I
can't stress how underwhelming the crowd in the
academy 2 is tonight, there must be about 50 people
here.
Aliases are I think there a progressive metal
band, but the first song is pretty much all over
the place so much so it sounds as if there just
making up on the spot it's that disjointed, which
I'm sure is the point, the main vocalist seems
at times looks disinterested he's still giving
it some welly mind you with his shouted lyrics,
the others members are all technically proficient
but it just sounds noisy convoluted and mess like
at times, they have a few melodic moments but
it's just sounds really boring to me, there are
people here that seem to be into it and I'm guessing
textures are the same sort of band as there supports
if this is the case then I'm in for a bit of a
boring night as I'm not interested in hearing
3 bands that all sound the same.
 So this is the third time I'm reviewing the ocean,
and I'm running out of things to say at how proficient
this band is, they have both their heavier metal
moments and the quieter melodic proggy moments
it's all really good and very listenable on the
most part, the vocals still grind my gears a bit,
the music its self still very variable and enjoyable,
their still a Solid tight band, they really give
it some at times it can be like watching Dr Jekyll
and Mr Hyde, they switch without notice being
calm then thrashing about then going calm again,
I'm sure they make some of this up on the spot
with the changes, there's a video playing behind
them I'm not sure if there providing a soundtrack.
To it but it's interesting to watch none the less,
as they play in mostly darkness you may as well
watch the silhouettes thrash about or watch the
footage behind them, it's a good performance tonight.
 It's my first time seeing and hearing textures
tonight and the crowd for them hasn't Increased
at all, it's more progressive metal and at times
there more progressive than metal then completely
the opposite. The constant guitar tone is kind
of boring, sometimes the signs are pretty decent
and others there rather boring they open their
set with an instrumental, then the singer comes
on with his growled vocals, there alright nothing
too spectacular here folks. They have some decent
head banging moments then ruin it a tad with picking
up the paced, the songs fluctuate between being
catchy and just death/groove metal, they got a
good mix in there but sometimes it doesn't work
and it's a bit too much. Overall I'm not sure
what to make of this band there are aspects that
I like and others I'm clearly not a fan of such
as the vocals or varying style or that guitar
tone. Perhaps a second viewing will make my mind
up I unlike them or not, but there not quite the
ocean, who really stole tonight's show with a
decent performance. 3/5
Aliases 2/5
The Ocean 4/5
Textures 3/5
Review By Robert Lawrence
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