Huntress are a newer band on the scene
from the US of A releasing their debut in 2012
but they have been together for around 5 years
by this point in some form or another, and have
just released their latest album “Starbound
Beast” predating the tour. Their singer
Jill Janus takes on a more heavy metal orientated
style of performing but with sort of witch like
qualities with the harsh screaming and eerie stage
presence. I did enjoy them but at the very odd
occasion I felt myself cringing due to both high
pitch in the vocals and because of cheesy behaviour,
but that’s just because it’s not my
cup of tea but as I say I did thoroughly enjoy
the set.
Decapitated fronted a powerful assault on the
ol’ eardrums with their explosive brand
of metal flooding through the air, bouncing off
the walls. They’re full of confidence and
you can see the ruthless aggression in every movement
and etched across the faces. A moderate sized
pit broke out which I wasn’t really impressed
by due to the expectations I already had in mind
for this show but thinking back now they were
still pretty vicious. They blasted through their
set and it honestly only felt like they plaid
a few songs as I turned to my accomplice when
they departed as we both said “that went
quick” but I suppose a combination of enjoyment
and anticipation might’ve been to blame.
I would love to see these guys again their onstage
presence was just so natural and the whole thing
was so professional.
Lamb Of God absolutely tear the place a new asshole;
after so long waiting for the expectations I had
for the night to come to life, just as I was about
to give up hope of reliving my youth in here tonight
Armageddon was unleashed. You could not call that
moshing it was just completely and utterly relentless
brawling with nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
and no way of escaping even for a few moments
to rest as the whole thing spread across the floor.
How can I begin to talk about that setlist; evenly
spread across all their albums, all the anthems
are present and they all added a adrenaline boost
to a rowdy audience who really didn’t need
it and could have thrived on excitement alone
at that point. “Ghost Walking”, “Walk
With Me In Hell”, “Now You’ve
Got Something To Die For” and “Ruin”
all personal highlights for me. A 4 song encore
too with the last 3 being the best moment of the
entire night; “Laid To Rest”, “Redneck”
and “Black Label” which provoked one
of the most savage wall of deaths I have ever
had the misfortune to be a part of. I can’t
really express anymore how much fun I had here
because the band was on fire even though Mark
Morton wasn’t able to make the tour, Randy
Blythe certainly brought his A-game.
Huntress 3.5/5
Decapitated 4.5/5
Lamb of God 5/5
Review By James Webb
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