The crowd was fidgeting in their seats awaiting the upcoming music, talent and showmanship. The drum set – the center piece of the show – warned the viewers of the chaos that would soon follow.

Everyone was there for the same reason: Battle of the Bands is back.

The auditorium was filled with an enthusiastic audience ready to see their favorite bands perform at 6:30pm on October 8.

After the opening band RP, and one of the competing bands Sirens and Sea Lions dropped out of the show due to conflicting schedules; it was evident things were going to be different this year. In place of RP, the audience was presented with an act of mixed players from each band performing an instrumental melody of drum and bass to set the mood.

Sampler Seven, who played a punk rock genre, was the first competing band. Their original, ‘Can’t Hold On,’ brought the crowd to their feet and to the front of the stage as “JP,” the bassist, held up his bass displaying a Sampler Seven sign as the crowd went wild.

P Sherman (named after a reference from ‘Finding Nemo’), followed Sampler Seven. The audience sang along to Paramore’s ‘That’s What You Get,’ The Almost’s ‘Say this Sooner’ and Mayday Parade’s ‘When I Get Home You’re So Dead.’ The band played all cover songs and no originals which was disappointing, but the crowd didn’t seem to mind.

“It was an overwhelming experience,” said junior Adriana Vergara, vocalist for P Sherman, after her popular performance.

Seeing as No Line appeared behind the curtains, the crowd screamed, standing up, and flashing posters.

Their performance had been the one which generated the most commotion out of all the bands having the most fans at the show. As for their goal, No Line is aiming for high expectations.

“We want to achieve being God’s favorite band,” said freshman at Miami Dade College, Sebastian Bonilla, the bassist for the band.

Decimate, as they are currently named, is a band that was not heard of until recently. Being together for only two months, they were able to capture the audience’s attention with their unique style of metal.

Even though they had some technical difficulties, the show went on

Kryptic Throne, meaning “The King of Mystery,” stole the show; their hardcore metal approach had the crowd raving. The traditional beach balls were thrown during their performance which continued throughout the whole night.

The closing band was Cilica Craze, previously known as Conscience Maze; they were last year’s winning band. The band was a combination of many different styles of music from indie to alternative.

Even though the vocals could not be heard due to technical difficulties, the audience’s excitement did not die out. 

After a night filled with an overpowering atmosphere, it was time for the judges, to choose the top three bands.

Third place went to No Line, second place went to Kryptic Throne, and Decimate took first place shocking the audience as well as themselves.

“We’re really happy and excited, it feels awesome to have won, although the other bands did really good,” said senior Sergio Pacheco, guitarist.