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CATYLYST - ESCLAVAGE - FIFTH GOODBYE
WOODKIRK VALLEY - 28/03/03
REVIEWER - MICHAEL STARKEY
WOODKIRK VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB is turning into one of the most popular venues
in Leeds, with a mix of local, novice, signed and professional bands playing
week in week out. Tonight's entertainment is a prime example of that with the
line-up as Fifth Goodbye, Esclavage and Catylyst. The venue is pulling in
bigger and bigger crowds hence pulling in bigger and bigger bands such as,
Catylyst, Brody, Martha, Djingo.
FIFTH GOODBYE opened up the evening's entertainment with their usual stuff.
Lead Singer, Mig, was explaining before the gig how he had a feeling they
were going to play shit. This certainly was not the case and Fifth Goodbye
are turning into one of the best Emo bands in Leeds. Every time I see them
they seem to hit a new level, however every time I see them Mig always seems
to break a string. This did not put them off and their usual local hits
followed. The only 'under par' song in the set is 'Bandstand' with its poor
chorus and simple melodies; however this is the only poor song in their set.
The rest of their set is of high quality music and vocals, but they do not
seem to have the cutting edge that they need to move onto the next level.
Their lack of versatility is another poor virtue and maybe a couple of
heavier and a couple of softer songs would not go amiss. However the more I
see Fifth Goodbye, the more I see them mature as a band and with their music.
This was a good set and Fifth Goodbye are definitely a band for all those Emo
fans out there. Keep an eye on Fifth Goodbye because I'm sure we'll be seeing
more of them in the future.
ESCLAVAGE are a younger band, the Morley Metallers have a cutting edge to
their music, and there's something about them that says in a few years to
come they will be Metalling in front of much bigger crowds. I used to be very
sceptical about Esclavage but individually they are fantastic musicians and
drummer Arron is one of the best young drummers around. Together they have
come a long way within the last few months, from an amateurish sound to a
more professional, high quality sound. Their song-writing has gone to another
level and even if you aren't a big fan of Black Metal, they are definitely to
be appreciated with their powerful riffs and great band-work with the guitar
and bass. They played their usual stuff and the crowd deservedly showed their
support, with prize for most extreme Mosh Pit going to Esclavage. Esclavage
are one of the few bands of this style around and worth seeing if you are
into this type of music.
NEXT CAME the AIR GUITAR competition final, with five contenders. The host
played a selection of classics and the five lads jumps around, left arm
erect, like lunatics. One contender, ended up starkers just to claim the 25
quid. However the winner was Matthew Wilman from Drighlington.
CATYLYST are the best band in Leeds. They came on with great hype, and showed
Morley what they are about, and they certainly didn't disappoint. They played
all their hits including crowd favourite 'Today'. Catylyst showed the other
two bands the difference between the good and the great. They are simply an
awesome live act. A couple of technical hitches didn't stop them going down a
storm. They are not only good at what they do, they have more virtues than I
can write in one single review. All members of the band are first class at
what they do, working together they harmonise quite brilliantly and have a
presence on stage which very few bands tend to possess, and the list goes on
and on. It's quite hard to pigeon-hole Catylyst as a Metal band, you can put
them into several categories but all their music is of a very high standard.
This band will be on your TV's and in your papers soon so keep an eye out.
Fantastic.
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Review of 21st February 2003
The night was well opened by This Way Up who played a good eight song set which kept the crowd, all though it was quite small, dancing from start to finish, the disserved a bigger crowd then they actually got.
Second up was Solatary, which is the side band of Fifth Goodbye drummer Rob, again another really good set apart from the obvious technical difficulty they had, mainly involving the mics, they got the first actual pit of the night going, which was flared up by one of Solatarys two vocalists launching him self into the crowd.
The nights head liners were Esclavage who played at the 2002 Battle of the bands, they played another brilliant set with again some of the best pits Ive seen, the band themselves joined in the violence with bassist Woody throwing him self at the rest of the band and then the crowd, the set also included an insane drum solo by Arron, Im surprised he didnt pass out after it, but got one hell of a roar from the crowd. After the set had finished the crowd wanted an encore so Esclavage played a cover of System of a Downs Sugar and that was an end to the nights festivities.
SeP Arnott
esclaVage/Misled Vision/SawThroat 19th Feb 2003
esclaVage A rather melodic beginning for a band that seem ready to tear the new roscoe down. This song turns into a roaring mosh-fest in seconds with all members showing good stage presence. A complex drummer who ads a barrage of class to this song, leading unto a somewhat dramatic but expectant pause as roaring and moshing ensues as the song become more melodic. Only to be brought back by pounding double bass, the stage presence of this band is immense for their age.The next song "inside you" as the singer proudly tells us is apparently a new song. Starting with such a contrasting song such as "succumb" could have been a vital mistake. But inside you is a song that builds quickly up into yet another anthem. The singer seems to lack stamina and the guitarist is a little stiff so far, although tired the true showmanship of the singer is already evident as he give it everything he has and the bassist is somewhat dramatic with his body language.If you like youre metal heavy or your heavy metal then esclaVage are for you. Two songs in and it is evident these guys and girl prefer to place softer, melodic parts in their songs. But if only to perform a more contrasting, harsher sound later.The next song sees a slow build up but the singer begins to throw himself around the stage as if in front of millions, the guitarist is more at ease, the fingers of the bassist are extremely fast as he plays complex bass lines with ease.At this point I really dont need to see any more of this band, the immense moshing continues and more and more anthems are pumped out. "feed the children" is a song which needs a mention, hosting speed and complexity this is a song that must of tired out the band greatly. "embrace divine decay" is also another song worthy of a mention, the complexity is amazing.This band will get you nodding, remember those nodding dogs? Youll be nodding more than they do in minutes, complex lyrics, which are deep, dark and meaningful. The potential of each member is allowed to shine, its evident in their performance. This band is not for everyone, but they are for me.
Misled The set starts with pace and this is a band with a interesting look, there does seem to be a lack of stage presence. The band seems a little too serious and doesnt seem to be enjoying it too much.This song reminds me of muse and pitchshifter. Mainly due to the guitarists part in the song. The singer although very talented could do with lowering the pitch. A very powerful voice, which is very different to most out there. The music of this band is very catchy and the riffs powerful at all time. Although the same form does become somewhat repetitive and seems to be used for most of the songs throughout there set.This band has the passion and talent, I just feel the songs have been rushed, this may not be the case, but the lyrics could be improved in places. All this band needs is a little more stage presence and time to improve the material. At times the band seemed a little unprofessional. But most bands in the underground are, its only the exceptional ones that can get away with it.Ive got to give the guitarist some credit though a double of muse front man and a master of infectious riffs, well done to the bassist also who eventually smiledI think. Rock on, not a bad band, not my cup of tea to be honest, this is only my opinion remember. Try and catch them if you like infectious riffs and melodic metal.
SawThroat Stood on the stage is the headlining band, winners of Morley battle of the bands and a band that are going to get bigger and bigger, rather unprofessional i know but i chose to write this part of the review after seeing them. I downed pen and paper and watched on in great admiration as these guys belted out some classics, although not catching many/any names of the songs I recognised the brilliant "greenbutterfly" which was pulled off with the same skill as always. The only observation I could make other than this band been spot on and one of the tightest bands Ive seen from the Leeds scene, is that they seem to be a lot darker and sinister than when I last saw them. Old songs were brought back and I remember specifically the topic of child molesting, these guys are getting deep and with this darker attitude and image its revealing saw throat do have a dark side. The stage presence had improved greatly and the guys seemed to be enjoying the gig, so much even we got a special saw throat rendition of sweet dreams. Im sorry its not very musical based or detailed, but I could not sit down and write throughout the set of these guys. Pure brilliance.
- Jason Skeet
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Friday 31st january, Woodkirk Valley
Fadge
Though i wasn't really impressed with Fadges musical style i was impressed with their ability as a band and there crowd response.
There seemed to be a constant pit, which seemed at its best in their second song.
There fourth or fifth song of the was a Ska styled song and it saw the introduction of a bongo player and a conga line, which turned it a nice pit.
The set seemed mostly punk styled and the vocalist tried to rouse the crowd by comparing the people of Leeds to the people of the bands home town of York. The band was, at times, as hyper as the crowd (pretty damn hyper). They weren't a bad band i probably would have liked them more if i liked the punk/ska style.
Final Conclusion
Final Conclusion were a really good metal band who released a heavy, kick ass set which had a violent, but surprisingly small, pit. I was more impressed with Final Conclusions Style then the Style of Fadges set. One of the better bands ive reviewed, and i wish id written more, a great band to see.
Misled Vision
Set List: The Sound of Silence
In Agony
Fire
I
Change
ROT
Hollow
Bitter Kiss
Fearless
Unborn
HindSight
Review;
Misled Visions set opened with the E.Ps title track 'The Sound of Silence' which was followed by 'In Agony', the crowd seemed larger then the usual head lining slot crowd, again i wish id have written more but i was testing my skills as a photographer.
Later through the set was 'Hollow' which for the first half was Guitar and Vocals, about middway the drums and bass started playing to bring an end to a great song, next up was a new song titled 'Bitter Kiss' the venue was more full then the head lining slot used to be when i first started reviewing, but the pit dwindled, but at about half way through a wee pit started. The band, as usual, reacted well with the crowd. Next up on the set was 'Fearless' which got a good pit going :). The penultimate song of Misled Visions set was 'Unborn', which is one of my favourites, which again get a pit going. The final song of the set was 'Hind Sight' which was a rather calm song but the crowd kept moshing, Another great set by another great band.
Summary
All in all a great night, the bands were all great, and so were the crowd, Misled Visions E.P 'The Sound of Silence' is now available priced 4pounds
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Saw Throat @The Albion
Well in short this gig kicked ass, but seeing as its supposed to be a review, i guess i ought to go into detail................
Tug Ether ruled, their mellow sounds and the uplifting voice of Pauls go together so well. Unfortunately i can't name any of their songs, but yeah they were ace and play very well together. They are a good solid band and show that while they are playing. Good job lads!!
Sawthroat....... well what is there to say:
The set was a brilliant mix of covers and original stuff.
The band members themselves played brilliantly, Karls voice was on top form and sounded fantastic, add to that Ants amazing drumming abilities, Craigs great riffs and Stes damn good bass chords. They played tightly and made the set one to remember!
As for the set, well for those of you who weren't there heres the list:
1. Falling
2. Nursery
3. Break Free ( Queen cover )
4. Green Butterflies
5. Last Letter
6. Bitter Lemon
7. Real In
8. Faith ( George Michael cover )
9. Corelli
10. Hitchin' A Ride ( Green Day cover )
11. Zombie ( Cranberries cover )
12. With Or Without You ( U2 cover )
13. Fake Bliss
14. Window
15. Wonderful Tonight ( Eric Clapton cover )
Added Bonus : Sweet Dreams ( Eurythmics cover )
The band started fantastically, setting the atmosphere perfectly for a superb show. They played all songs as well as could be imagined. The covers went down well with supporters of the band and also with other random pub goers, catching their attention was easy and keeping them interested was even easier. For a small pub, there were lots of people there, all stood around watching the band as they performed song after song of amazing quality.
The highlight of the evening itself though just had to be 'Real In'. Their fantastic new song. It revolves around a riff that both Craig and Karl play together, but obviously with the extra fancy bits of Stes bass, Ants drums, Karls voice and Craigs ending of the song. Although, in a close second as highlight was when Craig started showing off his talents again, playing his guitar behind his head during 'Sweet Dreams'
All in all a fantastic gig. The band played terrifically but also put on a good show for their fans. Unlike other bands that I have seen, Sawthroat don't just stand there and play their instruments, they communicate with eachother and look like they are having a good time and enjoy playing to their audience.
Sawthroat are one of Leeds' best live bands and are highly recomended as a "must see" band. So if you haven't had the Sawthroat Live experience yet, get your cheeks in gear and get yourself to their next gig. It's just not worth missing out on!!
[c] 2002 Krystal
Review The Albion, Saturday 11th January 2003-01-12
Tug Ether
Having not heard this band in the past I was quite cynical going into the gig about another alternative band. However having heard the band sound-check I soon warmed to their sound. As soon as singer, Paul, put the mike to his lips the melody and perfect harmony of his voice hit the room like a gale thrusting through a valley, leaving all who had not experienced this band staggered. The opening song seemed a little mellow for my taste and there was no real memorable chorus, but as the band progressed through their set, the remarkable individual talent and great ability to work together as a band became apparent. The majority of their songs were of great quality, and easy to tap your foot to but some decidedly average songs became tiresome and a drag. Their music has surprising depth for a band with only a single guitarist, and their solidity was there for all to see. The main criticism I have of Tug-Ethers music is that there was a great lacking of outros, songs tended to just fade out or suddenly end when the song was calling out for a memorable finish. On the whole, however, a good, solid, performance from a truly individual band, and you would be pushed to find a band of similar style in Leeds. If this band doesnt make it, their singer definitely will, with an awe inspiring voice. An excellent performance t o open the evening with superb quality.
Saw Throat
We all know how good this band are, after winning the Morley Battle of the Bands and being invited to play this years Leeds festival, they may have been forgiven for getting bloated heads. This was not the case and their performance was the same high quality that we always see. They opened with their re-working of Mike Oldfields Tubular Bells, although a good song, I remember seeing Saw Throat nearly two years ago, and they opened with this song then, surely a new opener is needed after nearly two years. Once again, I have to say that Saw Throat play too many covers for a band that are hoping to go on to bigger and better things, playing around 4 or 5 covers during the set. Apart from this their original material is impressive and should be the forefront of their music. However covering classics has become tiresome as they covered Queens I want to break free, a poor version of Eric Claptons classic Wonderful Tonight, Eurythmics Sweet Dreams, and Pink Floyds Another Brick in the Wall. All songs were played well, but surely this is too many covers for the band who many class as the jewel in Morleys crown. Apart from this they did play excellent original tracks, the superb Green Butterfly was by far the highlight of their set, with an excellent chorus which makes the foot tap and the air-drums kick in. Saw Throat are one of the most tight bands I have heard, with Karl Thomson, who we all know as an excellent frontman whos superb voice works magnificently well with this style of music. The only thing standing in the way of stardom for this band is originality, more original songs in the set and less classic covers would enhance their set tremendously and would surely help Saw Throat gulf the gap between themselves and Leeds legends Catalyst and Brody. An excellent performance from possibly one of the most polished bands in Leeds. Go see them and you will not be disappointed.
[c] Micheal Starkey 2002.
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Woodkirk Valley
Esclavage and Eborsisk supported by Munt Victim
3.1.03
Esclavage
The Esclavage set started with the usual intro then straight into Succumb. Succumb was followed by Rest In Peace which had one of the best pits Ive seen since the Battle Of The Bands, third up in the set was, as Smirf put it, their slowest song Puppet Corpse which still had good pit. Then back to the heavy stuff, starting with Hail Nothing which got a good pit from the crowd which was beginning to tire out. The next song of the set was Feed The Children. Next up was Ragdoll which again got the crowd going until they stopped to catch their breath. The final song of the set was Embrace which brought a nice heavy finish to a brilliant set, the crowd also did themselves proud with one of the best pits ive seen while Ive been a reviewer . Then just as I was putting my pen away the crowed wanted more, and more they got in the form of set-opener Succumb, a great set with a great pit by a great band. In the words of Skeet the pit was human 10 pin bowling.
Eborsisk
The set started with guitarist Jamie Goodall playing his guitar behind his head. The first song of the Eborsisk set was Inhumanity which saw the band flailing themselves around. Eborsisk put on their usual energetic performance. Into the set heads started nodding and the pit I expected seemed imminent. And it came and bodies started flailing around. There was calm while Jamie did solos and then another pit, though the crowd seemed rather lazy, probably recovering from Esclavage still, it was a big crowd for the head lining slot. The pit area seemed to get many more people toward the end of the set, then the set ended. A great set well appreciated by the people in the crowd. Eborsisk seem to go from strength to strength. Another great set by another great band
just when they thought it was over 4 guys picked up some instruments to bring more metal to the night, they were Esclavages Arron Healy on drums Mizkarrage of Justices Sam Matthews on Guitar and on vocals were one of Munt Victims singers and a guy from the crowd.
The line up changed to Jamie Goodall on guitar Arron Healy still on drums with Smirf and Sam Matthews on vocals. They said from the start they were an experimental p++s take band and did their rendition of Korns Blind with Jamie Goodall stood on top of a chair playing, Arron beating the drums as if there would be no tomorrow and Sam and Smirf roaring their lungs out a pit started yet again. Next up was a cover of System of a Downs Sugar, This experimental band, which did not rehearse, kept hold of the crowd which had usually left by this point. Next up was Slayers Seasons in the Abyss which again got our friendly crowd kicking the crap out of each other. Then a game of musical chairs started to a cover of Slipknots eyeless, the game didnt go to well because the crowd stole the chairs back. The fun was only stopped bythe music being stopped and the lights turning on, a great night for metal fans and a great night for any one really. This was about the best gig of my reviewing time, well done to all the bands and to the support band Munt Victim.
Munt victim - Are another good thrash metal band who fitted into the night perfectley. It was my first time of seeing them and I was impressed. I would go see them again. Munt Victim have 2 members of Eborsisk in the band. Dan plays guitar in Munt Victim and sings in Eborsisk and Rich plays guitar in Munt Victim and is the drummer of Eborsisk. It was good to see them in other roles and showing their wide range of talents.
By Joe Arnott, Battle of the Bands Gig reviewer
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Review The Cockpit 7/12/02
Fifth Goodbye were the first band of the evenings entertainment, and they had to put in a very solid performance to be able to stand up to the following bands, and a solid performance it was. In the last review I did of this band, I criticised the singer, however last night he was excellent and showed a very impressive vocal range, I take back my words. Several minor technical problems got in the way of a good performance. The singers guitar wouldnt stay in tune, and a guitar swap was in order, although it will teach him to fit new strings at least a week before a gig, and the bands confusion to how long they had left at the end of the set. These minor incidences are what stop the band from making the next step to headline the Cockpit. They seemed a little nervous all the way through the gig, although they seemed to be enjoying the evening, as were the 90+ crowd that had come to see them. As the gig wore on the band seemed to become more comfortable and the crowd got more life into them. Their last song was by far their best song, and finished what was a very enjoyable performance. All this band need to do is cut out the little errors and technical hitches, but apart from that I was very impressed, and it is no surprise to me that they are moving on from the Morley bands and becoming a true part of the Leeds Music Scene, alongside the bands that were to follow.
When I heard the name Little Big Men I was very sceptical, and thought that they were going to play ska or some other bollocks, but this was not to be, and an indie/punk with a similar style to Fifth Goodbye opened up. The singer had an excellent voice wich was backed up by an equally excellent voice. However after a few songs the lack of versatility started to show and I was more inclined to go to the back of the room n drink beer and chat to some mates than to go to the front and listen to the music. This may just be my own tastes showing now, but I think that 3-piece bands lack a certain edge and quality that 4-piece bands can give. If you like this style then you will like this band, and they are definitely worth seeing.
Martha are one of the best Leeds bands I have seen recently. Their singer has an excellent voice, which even rivals the singing of that brilliant Leeds band, Valhalla (My favourite Leeds band). The look of this band also seems to be a priority, and rightly so, apart from the lead guitarists freakishly similar looks to a lad I used to go to school with, this bands look was also their. The music, the look, the sound, a very professional and solid band, who are definitely worth paying a fiver to go see. They started with songs in the style of Muse, which all had sustained vocal chorus which were very impressive indeed. I was expecting Martha to play more songs which sounded like the opening couple of songs, but to my surprise they played several different styles during the set, ranging from soft songs in C, to capoed up melodic songs, to harder Muse style songs. This performance even inspired me to purchase their 3 track EP Kids Knee Deep in the Power of Love and for me to purchase a local bands demo is indeed a rarity in itself. Their performance was an eye-opener to me, and showed me the vast difference between good bands and great bands. What a performance, if you have not yet seen Martha, catch them whilst it still only costs a fiver. Remember the name, Martha!!!
Reviewed by Micheal Starkey [c]2002
Friday 6th December 2002.
Woodkirk Valley
This Way Up, Mr Dogg and Misled Vision
This Way Up
This Way up arent a Battle of The Bands band yet but Bassist Ray has told me they are already interested in entering next years event, It was also their first gig so I reviewed them anyway. This Way Up were introduced by chants of RAY! RAY! RAY! and their first song received a good applause from a good sized audience. The third song, a cover of Green Days Hitchin a ride got the crowd going with random chants of Go on Raymond springing up now and again. Another cover which they played was Lost Prophets Shinobi Vs Dragon Ninja which seemed to please a lot of the crowd. On the Critical side they guitar tended to drown out the rest of the band at certain points. The set consisted of a mix of Grunge, Punk, Ska and Nu-Metal so the majority of the crowd had something to listen to. Not a bad first gig and Im sure theyll get stronger as a band as they do more gigs.
Mr. Dogg
Mr Dogg really got the crowd going again with catchy Punk style and although Punk isnt my favourite type of music I thought they were quite good. A lot of the old crowd had go and were replaced by new faces. And although not a Battle of the Bands band they were worth reviewing anyway. The pit area crowd and the rest of the crowd seemed to keep shrinking and I saw a good few of our Battle of The Bands t-shirts but as the night progressed the numbers dwindled.
Misled Vision
Originally the only band I came to review, and these are a band from the Battle of The Bans. Though a lot of the crowd had gone but most of the remaining stood in the pit area. The set opened with Wishful Thinking. In my opinion Misled Vision were the best band of the evening. They reacted well with the crowd and seemed to have the best following of the night, not maybe in crowd size but definitely in crowd reaction. The next Song Fire got a really good response from the crowd. And finally in Fearless a pit started, first time all evening. By 10:35 the crowd numbers were getting lower but the remaining were still loyally in the pit area.
Next up, and probably my favourite of the Misled Vision set was Unborn which left most of the crowds heads nodding or feet tapping. The Last song of the Misled Vision set was In Agony a great end to the set.
Summary
A great night had by all and there were still quite a few people still there when I left at the end of the night. Adios Rock fans
Joe Arnott Joe Arnott, Morley Battle of The Bands Site Gig Reviewer
Saw Throat
Cross keys public House- Morley
Saturday 30th of November
I arrived at the Cross Keys just as Saw Throat was about to start. People were bowing down to Saw Throat and as the band kicked their set of so did mass head banging to the song 'Falling'. This was followed by a lot of their own stuff including 'Bitter Lemon' and a cover of 'Another Brick in the Wall' a very good cover of this 70s classic by Pink Floyd. Saw Throats cover of George Michael's 'Faith' was well loved by the audience. The crowd shouted for Sweet Dreams another classic this time by the Eurhythmics and were treated to a great rendition of the song. Saw Throat singer Karl Thompson went into the crowd to sing some parts of Sweet Dreams and also sung from an Amp. Saw Throat use a good mix of original and covers to put on probably one of the best music sets in Morley.
The audience had a great evening and were left shouting for more. They well deserved the title of Morleys Best Band. If you get the chance to see a Saw Throat gig, go have a listen to pure talent.
Joe Arnott [c] 2002
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Review Josephs Well Friday 9th November 2002
Fifth Goodbye put in a refined performance in front of an expectant crowd to promote their new EP entitled This Is My Impression. They opened the set with a song in the typical style of fifth goodbye. It was a solid song with a good lead, however the singer of this band has never impressed me as his singing often becomes a screech. In Amber was the second song of the set which reminded me of the one slice short of a loaf band, Sonic Youth. The band was impressing so far, but I seemed to notice that their opening two songs both had many similarities. The band definitely has a great talent of writing melodies, and in their own style. Lead guitar was excellent, however he didnt have the freedom in improvisation of a typical lead guitarist, maybe to add this to his style would tarnish the refined Fifth Goodbye style, however it would be nice to see him just let his hair down and play round the pentatonic with an air of freedom. More songs followed and the crowd were enjoying this solid, melodic performance. Their stand out song was called Home thought a simple vocal chorus, the band plays this song with so much passion you cant help but nod your head to this song. Their new EP is out and available at the moment, this is an excellent band who I have herd little of in the past, but on the back of this performance their new album is definitely worth an airing. Just sit back and chill.
Next on the agenda was a treat for all those Slipknot fans (and yes, the word Motherfucker shall be used more that a hundred times during the set). Esclavage took to the stage to show off their own style of dropped-to-D metal. The bassist has the look, the ability, but the lack of quality music in this set was abhorrent. For this band to progress, more quality vocals are needed, although I appreciated growling to be skilled I would also like to see a range of growling and free singing with a sustained vocal harmony. This is not the case and the frontman lacks the ability to make this band more versatile as his vocal capacity remains stagnant. The music is of a reasonable standard, and guitar and bass work together to produce a dark sound. The potential of this band is there however the band should purchase a Thesaurus and find alternative words to die and motherfucker. Call me old fashioned but I like to see a certain degree of vocal harmony in music, more chords and a fewer riffs on the dropped to D-string. If you like Slipknot this band is a must see, however if you like any other band apart from Slipknot, this band is a..well, a not so much see.
Misled Vision come into this gig with a growing reputation for high quality. Having seen this band several times I, and others have noticed how they get better every time they play a gig. They opened with the instrumental, Wishful Thinking is a good opening song, that is an excellent intro into the Sound Of Silence which is one of Misled Visions latest songs. It has a fantastic chorus sung with so much heart by the lead singer. The next two songs filled with that unmistakeable Misled Vision style, showed that they now play with an astonishing solidarity, way beyond their years. AFIs Morning Star was a beautiful, melodic song sung with the passion of Kurt Cobain and the tendernous of Charlotte Church. This song was the stand out song which made the hairs stand on end, brilliant. More original music followed, but their lack the stage presence that is surely needed. If only the guitarist would move with the music, bend his knees and jilt his head, this could add so much more to their set. New song, Hollow was the best original thus far with clean guitar riffs and melodic vocals, with a touch of classic Misled Vision music. When the drums and bass kick into the second chorus, you just want to see some huge lights burst onto the stage. The lead singer sings continuously with passion from the start to the end. This was shown especially in one of the latter songs, ROT as she screamed the pain I feel inside. The band ended with In Agony which was a superb ending to a superb set. This band has an average age of 14 and continues to stun and show maturity way beyond their years. The band lacks the versatility. All songs have that Misled Vision style but there are no songs which stand out as being of a different style. There were very few negatives in what was a tremendous set and a superb, solid, passionate performance. Deservedly headliners, this band will surely go on to bigger things, watch this space!!!
Reviewed by Starkey {c}2002
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