There must be something of an unwritten rule at these types of gigs that there needs to be a load of support bands. No complaints here though, as the average hardcore/metal gig is tremendous value for money because of that.
Tonight is a prime example, as four bands show up before headliners This Is Hell and the ticket price is just £7. The first of which of these bands is Aurora on what is a special occasion for the female fronted metalcore group, as this appearance is their debut gig. They show potential and play a tight set and might just be ones to watch.
Brummie band Romans are next up, and despite their youthful appearance they play the most “classic” rock set of the evening. “Conspiracy” is a bouncy tune and they have some fine solos in their songs. A young band with clear talent.
The Catharsis have toured with Feed The Rhino before and you can see why. They are the first of the evening’s three hardcore metal bands, and they soon get the evenings first moshpit going “Casual Violence” is perhaps the most representative of their songs, they slam in a very heavy manner and it feels like the gig has finally begun.
Feed The Rhino are always a pleasure to watch. The Kent group have a new album entitled “The Burning Sons” out in July and are eager to showcase some of it here. Happily it sounds just as good as debut opus “Mr. Red Eye” was. It is the songs from “..Red Eye” like “The Butchers” that go down best, obviously, but if you have not seen FTR yet make sure you do when the new record is out.
The delays in between each band (and the stage times always looked ambitious!) mean that by the time This Is Hell hit the stage things are about half an hour late, and the Long Island five piece are clearly agitated. However, they channel the pent up frustration in the right way – by crushing what is left of the audience.
This Is Hell’s most recent “Black Mass” album is a brilliant cross between Hatebreed and early Metallica and it is with a track from this, “Acid Rain,” that kicks things off – literally judging by the crowd at the front.
Guitarists Rick Jimenez and Chris Mazella are a fearsome duo and singer Travis Riley boasts an Impressive range, destined for much bigger things, you hope, than 150 people on a Monday in an attic in Birmingham, his band have a song called “Salt The Earth” which is a good a crossover song as there has been in years.
Whether This is Hell do manage to get as big as we are tipping them to be remains to be seen, but at 40 minutes their set was all too brief, they were, however, so good that Lucifer himself would be proud.
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