With echoes of metalcore, post-hardcore and emo rock Beijing’s Life Awaits has tapped into something primal - hitting one musical catharsis after another and delivering their message loud and clear via earnest lyrics upon gut-wrenching vocals, swirling instrumentation that’s brutal yet accessible, and a fraught ‘go for broke’ musical commitment to exposing every raw nerve for what it is. A tonic of intense guitar-charging breakdowns and tranquil electronically-infused calms, the band is one of the best in the field, and they’re celebrating their tenth anniversary tonight at VAS with fellow metalcore renegades VANTA, from Jiaxing.