 Human fly are the first band on, there a sort
of doom metal, there opening song, it wasn't very
good but it did have a few decent moments but
these were very few. The following songs seem
to follow on from these fleeting moments in the
first song. It's a very heavy distorted sound,
the singers vocals well there mostly illegible,
I've no idea what he's singing about at the time,
they have a few tool moments getting a bit proggy,
the last song is probably the set highlight, nicely
melodic in places, heavy in others and really
effects laden, you should see all the effects
peddles on the floor, loads of them, it's funny
seeing the bass player has only two. Others than
the vocals it's a pretty set if you’re into
your modern alt prog rock!!
 Maybeshewill are a 4 piece instrumental alt metal
band from the uk, there an active bunch and another
band with effects peddles across the stage, I
always enjoy an instrumental band, they got some
really good melodies, it's good mix with the heaviness
that they sometimes employ, one of the songs called
Paris Hilton sex tape, that made me chuckle a
wee bit, it wasn't a bad song. There a solid band
they've taken excerpts from TV shows and placed
them throughout some of their songs, it works
well, some of the songs build and build well,
to an excellent finish, great sounding good band.
 The ocean another energetic performance from these
guys, still sounding like the apocalypse has rolled
into town. Still not sure of the songs there playing,
the vocals, well I can’t say I'm a fan this
time around, the whole screaming growling thing
is not my cup o tea tonight, The one thing I enjoy
about this band is there quieter moments them
being at the most proggy, it's good when there
loud and aggressive but in them moments when there
not thrashing the shit outta there instruments,
it's much more palatable more enjoyable, there
a solid band, very tight, they didn't skip a beat
even when the bass player had a few problems with
his effect pedal and even when he plugged back
in the band moved forward in the song as one,
good to see. Overall not as good as last time
but still pretty damn groovy.
 Finally to many a fans relief on come Earthtone9,
Karl Middleton: 10 Years away and 3 rehearsals
later and here we are. The fans have a long memory,
cling film anyone? Not tonight. They open there
set with Off Kilter and Star damage, both excellent
songs that gets the crowd really rocking out,
so much so that I get poked in the eye by a stray
flailing hand, The front man’s voice sounds
a little off, I'm sure it'll come back with time,
they just don't sound how they should. They continue
the set with Withered, Ghosts, tat twaim asi and
approximately purified, there really flying through
there set, this is a band that seem to be really
pleased to be playing gigs again, they seem tight,
having a good time with the crowd, the crowd is
having a good time, there's mosh pits and plenty
of singing along, the audience seem a tad older,
revisiting the past no doubt! It’s a shame
there playing a short set, 50 minutes to be precise
and there filling them quite well, they continue
with PRD Chaos, Evil Crawling eye Tide of ambition
and they close there set with Vitriolic and I
Nagual Eye. It’s a really stomping set,
they great, nice and tight, they can only get
better; they must sound awesome come end of this
tour.
Human Fly – 2/5
Maybeshewill – 3/5
The Ocean 3/5
Earthtone9 4/5
Review By Robert Lawrence
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