Well tonight is a mixed one for me, I've
heard allot of twin Atlantics songs and really
want to see how they perform live, but Dinosaur
Pile Up are supporting and the last time I went
watching them, I wrote a review which wasn't greatly
received, basically it said that they were ok,
but on the whole the night was poor.
Arriving at the venue at half 6 for an interview
with twin Atlantic I find out that the doors have
been open for half hour and that my interview
is taking place whilst the Arcane Roots are on
stage, and I'm glad I missed half their set.
Arcane Roots are not my thing at all, thrashy
trashy guitars with lots of high pitched cymbals
whilst the singer (if that’s what he is)
whine’s strange noises into the mic. In
the middle of their songs there are quiet breakdowns
that seem to go on forever, until they build up
and overflow with a burst of noise and energy.
I'm sure on another day I could get into them,
maybe at a festival but tonight I’m not
a fan, luckily though there's quite a few people
here who enjoyed there set.
 Next up is Dinosaur Pile Up and I'm anxious to
see how they’ve come on since the last time.
The answer..... Not far. They seem to blend into
the background this time around, just standing,
moaning on, with almost every song sounding the
same. There’s the odd song which changes
the pace and passion, but most of the songs seem
to fade away into obscurity, just moments after
hearing them. The vocals are drowned out by the
sound of the bass, with just the harmonics of
the guitar being slightly heard over the rest
of the noise coming from the tinny drums. I think
after two tries of going to see them, I just don't
like this band, which sucks because I really thought
I'd love them when I heard them on the radio,
which leads me to another point, they didn’t
play their main single “Mona Lisa”
which to me suggests they want to stay underground
and want to play for themselves, which you just
can’t do, because who pays for the bands
to play, the fans and what fan is going to watch
a band that doesn’t play the songs they
like. Ah well, the set comes to an end and next
up is the main act!
 Twin Atlantic, this Glaswegian 4 piece have come
a long way over there 4 years of being a band,
they’ve had a great year gaining success
in the US and getting bigger here in the UK playing
Leeds and Reading Festivals the great aplomb.
They’re a band that put allot of effort
into what they do; tonight you can tell this straight
away just by the lighting and the way they enter
the stage, the lighting has been dark and dingy
but now the stage is lit by hanging light bulbs
and brightly coloured lights that flood the stage
and when mixed with their intro music make an
amazing atmosphere, the crowd are eager to rock
out and when each member appears one by one adding
to the music the room is ready to explode, finally
singer Sam Mctrusty appears on stage with his
hood up and the crowd go wild, Twin Atlantic know
where to take this energy and that’s to
pour it straight into one of their biggest singles
“Beast Of Myself” which goes down
a storm. The band feed off the audience and play
a stonking set that sounds amazing, the band have
allot of work to do, but they make it seem effortless,
switching between instruments mid song, whilst
also jumping around. I’ve seen allot of
bands this year and I have to say that Twin Atlantic
are up there in bands of the year, both live and
on CD. I cannot recommend this band more highly,
there set is amazing and during song “Human
After All” Sam leaps into the crowd with
guitar still rapped around him. The set comes
to an end to the great single “Free”
which demolishes the audience.
Tonight’s gig was let down by the supports
but Twin Atlantic where that good, it made me
forget all about it. Tonight’s almost sell-out
crowd seemed to love every moment and even the
supports received a good reception, but it was
made up of mainly, just legal, kids getting tanked
up ready for the long night of clubbing ahead.
Arcane Roots 2/5
Dinosaur Pile Up 1/5
Twin Atlantic 5/5
Review By James Daly
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