Klone
are first up tonight a progressive death metal
band. I always think it's harder to be the first
ones on at this venue as the stage is small and
with usually three bands worth of kit on, so movement
is restricted to more or less on the spot. Nevertheless,
Klone seem to handle it quite well and play a
good set with a fair cover of Bjork's 'Army of
Me' that goes down well with the crowd and concludes
their brief set.
Next
band to hit the stage are Trepalium, another from
the progressive death metal genre. The crowd seems
to respond better to this five piece band from
France. The music is loud and full of downright
dirty riffs and even louder drums. Vocal wise,
I myself cannot understand one word but this genre
is not really my cup of tea however, it all seems
very rounded and performance wise Trepalium are
having a lot of fun screaming and growling everyone’s
faces off.
The
main band for this evening is Gojira opening with
'Explosia' an aptly named track to start with;
the crowds go nuts with not a head staying still.
I didn't think it could get much louder than the
first two bands this evening but, my ears are
ringing through the defenders as we are whipped
up into a riff driven frenzy by the metal machine.
'Flying Whales' and 'Backbone' from the album
'Mars to Sirius' are next tracks up and the heat
is really starting to pick up in the room with
everyone looking a little 'damp'. Powering through
their set with further epic tracks including 'L'Enfant
Sauvage', 'The Art of Dying' and the excellent
'Vacuity' it's safe to say that Gojira own the
stage tonight, regardless of how small it is.
Finishing up with 'The Gift of Guilt' I'm going
to guess most people will be a bit deaf in the
morning and with stiff necks but chuffed that
they witnessed such an amazing metal powerhouse
performance.
Klone 2/5
Trepalium 2/5
Gojira 4/5
Review By Jude Onions
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