Once
Night Verses hit the stage, the crowd finally
got into gear and the room filled up. Night Verses
are very in your face and wake the hell up! Calling
the vocalist Douglas Robinson talented would be
an understatement in my opinion. I found Robinson’s
voice to really capture the audience. Teamed up
well with the rest of the band who you could tell
genuinely gave it their all. Special mention for
the drummer - AricImprota – an outstanding
performance from him alone, and the rest of the
band were a nice extra. This band had definitely
earned their spot in this line-up.
I
have to say, everything you hear and read about
Letlive. live shows are true. The band walk out
casually on to the stage and pick up their instruments,
moments later followed by vocalist Jason Butler
(we all welcome Butlers epic beard!) Note: this
is the only time you will see any of the band
members still and quiet for the next hour. They
opened with “Banshee (Ghost Fame)”,
the opening track from their new album The Blackest
Beautiful. Jason will remain a blur for the rest
of the set. The band breath energy and passion
for what they do, not a still moment in sight.
A lot of the material played was from their most
recent album, followed by a classic Black Flag
cover “Fix Me”. This lead to the crowd
crawling on stage and throwing themselves back
into the sea of people. Ending with a few more
tracks from Fake History; Day 54 is the closing
choice. An invasion on the stage takes place as
Butler takes to running along the bar in just
boxer shorts. Chaos well and truly breaks out.
Bar far one of the most energetic bands I’ve
seen live, made to feel more intense in the intimate
venue, The Fleece in Bristol.
Long gone are the days of supporting the likes
of Enter Shikari and Underoath – Letive.
can definitely hold their own.
Night Verses 4/5
Letlive 5/5
Review By Kim Horsley
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