Rolo Tomassi's gig at The Deaf Institute
was one of powerful screams and highly energetic
performances especially from Goodtime Boys lead
singer which absolutely blew me away with the
passion he displayed, that might I say is quite
rare for the first act on to do, so as it was
the first time experiencing them I really did
appreciate the performance, a slightly more Punk
Hardcore version to the rest of the nights acts
with their extremely meaningful songs, powerful
and organic riffs that made a statement and left
their mark on the small stage that I felt wasn't
that big enough for them but that is completely
irrelevant, the set was immense I hope I cross
their path again.
Next band to the stage were Belgium screamers
OathBreaker, who even before their set began had
some difficulties which fell victim to some heckles,
that we would later figure out was all thanks
to their sound guy but never the less the band
still gave everything to their gothic set that
started off with a vicious scream that echoed
through out the set that was covered in a red
mist of fury that not only came from the singer
(who resembled the girl from the ring) but from
the awesomely melodic riffs that added the tone
to the atmosphere the band created. Regardless
of how bad the sound guy is the band still gave
it there all unleashing hell from Belgium with
distortion and feed back that will make any metal
head cry, however there are major improvements
the band needs to make to their live sets, one
already mentioned but the other is crowd interaction
which was lacking in a big way but as the band
grow I'm sure that will to.
Last to hit the stage are 'New MathCore' hard
rocking synth's, Rolo Tomassi, who brought the
heat in a big way with a cinematic circus of pure
twisted metal that the crowd absolutely adored
which lead to the crowd forming mosh pits out
of pure love for the band which was quite a site
to see. The set was the most creative I've ever
seen, with gothic silhouette dancing from one
of the lead singers and lighting that proved that
the band were worthy of a headlining spot on a
tour.
Rolo Tomassi turned the indie surrounding of the
Deaf Institute into a dark cave of hell, that
left their minions of fans begging for more, which
for a second felt like their cries were going
unnoticed because the lights started to come on
but in a show of love and dedication to their
fans, Rolo Tomassi came back to play a golden
oldie despite the fact their vocals were completely
ruined by the heavy screaming they endured for
a good hour.
The gig was like nothing i've ever seen before,
I would absolutely love to see them live again
and would recommend gig lovers to check them out!
Goodtime Boys 4/5
OathBreaker 2/5
Rolo Tomassi 5/5
Review By Ciro Guadagno
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