Photo of Showing Teeth by Sarah Rosin (@sarahthetog)
Amid the growing excitement for PRESIDENT’s headline set, support tonight came from Showing Teeth, the professional name of Addison, a Kentucky native who was raised in Louisville. With currently 247.3K followers and more than 3.5 million likes on TikTok, Showing Teeth has already built a sizable audience online—and tonight, Addison brought that growing presence to the Delmar Hall stage.
From the moment she stepped onstage, Addison made it clear she was not there simply to warm up the crowd. Her voice was stunning, moving effortlessly between melodic singing, deep guttural growls, high shrieks, and remarkably clean vocals. She shifted intensity and tone with control, showcasing a vocal range that made Showing Teeth a dynamic and versatile supporting act.
Joining Addison onstage were Ben Solomon on guitar stage left, Jacob Umansky on bass stage right and Justin Wooman on drums.
After opening with “Bad Exchanges,” Addison greeted the crowd:
“Well howdy, we’re Showing Teeth. We are so happy to be here. This is our second show on the lovely PRESIDENT tour. Thank you to PRESIDENT for letting us do this. This is unbelievable.”
She then looked out at the crowd and added, “That’s some nice energy, pretty please a little movement maybe.”
They went into “Disfigured by Fear,” and the crowd responded by moshing.
“That’s what I’m talkin’ about,” Addison said.
The exchange immediately established a connection between Addison and the room. She wasn’t simply performing for the audience; she was engaging with them, reading the energy and pushing it higher.
Later, she took a moment to slow things down.
“Thank you. So lovely, so nice and so packed in here. So peaceful… a little too peaceful. But we can have a peaceful moment. I will ask you to mosh again, but we can have a peaceful moment. But first, a message from my Grandma…” She then shared a message from her grandmother, played as part of a recording: “You have to let go of the people holding you back. You know what to do.
“It’s not rocket science. It’s just common sense.”
Then came “Paradigm,” and the shift was striking. The song slowed the tempo somewhat and revealed an entirely different side of Addison’s vocal talent. After spending the earlier part of the set moving between guttural growls, shrieks, and aggressive intensity, she showed that her voice could be just as compelling when stripped back and allowed to breathe.
After “Paradigm,” Addison took another moment to address the crowd, this time turning her attention toward the meaning behind music and her own presence onstage.
“Music is art and art is political.”
“Me being a woman on stage, that is political.”
Then, without missing a beat, she launched into “Hellraiser.” The transition from her words into the song felt intentional and powerful, reinforcing the idea that for Addison, the music is about more than just the performance. Her voice, her presence and the space she occupies onstage are all part of the statement.
Through her distinctive sound, Showing Teeth blends intricate rhythms, melodic passages and an impressive range of vocal techniques to bring a fresh edge to progressive death metalcore. However, Addison is more than just a vocalist. She channels the raw aggression and emotion of the music through every performance.
Showing Teeth accomplished—and exceeded—their mission of warming up the crowd for PRESIDENT. By the time they left the stage, the room was energized, engaged and ready for what was still to come.
By the end of the set, Addison had given the name Showing Teeth a whole new meaning—it felt less like a stage name and more like a description of what she brings to the stage. | King Graf
