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The Lost Prophets from Wales came on stage bursting with energy to an expectant crowd of about one hundred and twenty, and delivered a promising set. They jumped and sang and danced and mixed their little hearts out. In a sound reminiscent of Incubus, they blended the hip hop and the metal with ease, easily winning the crowd over to their ways. Touting buyers for the LP release 'The Fake Sound of Progress' they secured fans on the night. It was a clever move on the part of Visible Noise Records to put them on their roster.
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Next up was Brutal Deluxe, a last minute replacement for Miocene, and it annot be argued that they don't put effort into their image. Mounds of tribal paint adorned their semi naked torsos, and I wonder how much hassle this is to clean off. Anyway, with an impressive set of cymbols held high on the drum kit, they launched into their set. I wasn't that impressed. The beats were solid, the mastery of guitar amazing, but something about the tunes just left me flat. Harking to some earlier incarnation of metal, they roared and shouted, but the subtle melodies displayed currently by other bands was missing. If only their music was as good as their make up. However the crowd seemed to think it was a good time to mosh, and power to them for that.
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Kill II This were on last, and the crowd had been whipped into a frenzy by the support. This is a group that knows its material inside out, and puts so much energy into the performace, you have to be excited right along with them. Especially Steve Rooney, the new drummer, who threw himself head first into his playing, adding his own unique talent to the songs. They belted out old favourites such as Kill Your Gods and Crucified, and I noticed a maturity in all the bands ability, showing that all this touring is really paying off. |
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A treat for long time followers was the playing of three new tracks - Washed Unclean, Shine and Spineglass. As well as being technically complicated, they are a testament to Mynett's growing talents as a songwriter, and the strength of the help from his fellow bandmates. However I can't help but think that they aren't adding very much new to their shows in the way they are played out, however enjoyable they are. But I suspect that gaining loyal fans is more important that suprising performances at this time. To round off this metal delight was 'The Flood', and I doubt if there was anyone left in the room wanting their money back. Roll on the new album! By Tamsyn |
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