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SET IT OFF – BIRMINGHAM O2 INSTITUTE, 25.02.25

In September 2024, Cody Carson of Set It Off posted on social media how to do perfectly. They are never short on melody and the song fits into
about the band’s new single, ‘Creating Monsters’. He explained that he the set nice and neatly. Then, it’s a blast back to 2014 for ‘The Haunting’
battles anxiety and part of the battle is being around people that don’t deal from the band’s ‘Duality’ album.
with it and don’t understand. This led to the concept of the song almost The dancier ‘Lonely Dance’ is about liking to spend time at home
like being in a room full of monsters that only you can see – a picturesque alone, and sees the audience participating in the arm swaying again.
vision of Cody’s battle with anxiety and his will to fight back. Cody tells the crowd about the band getting burned down year after year,
Six months later, and he’s back in a big room in Birmingham. We thanking the crowd for selling out the 1500 capacity venue. “We’re not
won’t say with monsters, but the show was sold out, with all eyes fixed doing it alone, because, this time, we’ve got an army behind us,” the front-
on the stage, eager for the band to perform for them. Some of the audi- man says. The band are definitely winning more and more fans every
ence no doubt share Cody’s battle – and going to concerts is their way to year, even if they have setbacks.
relax, albeit maybe feeling some anxiety on the way to the show. The 15-song set sees the band play songs “back to back to back to
With a [Reborn] version of ‘Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing’ released on back”, as Cody says. ‘Creating Monsters’ is soon up and Cody tells the
November 1st, the band open with the refreshed theatrical single. The crowd it’s for “people who feel out of place in their own brain”. Both he
crowd are with the band from the moment they… er… set off, singing at and drummer Maxx Danziger look to have been working out lately, with
the top of their lungs, and following Cody’s swaying side-to-side arm growing biceps. At one point, Maxx gets to come to the front from behind
movements. his drum kit to sing a song (‘I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead’), while Cody goes
2024 saw the band release a song called ‘Fake Ass Friends’. It’s Birm- back to play drums. Maxx has a good voice and does a great job singing
ingham’s chance to hear it live for the first time. Amalgamating heavy rock lead vocals, while Cody does an equally excellent job on the drums.
and even elements of metal with a dancey pop beat is what Set It off know “Who has a friend in a toxic relationship?” asks Cody, before the en-

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