Feed The Rhino are up first, the only possible
way to describe their set is by saying from start
to finish they unleash a display of extreme aggression
and energy. At some points during the set I genuinely
thought the lighting rig was going to come down
and crack someone’s skull open due to the
way lead vocalist Lee Tobin was swinging off it.
Tobin makes up for the real lack of energy from
the other members who don’t really engage
with the crowd and remain in the same spot for
the duration headbanging. The way Tobin makes
up for it is by being all over the crowd, swinging
off the lighting rig and dousing people in water
whilst spouting word to energise the audience.
Musically they aren’t really something I’d
normally listen to because I’m not too keen
on the vocals but either way the crowd is really
getting into it as it’s extremely heavy
and the atmosphere is amazing which is what counts.
Bury Tomorrow step up next; I was told previous
to the bands set by my good friend Bradley that
these guys were going to be “Sick”,
in fact the last thing he said to me before they
came on was “you like metalcore right?”And
that was it. It was love at first note, heavy
as fuck British metalcore and this Birmingham
crowd was eating it up! Everyone knew the words
to the songs and was going bat shit crazy for
them! Lead vocalist Davyd Winter Bates is on it
tonight, hanging off the lighting rigs, leaning
over the barrier on the front row, spitting water
over everybody, handing out the microphone to
get people involved, it’s surreal how much
I actually fell in love with this band. The other
members aren’t left in the shadows either
they get involved as much as humanly possible
to try and have some fun behind Davyd; the bassist
at the end was passing his bass around the crowd,
the guitarist and clean vocalist was addressing
everyone as much as he could and the drummer was
smashing his kit to pieces. I would 100% see these
guys again, I’m off to buy their album now!
While She Sleeps absolutely nailed it. They are
a band I’ve not once been disappointed with
since I discovered them, they keep the momentum
going from the moment their intro “Trophies”
rolls on the entire crowd is screaming to lyrics
back louder than the speakers can play them. The
second they finally hit the stage and start with
“Proud Of The Demon In Me” that’s
game over, chaos ensues and blood starts to fly
and bones begin to break (I saw a guy outside
with a broken nose and bandages wrapped around
his head). It’s like a warzone in there,
it’s fully sold out in the smallest room
of the academy its like world war 2.5 has erupted,
it gets worse during “Crows” and “The
North Stands For Nothing” with people screaming
till their lungs collapse and then being sucked
into the vortex which I once remember being a
mosh pit. I cannot describe how much I enjoyed
this set and I don’t think I was on my own
at all, the streak continues as I’ve not
yet a bad show from While She Sleeps, roll on
that new album I cannot wait!
Feed The Rhino 3.5/5
Bury Tomorrow 4.5/5
While She Sleeps 4.5/5
Review By James Webb
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