 Sheffield Corporation tonight was packed by 7.30
its just a shame that we had an hours delay, the
crowd waited patiently for the first band to arrive
on stage. After what seemed forever the first
band Dyonisis a four piece female fronted band
from Sheffield took to the stage. My first thought
was that they had raided the Lord of The Ring
costume department. To coincide with that fact,
they actually sounded like they belonged on the
Lord of The Rings sound track. Dyonisis played
a very average set but I do feel they have quite
a bit of potential to become a very good band.
At the moment they have too many songs that all
sound alike and would perhaps improve their chances
if they invested in a drummer.
Getting things more into the swing were Raggedy
Angry who's set has still left me speechless.
Words can not explain this band at all, but lets
say if you mix Marilyn Manson, Mindless Self Indulgence
and Enter Shikari then you would make Raggedy
Angry. From the moment they entered the stage
I could tell they had a good following tonight,
as soon as they played their rendition of “This
Is Halloween” the whole crowd was on board
and dancing away. I soon started to feel like
I was tripping out as I just did not know what
they were going to do next. From start to finish
Raggedy Angry were full of energy throwing themselves
about the stage and the singer Irvin paid a fair
few visits into the crowd. If you get the chance
you must catch a Raggedy Angry gig.
 Finally the time came that was worth all the
wait, The Birthday Massacre took their rightful
place on stage brimming with confidence and turned
the whole building into an ecstatic dancing frenzy.
There is only one word to describe the show tonight
and that is electric, Chibi is one of the best
female vocalist there is. She puts on so much
more than a show, Chibi is a born entertainer
if she is not signing and jumping about she is
pulling faces at the audience or biting a fellow
band member. Chibi does not steal all the lime
light though the rest of the band are just as
entertaining joining in on making silly faces
and reaching out to the crowd. The Birthday Massacre
have their own unique style and mix so many different
genres of music together.
The Birthday Massacre 5/5
Raggedy Angry 4/5
Dyonisis 2/5
Review By Alan Brown |
