 Sylosis
were the opening act and better than the last
time I saw them they really set the bar tonight
with a solid set full of aggression and what seemed
like shorter songs which was a gripe last time
or maybe my perception of time has changed, it
was a good performance tonight, guitar parts are
still a bit overcooked, but the songs sounded
much better this time around, being in a bigger
venue with better and bigger speakers, also it
didn't seem as loud because I guess it didn't
need to be, again the riffs are good as is the
drumming and bass, much more can’t be said
that I haven't said already when I reviewed them
a few short weeks ago.
 Heaven shall burn proceeded to shatter the bar
with a storming performance tons and tons of aggression
in their songs that were heavy as hell, that you
just couldn't help headband to, the volume was
immense to say the least, the bass was rattling
the rib cages of everyone in the Wulfrun with
songs such as Counterweight, The Omen, Combat
and Voice of the voiceless. They even played up
to the cameras making for good shots, the vocals
not a fan of but the music, riff after riff after
riff, and real stormer of a set heavy as hell
and then some!! Drumming was top notch very precise,
overall a real stormer (again?) of a set which
they finished off in real style with Lie you Bleed
for and Black tears, this will take some beating
to say the least!!
 Suicide silence are Not quite on par with heaven
shall burn as they really ripped it up but it
wasn't bad either apart from the vocals, not a
fan in the whole squealy screaming thing, but
the music plenty of aggression again, sounded
like the sound got mashed up in places it got
better as the set went on but the early songs
didn't sound quite right, probably because I was
close to the stage, but everything became clearer
the further away I got, the guitar playing was
pretty decent fast and noisy as was the drumming,
seem to be having problems hearing the bass though
with these bands, don't know any of the songs
played, as I haven’t heard this band before,
but they were ok!
 As I lay dying, easily matching the bar set earlier
by heaven shall burn, and great stage presence
to match as well, the vocals are a mix of melodic
singing and growls and screams, the guitar work
is mightily impressive, tons of decent heavy riffs
and played at high speed with the bass rumbling
underneath it all seem to be able to feel it rather
than hear it. The guitar solos are mightily impressive
as is the drumming which is pretty top notch also
very thunderous and fast!! They opened with 94
hours and An Ocean between us, what a way to start
the set, very thunderous; these were followed
by Upside down, Beyond our suffering, The sound
of our Truth, Within Destruction and Parallels.
The set is flying by at this point as they've
only got an hour to fit in there set. They proceeded
to rip through Anodyne Sea, Condemned and Through
the struggle. They closed their set with Nothing
Left and Confined and excellent way to end and
great night for metal and the fans really got
there monies worth tonight, with 4 bands putting
on a really good show!
Sylosis - 3/5
Heaven Shall Burn - 5/5
Suicide Silence - 4/5
As I Lay Dying - 5/5
Review By Robert Lawrence
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