This show was originally meant to be another
date on Rise to Remain’s latest headline
tour, for unforseen circumstances both Adept and
Rise to Remain have pulled out leaving the remaining
acts with considerably longer sets. Not only that
but now German metal act Heaven Shall Burn are
now tonights headliners which is a rare sight
in the UK.
Cytota weren’t given the best review on
the last review but tonight proves that my nerve
theory was correct all along as they’ve
let themselves go tonight and the atmosphere is
much less tense. Much more crowd interaction even
though there are much less people at tonights
show, the quality of what the vocalist was saying
however was hardy original or Oscar winning just
usual cliche thank you speeches. The music I’ve
noticed is much tighter also but I still stand
by everything I said last time, they’ll
all make it but this won’t be the band they
do it in.
Malefice get a second chance after the technical
difficulties they experienced in Birmingham in
no less than their home town tonight! Straight
from the word go its clear there are no problems
and the band are taking it by the balls regardless
of the turnout. Having said that the few that
turned up are giving it their all firing off some
brutal pits and raising help for their hometown
legends. They give their usual set with some extra’s
thrown in, the best of which definitely being
“Delerium”, “The Haunting”
and “Awaken the Tides” alongside some
decent interaction with their audience before
departing leaving sweat and blood in their wake.
Heaven Shall Burn absolutely destroyed it, even
though few came and many left after Malefice the
ones that are left standing by this point still
have a lot of go in them. They know hardly anyone’s
stuck around but they still give it everything
they have whilst managing to have a bit of a laugh
about the whole thing, both guitarists and the
vocalist crawl and bounce all over the front row
passing the Mic out for people to sing. For me
“Omen”, “Endzeit”, “Black
Tears” and “Combat” were the
biggest highlights and I’ve never experienced
such a small mosh pit be so energetic. The band
fills their 1 hour 10 minute headline set and
even get an encore at the end as nobody wants
to leave after that; it was a gig for the ages
that I shan’t soon forget, get back over
here asap!
Cytota – 3.5/5
Malefice – 4.5/5
Heaven Shall Burn – 5/5
Review By James Webb
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