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[Plinth]

I actually ended up enjoying this gig on the whole. My metal genre knowledge and reference points are fairly limited but anyway here's my thoughts -

Thrashist Regime - A singer with apparent ADD, songs about films (Universal Soldier, The Thing), three part concepts about Spiderman comic book characters and the pub in Auchenblae exploding - they don't take themselves too seriously which is good but I found myself being fed up towards the end, think about 2 or 3 songs less would have done me. The bass player's metal tache is ill advised. I didn't hate them though. In fact kicking off with a version of the 'Escape From New York' theme gained lots of points.

Downfall - Enjoyed them, some really good songs. My only gripe was the continual 'Rooooarrggghhh' noises that the singer made at the conclusion of lines and randomly throughout songs. It's silly and adds nothing to the songs, the guy actually has a good voice and for me it detracted from their overall impact. They seemed reminiscent of early Alice in Chains or something. Sort out the daft vocal bits and there is a decent band there.

The Morning After - Godawful. Proof that some metal bands have either never seen Spinal Tap or have missed the point of it. Or just don't care I suppose. Really, really bad. And the green laser show they decided to perch on top of an amp continually seared my retinas so adding fuel to my ire. The guitarist made full use of his wireless set up to have a little run up top to play his widdly solo up close and personal. I just wished I had a bazooka.

Viking Skull - Really, really good. Nice throaty Lemmy/Neil Fallon-style vocals and good crunchy tunes.

Minus points were the fact that I ended up working late and my train home was delayed so I just stayed in town to meet my mate and had to attend the gig in my work gear. Also there was too much hair flying around down the front and I had no desire to receive hair of dubious cleanliness caressing my face so I hovered up top and ended up with some wacky couple in front of me playfighting through most of Viking Skull.

[paranoid]

Originally Posted by Godzilla Blues

Also there was too much hair flying around down the front and I had no desire to receive hair of dubious cleanliness caressing my face

Mine is clean; guy beside me, not so much, so you were probably best up top.