Glass House are only received to a total
of 7 fans, it would appear that this evening not
many people can be bothered to make an appearance
for the support acts. Never the less they make
the best of an unfortunate turnout and try to
make their set fun, infact at one point someone
burped down the microphone just really taking
the piss out of some of the nervous mumbling they’d
previously been doing. Their music isn’t
too bad to be fair but at times the vocal work
goes right through me and has me pulling bizarre
pain faces at the high pitch parts. Hopefully
they’ll get their shot at a large crowd
in Birmingham on another tour but tonight out
of all 7 people I can safely say 2 of us won’t
remember then in 2 weeks time.
Fei Comodo treat this show no different to
any others they would play, regardless of the
attendance. They are the only band that seems
to be impervious to the self conscious feeling
caused by poor attendance and still give it their
all showing a huge commitment to each individual
fan. The band has been together since 2003 and
has released multiple EP’s and Singles,
but they have been a bit quiet in recent years.
This year however they’ve really got their
arses into gear and released a new EP and a new
single, hence why they’re on tour, all for
promotion. Their distinctive post hardcore style
brings straight up aggression to a predominantly
progressive metal night, from what I can see they
band are received well mostly due to their impressive
music and their professional attitudes regardless
of the situation, rather than mumble the lead
vocalist still projects his voice so you can understand
what he’s saying. After meaning to see them
for a few years now I’m glad I finally got
around to it.
Exit Ten are no strangers to poorly attended
shows in Birmingham after their last appearance
at the Jagermeister Music Tour a while back which
whilst being free and sold out was very poorly
attended for some strange reason. Never quite
understood why because Exit Ten are one of the
finest British bands on the scene, by the time
the band comes onstage this evening however in
all fairness there are a lot more attendants than
previous acts had pulled but not by a drastic
amount. Once again the empty space really seems
to have affected the lead vocalist because between
songs he indulges in some nervous mumbling, to
be fair it’s only a reflection of the crowd;
few people can only make a certain amount of noise
and are more self conscious than individuals in
a larger crowd. The set is a decent length premiering
songs from their new record “Give Me Infinity”
mixed alongside songs from their critically acclaimed
debut album “Remember the Day”; whilst
the fans are fewer in number they are no less
dedicated than any others projecting the lyrics
louder than a church choir, welcoming the southern
progressive heroes to our town. With any luck
they’ll get themselves some recognition
with their new album and hopefully play to some
larger crowds to really give us a larger Exit
Ten experience!
Glass House 2.5/5
Fei Comodo 3.5/5
Exit Ten 3.5/5
Review By James Webb
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