Breed 77 are a band I haven’t listened to
since 2006 and had quite a dislike towards their
music. They also supported Ill Nino at the Wulfrun
Hall that year and for me they didn’t redeem
themselves as a live act either. Now after seeing
them tonight it is abundantly clear that they’ve
come along as a band extremely well and come back
with a fierce live show. The raw energy this band
puts out on stage as well as the honour and care
they put into their performance is nothing short
of outstanding compared with the standards amongst
a lot of live acts these days. Musically also
they have progressed astonishingly well! Last
time I saw them it was never this intense and
aggressive; they’ve found the perfect balance
between all of their influences and different
elements for their sound to take! I hope they
come back very soon with some fresh new material!
Ill Nino I have seen 3 times since 2006, making
this my 4th evening spent with the band. Due to
the fact I have seen them an excessive amount
of times I’ve built up expectations and
standards for their performance. The start of
their set isn’t a great indication that
this is going to be one of the more memorable
gigs; Technical difficulties, awkward silences
and mellow atmosphere. This went on throughout
the first quarter of the show with the tracks
“My Resurrection”, “If You Still
Hate Me” and “This is War” (which
had a pretty painful wall of death) which are
all performed perfectly but were subject to those
problems. After this initial part of the show
the awkward silences start coming down to a minimum
and the set begins to pick up, becoming a bit
more energetic and fun. The band showcases 2 songs
from their brand new album “Dead New World”;
my favourite song “God is for the Dead”
and the stupidly catchy “Bleed Like You”
both of which fit in perfectly slotted amongst
the classics. They catch me off guard tonight
with “Lifeless... Life...”, a lighter
track that I was not expecting for them to play
tonight but is a nice break from the constant
movement, it’s definitely the track with
the most emotion tonight. As the set progress
Cristian begins to become irritated that he cannot
hear himself in the monitors and requests they
get turned up; when he’s still not happy
he shouts “MORE” repeatedly at the
sound technician, unfortunately it’s not
happening for him tonight and he has to trooper
on without being able to hear himself. The old
school Ill Nino fans are rewarded tonight with
delightfully brutal classics such as “Te
Amo... I Hate You”, “What Comes Around”,
“God Save Us” and “I Am Loco”;
these 4 songs were definitely 4 of the best from
the night and are still going around in my head
right now. “Corazon of Mine” and “Alibi
of the Tyrant” ignite some explosive chaos
in the crowd, sweat and bodies flying everywhere,
everyone’s having a great night! Ending
their set with old school favourite “How
Can I Live”, is such a massive moment within
this show; massive sing along with the crowd,
really great lively atmosphere and just a perfect
closing to a great night!
Breed 77 4/5
Ill Nino 4/5
Review By James Webb
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