale’s Revolution Live on Dec. 26.

The night started off with the closed curtains slowly opening and smoke pouring off the stage to reveal the West Palm Beach native Dharmata. The lead singer Jay Slim thrashed his dreads with the rest of the group and quickly got the crowd’s adrenaline flowing. Soon there after, “the mosh pit” started rumbling and proved that this night was just warming up. Formed in 2007, Dharmata is quickly rising out of the garage band scene. With performances like this, it’s easy to see that the talent pool in South Florida is ever growing.

Taking over after Dharmata was Beauty to the Moon, with front man Chris Perez strutting out on stage accompanied by his Jack Daniel’s bottle. This was reassuring to me that they were the loud and aggressive group that I had heard they were (and what I saw completely solidified that theory). Another one of South Florida’s young and talented groups, Beauty to the Moon gave the ultimate show experience. Their performance even included Perez hopping into the pit and climbing the barricade positioning himself directly on top of the crowd as he sang vocals, while fans helped with the rest. As a gift, Perez even bestowed his lucky bottle of JD to an awestruck concertgoer to share a drink.
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