Twenty-five years ago in Burlington, Canada, a band called Silverstein rolled into the post-hardcore scene. Fast forward to 2025, the band finished their '25 Years of Noise' tour on December 20th in Brooklyn, New York. Four other bands performed before Silverstein. The first was Bloom, an explosive metalcore band from Australia. Their energy was contagious, and crowd surfers continuously swarmed towards the front of the crowd. The band kept calling for more movement, more dancing, and the crowd responded in turn. Bloom was followed by Free Throw, an emo-punk band from Nashville. They were mellower and emotional, and forced the audience to feel along with them. Despite this, they kept the energy up. People swayed along to the music. Danced and held each other. Crowd surfed. Everyone was feeling the music, anticipating the next note, the next song, the next artist. The next artist was The Movielife, a pop punk band from Long Island. Like Silverstein, they've entrenched themselves into the scene, performing since 1997, with a hiatus between 2003-2014. The band infused some irony to the performance, prefacing their song "I Hope You Die Soon"by calling it a love song.The audience sang along to the music, banging their heads and showing their connection to the music and the artist. Then came Thursday, an iconic post-hardcore band from New Jersey. They began high-energy, starting their set with the blasting "Other Side of the Crash." They continued the energy throughout most of the set, pausing for a brief lull with their emotional track "This Song was Brought to you by a Falling Bomb." The audience matched their energy, and the mosh pit exploded outward like a bomb during "Understanding in a Car Crash." Finally, it was time for Silverstein. They began with a short film introducing the band and their evolution from single-digit audiences to international recognition. The band was a constant stream of energy, with lead singer Shane Told rushing from end to end of the stage. The audience fed off the band's energy, and it seems as if the band took from theirs in return. Silverstein's energy only built up further and further throughout the night. Their encore began on a mellower note, with an acoustic cover of the crowd favorite "My Heroine." But afterwards they returned the high-energy for the rest of the set, finishing with "Smashed into Pieces and Bleeds no More."The finale of the '25 Years of Noise' tour brought together all of the nights featured bands onto the stage–pairing scene veterans, Thursday, The Movielife, and, of course, Silverstein, along with incredible newer artists Free Throw and Bloom. It was a beautiful tribute to the scene, and the perfect way to end a 25 year celebratory tourKeep up with Silverstein here, Thursday here, The Movieline here, Free Throw here, and Bloom here.