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Superblood
The Whisky, West Hollywood, CA., September 1, 2022
Review by Ken Morton Photo by Linda Emord of Eye Shutter 4U
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Superblood is the solo project of Cameron Rostami, an LA transplant originally from the wilds of North Texas. Highwire Daze first caught the tail end of a Superblood set at The Whisky just right before We Are The Black Things would eventually tear it up onstage. Deciding Superblood might be worth a revisit just based on their closing cover the Busted/Jonas Brothers song Year 3000, it was back to the Whisky with photographer Linda Emord to check out an entire performance. This time, the place was packed, ready to see a local artist perform his heart and soul out.
Opening with the brilliant one-two punch of Bloodshot and Happy OD, Superblood presented a solid genre-defying set. Shades of pop punk, alternative rock, emo, and even EDM were embellished tenfold by Cameron’s superbly charismatic performance. Superblood’s standout single Inheritance was delivered, and many in the audience were already familiar with the song and singing along.
A brand new track SELFSLAYER ft. Smrtdeath was just hours away from it’s worldwide release on ITunes and Spotify, and Cameron presented an exhilarating live rendition of the song for all the Whisky attendees. Towards the end of the set, the wickedly wonderful Nuked Kids On The Block was detonated, followed by Superblood’s absolutely captivating rendition of Year 3000, concluding with the ripping grand finale of Bruises.
Superblood is definitely a band on the rise, and it will be excited to see where Cameron Rostami takes this project in the days and months ahead. Kudos must also go out to Ted Kelliher, filling in at the last minute for Sam DiazGranados and doing an absolutely amazing job in the process.
You can bet Highwire Daze will be covering Cameron Rostami’s Superblood again in the future. Be sure to catch Superblood the next time they play out here in the City Of Angels!
