Lorna Shore’s Dallas Inferno: A Night of Extremity, Emotion, and Evolution
Live at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory – Irving, TX – October 4, 2025
Featuring The Black Dahlia Murder, Shadow of Intent, and Peeling Flesh
Written by Crystal Chism| Photos by Crystal Chism - IG: @fixated_media
|EDITOR| Erik Garcia
When Lorna Shore rolled through Dallas on October 4th, 2025, the walls of the Pavilion at
Toyota Music Factory barely held together under the weight of the I Feel the Everblack
Festering Within Me tour. The bill — featuring The Black Dahlia Murder, Shadow of Intent,
and Peeling Flesh — delivered not just a night of metal mayhem, but an unforgettable fusion of
technical mastery, raw emotion, and the kind of crowd energy that defines a generation of heavy
music.
PeelingFlesh: Brutality Without Borders
Local fans who showed up early got exactly what they wanted — unfiltered aggression. PeelingFlesh, the Oklahoma-based death-slam outfit, kicked off the night with an unrelenting barrage that set the tone immediately.
Their setlist pulled heavily from PF Radio 2, including the fan-favorite “D.V.P.B.”, a low-end monster that had the first pit of the night raging within minutes.
Between frontman Damonteal Harris gutturals and the band’s relentless tempo, PeelingFlesh made sure no one would forget the opener’s name.
Shadow of Intent: When Adversity Becomes Art
Next up was Shadow of Intent, but the set came with a twist: vocalist Ben Duerr was absent,
he had to rush to be with his wife who was expecting their newborn baby.(Which we want to
congratulate them on their new baby here at heavy havoc) Rather than pull out, the band made
the bold choice to go on with bassist Andrew Monias taking over on vocals. And he delivered.
From the thunderous song “Flying the Black Flag” to the sweeping melodies of “The Heretic
Prevails,” Monias’s performance carried an emotional gravity that resonated with everyone in
the venue.
The Black Dahlia Murder: Death Metal Royalty, Reign Intact
The Black Dahlia Murder’s set was pure controlled chaos. With Brian Eschbach commanding
the mic and the band’s razor-sharp technicality on full display, their performance was a
masterclass in American death metal.
They tore through a blistering set that included “Statutory Ape,” “What a Horrible Night to
Have a Curse,” and “Nightbringers.” Each track landed like a precision strike, and the pit
responded with feral energy.
The Michigan legends remain one of the tightest live acts in metal today.a mix of precision, brutality, and showmanship that only comes from decades of experience.
Lorna Shore: Majesty Meets Mortality
When Lorna Shore finally took the stage, the atmosphere shifted. The lights dimmed, a haunting orchestral intro swelled, and the crowd erupted as Will Ramos emerged from behind a dropped curtain.
The band’s setlist leaned heavily on material from Pain Remains — including “Sun//Eater,” “Cursed to Die,” and the emotional trilogy “Pain Remains I–III.” Each song bled seamlessly into the next, transforming the performance into something more like a ritual than a concert.
Touring their fifth studio album, I Feel the Everblack Festering Within Me, dropped on September 12, 2025 via Century Media Records, marking the band’s first full-length follow-up since Pain Remains (2022). Produced by Josh Schroeder with Adam De Micco heavily involved, the album pushes their sound
further into symphonic deathcore territory, balancing crushing brutality with sweeping orchestration and
deeply personal lyrical themes. Tracks like “Oblivion,” “Unbreakable,” and the haunting single “Glenwood” showcase this blend: technical riffing, atmospheric synths/orchestration, and vocals that shift from guttural rage to emotional vulnerability.
Ramos previously spoke of the new track “Glenwood”:
**“My only hope is that when people hear ‘Glenwood,’ they think about their own lives and the
people they’ve pushed away and ask themselves: ‘Is it really worth being upset for this long?’ I believe all we really want is to go back to that special place — a place where nostalgia triumphs over trauma; a place that we can call home.”**
This night at The Pavillion in Dallas the air was electric, the pit was brutal and even in one unforgettable moment of the night a wall of death erupted in one seismic collision. It wasn’t violence for its own sake; it was communion through chaos. For a few wild seconds, every person in that pit was part of something bigger-a shared surrender to sound and emotion that perfectly embodied Lorna Shore’s power.
Setlist Highlights – Lorna Shore (Dallas, TX 10/4/25)
1. Sun//Eater
2. Cursed to Die
3. Glenwood (new song debut)
4. To the Hellfire
5. Pain Remains I–III
A Communion of Chaos
By the end of the night, the Pavilion felt transformed. The pits had subsided, the lights rose, and hundreds of sweat-soaked fans lingered — not wanting to let go.
This wasn’t just another deathcore show; it was an act of collective catharsis.
Lorna Shore’s Dallas stop captured everything modern extreme metal has become: grand,
emotional, technically fearless, and utterly human. Between Peeling Flesh’s unfiltered rage,
Shadow of Intent’s resilience, Black Dahlia’s veteran precision, and Lorna Shore’s transcendent
storytelling, this tour has proven to be one of 2025’s defining heavy moments.