 Hyro
Da Hero, Ok so it's rap rock but not nu metal,
Hyro opens on his own with some acapella rapping,
then the rest of the band join him on stage, it
seems a bit disjointed and a cheap rage against
the machine cheap knock off, the musicianship
ain't all that bad, the guitar riffs are pretty
good, the bass is in there somewhere, the drumming
is alright, but there's no killer song in the
set, Sean smith came out for some rapping on beam
me up Scotty, this naturally sent the crowd loopy,
and dodging two vocalists was fun while trying
not to be strangled by a stray mic cord, always
fun whatever the weather, for a first band the
room is already heaving, from a warm day to a
hot venue there's going to be some Pass outs tonight
guaranteed!!
The Swellers are a 4 piece pop rock band that
ice seen before actually there not too bad, bit
to flat for my liking in all honesty this time
around, some decentish riffs, the songs are over
before they begin, which in all fairness is probably
a good thing, the drumming is fast but simple,
the bass is in there somewhere but there a lively
bunch and are putting on a good show. but again
a bit on the loud side and after a while the music
starts to wear thin along with the volume, I'm
just not feeling this band tonight, guess the
first time I saw them was enough for me or perhaps
they should play jet lagged more often, who knows,
either way, I'm not much of a fan of this band
this time around tonight.
 The Blackout Pop punk rock at its best? Probably,
lively bloody lot though, and a rather packed
photographers pit to add to the already packed
venue. They really blast through the songs with
venom in the vocals in some of the songs, they
put on a solid show, it's fast catchy and aggressive
and the crowd are responding in kind, mostly girls
I might add, it's an electrifying show, one of
be best so far the band says, They open with Ambition
is critical, Children of the Night, that’s
a really catchy tune, and The Fire. It’s
an electric start to the set that continues with
the likes of Murder in the make believe ballroom,
Prepare for a wound, Said and Done, Spread Legs
not lies, Hope (scream it loud) a new song off
the new album, it’s pretty decent, Were
going to hell so bring the sun block, This is
why we can’t have nice things and I’m
a Riot? You’re a fucking riot  close out
the main set. They come back on to screams, not
that it ever stopped really, Shutthefuckuppercut
opens the encore, brilliant song, Higher and higher
and Save ourselves close the set, sweaty night
or what! Its worked really well in a small venue
like this packed like it is, fantastic really,
crowd singing along, not seen many like this not
even the last time I saw them 2 years ago. It
was a good all round set, new and old songs working
well, and the crowd loving every minute of it.
Hyro Da Hero – 2/5
The Swellers – 2/5
The Blackout 5/5
Review By Robert Lawrence
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