Forget a candlelight dinner. Here, at Alexandra Palace, the table is set right at the front row, with flames in the air and guitars screaming, where romance is measured in decibels and sparks. This is how Motionless In White gave meaning to my Valentine’s Day.
Motionless In White – Dayseeker – Make Them Suffer
Alexandra Palace, London – 14 February 2026
Words: Carol Giannattasio
Photography: Antonio Giannattasio
Motionless In White
With OIIA OIIA and a spinning cat on the screens, we all went crazy, a kind of pre-workout before Motionless In White came on stage with Meltdown. And once again, from the very first second, we already knew it was going to be an incredible show.
Sign of Life, Thoughts & Prayers and Voices were again in the setlist, always supported by special effects like pyro. It was literally a concert on fire, with the Cherry Bombs back on stage, making everything even more breathtaking.
Afraid Of The Dark, live, was a unique experience. It is a new song, released only on 28 January, and it made everyone in the venue sing at the top of their lungs.
Chris Motionless was shocked to see Alexandra Palace so full, and he made sure to say he did not expect to see all those people on Valentine’s Day. He thanked us for being there and for celebrating that day with Motionless In White.
Still amazed by what he was seeing, Chris pulled out his phone twice to film us while we were singing their songs until we lost our voices, including Hollow Points and Werewolf. It was a fun moment but also sweet, and it really showed how far Motionless In White have come, thinking back to their last time in London at the O2 Academy Brixton.
Motionless In White made us go wild with Slaughterhouse, one of my favourite songs, which, as always, sent the fans into chaos. Then came classics like Rats, Disguise and Nothing Ever After, before taking us back to 2010 with City Lights in a very emotional performance.
The band showed once again how versatile they are, from screaming sharp lyrics that pull out the worst side of you, like in Cyberhex, to songs that almost drain every tear out of you, like Another Life and Eternally Yours, which once again closed a show full of ups and downs and strong emotions.
For an hour and a half, it really felt like being on a rollercoaster.
Motionless In White showed they can handle such a big venue, filled with Chris’s amazing voice, guitars that worked perfectly together and drums that kept hitting hard, still echoing in the walls even after the show ended.
This is the kind of band that leaves you going home with a hole inside and their songs still echoing in your head, because once again, Motionless In White left their mark.
Make Them Suffer
Even if their setlist was really short, Make Them Suffer owned every minute they had on stage. They used that short time to show who they are and leave a strong mark.
Make Them Suffer opened with Ghost Of Me, and right away the night felt sharp and already high level. Then they moved on with Bones and Mana God, before playing one of my favourites, Epitaph.
The band mix deep, violent growls with clean vocals and almost cinematic sounds. The result is very dynamic songs that move fast from heavy parts to more emotional and sad moments.
They closed their set with Doomswitch, proving they can be heavy and intense but still keep strong melodies and atmosphere.
Dayseeker
There is something about Dayseeker that comes alive on stage in a very raw, almost physical way. The voice of Rory Rodriguez, soft and strong at the same time, carried the whole set. Tonight, they opened with Pale Moonlight, then moved into Shapeshift and Burial Plot.
Their stage presence was truly visual, emotional and balanced. Even if they were not the headliner, Dayseeker gave fans half an hour of pure chaos.
Rory only spoke a few times to the crowd. One of those moments came when he had to stop Creature In The Black Night because of a medical emergency. Once he made sure everyone was safe, they started the song again from the beginning, with even more energy.
Crawl Back To My Coffin and Crying While You’re Dancing were also highlights of the set, which ended with Neon Grave.
It was an emotional show, full of different melodies mixed with sharp screams. Dayseeker are ready to give everything to make their place in the Metal scene, and so far, they have not disappointed at all.
