 First
band up tonight and playing in front of a young
crowd are Buried in Verona, I'd say they are a
really toned down version of bring me the horizon,
with 6 band members crowding the wide but thin
stage. The vocals are a screamed/growled combo,
but hey at least you can understand the lyrics,
the music certainly isn't ground breaking by any
means I'd say average or middle of the road for
this genre, they have a few decent moments where
it's heavy and catchy, but other than that there’s
not much in the way of originality, but the kids
are into them. They are not the most exciting
band to watch either; I think the lively member
is the drumming which says a lot really the drummer
is the most exciting to watch. Average metal core
band
 Next
up and main support of this rather short night,
are with one last breath, another metal core band,
it's not hardcore that's for sure, they are a
much more lively band to watch, and most of the
members have a smile on their face, which is nice
to see after the first band. The music for this
band is quite catchy at times, but it's not mould
breaking, but it's listenable, there seems to
be a spate of middle of the road bands about.
The vocalist vocals are ok but he doesn't seem
to do that much singing, and is well covered by
the other members of the band singing too. Overall
above average but not by much
 Headlining
the asylum venue in Birmingham tonight are a possible
next big thing so I read, Motionless in White,
the third and best metal core band with Marilyn
Manson/ black veil brides aesthetic about them,
they look rather dapper.
Their music is pretty good, catchy most of the
time and pretty heavy in places, by the vocalist
has a bit of a sore throat so the vocals aren't
all that they could be, he should see a vocal
coach and get that vocal cord strength up, or
it may just be a one off.
 The
crowd on the most part is going mental in the
small venue, driving the temperature up in the
room making it a rather sweaty affair, but it
doesn't seem to effect the band of slow them down,
they look well pleased to be playing yet another
sold out gig on this tour of theirs, and it shows
with a high energy performance, I'd hate to be
cleaning them clothes after each show. With them
playing songs like Abigail, Creatures and Immaculate
Misconception it’s hard for them to fail,
along with some great crowd participation, I can
only imagine what it’s like on larger scale.
This type of music isn't normally my bag but it
isn’t all that bad. The next big thing so
I'm told, if this performance is anything to go
by, I'd say they are defiantly on the right road,
they have all the right elements, the music, the
performance and the right aesthetical look about
them, hopefully it'll all come good for them and
see a fair few years ahead of them playing in
bigger venues
Buried In Verona 3/5
With One Last Breath 3.5/5
Motionless In White 4.5/5
Review By Robert Lawrence
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