On a night where you could see a never quite was, play songs from the band he was in 40 years ago you could also head over to The Bunkhouse to watch three bands absolutely kick the crap out of Swansea. It was a night of excellent riffs from Wales England and Greece so I don't know why you would want to be anywhere else than down there in the front getting sweaty with three excellent bands.
Kicking off the night we're a local bands Sigiriya (9) always give a good show especially in their hometown showcasing tracks from their upcoming new record which is currently being mixed if they sound anything like they do live on the record we are really in for a treat as listeners. What I've always admired about the band is how they have an effortless confidence that yes is built by the fact that they are quite a how can I say this nicely mature band in terms of the scene but they always seem to have this level of being much bigger better than they are booked.
A lot of this is because of a few of their members position within the Swansea stoner doom scene but the way that there's very little interaction with the crowd other than just a few well placed localisms which immediately get everyone on side before they jump back in to more riffs. Settling up with some older tracks just to get the long in the tooth fans going to give me a opened the floodgates to what was to be a really energetic and rocking night.
Following that up was English two-piece Haggard Cat (9) who I totally underestimated as a band because I thought I was expecting a hardcore punk band such as Idles and while there are major elements to their sound they can attribute to hardcore punk. Haggard Cat are a lot more groove driven they are a two-piece and as such sound similar to a lot of other two-piece bands using plenty of guitar effects and utilising the drums as a lead instrument.
They incorporate quite a lot of classic and heavy metal sounds into their music that perhaps wouldn't sit as well in the hardcore punk crowd but that is to their benefit as it means that they have the ability to easily appear on a line-up like this where punk metal Rock all collide and they don't stick out because of it. I've never seen the band before but I heard testimonies from them playing festivals such as ArcTanGent about how good they are in Swansea they showcase that again the amount of noise they can generate for just being a two-piece is excellent.
The way they play their instruments is innovative guitars don't always need to sound like guitars the drumming as I said is maximalist and tribal. Their between song banter is also on point favoring tanks of diesel over buying merch, but still buy merch guys yeah?
Sigyria had the stoner side covered, Haggard Cat the punk side, and Greek rock n roll heroes Planet Of Zeus (9) sit somewhere in the middle, filled with chuggy punk attitude, vocals that are shouted rather than sung but the melodic phrasing and groove of a stoner band, it's always an absolute pleasure to see Planet Of Zeus perform. Just as comfortable supporting a band such as Grand Magus on tour where I've seen them previously, they're a different beast headlining. With more albums under their belt, PoZ are a band who are loyal to rock n roll and to their fan base, it's no frills music played like it's the only thing they care about in the world.
The constant reiteration by frontman Babis they "we" are all Planet Of Zeus and that playing rock n roll music is the only thing he knows how to do, makes you want to take part, throw your body around and shout along to their honed songwriting that seems simple but carried with it a melodic complexity. It's also delivered loud, and in your face, even their love songs are gritty and everything glows in the inspiration of QOTSA, Monster Magnet or even Wo Fat, can be heard in tracks such as The Great Dandolos, Vigilante, The Song You Misunderstand, The Vixen and Loyal To The Pack, all of which are firm favourites now.
With a small but loud room, the smiles when the Welsh choir carried the call and response admirably says it all, Planet Of Zeus welcomed us to the Wolfpack, we are all Planet Of Zeus now and they are a brilliant live band on a night of brilliant live music.
A lot of this is because of a few of their members position within the Swansea stoner doom scene but the way that there's very little interaction with the crowd other than just a few well placed localisms which immediately get everyone on side before they jump back in to more riffs. Settling up with some older tracks just to get the long in the tooth fans going to give me a opened the floodgates to what was to be a really energetic and rocking night.
Following that up was English two-piece Haggard Cat (9) who I totally underestimated as a band because I thought I was expecting a hardcore punk band such as Idles and while there are major elements to their sound they can attribute to hardcore punk. Haggard Cat are a lot more groove driven they are a two-piece and as such sound similar to a lot of other two-piece bands using plenty of guitar effects and utilising the drums as a lead instrument.
They incorporate quite a lot of classic and heavy metal sounds into their music that perhaps wouldn't sit as well in the hardcore punk crowd but that is to their benefit as it means that they have the ability to easily appear on a line-up like this where punk metal Rock all collide and they don't stick out because of it. I've never seen the band before but I heard testimonies from them playing festivals such as ArcTanGent about how good they are in Swansea they showcase that again the amount of noise they can generate for just being a two-piece is excellent.
The way they play their instruments is innovative guitars don't always need to sound like guitars the drumming as I said is maximalist and tribal. Their between song banter is also on point favoring tanks of diesel over buying merch, but still buy merch guys yeah?
Sigyria had the stoner side covered, Haggard Cat the punk side, and Greek rock n roll heroes Planet Of Zeus (9) sit somewhere in the middle, filled with chuggy punk attitude, vocals that are shouted rather than sung but the melodic phrasing and groove of a stoner band, it's always an absolute pleasure to see Planet Of Zeus perform. Just as comfortable supporting a band such as Grand Magus on tour where I've seen them previously, they're a different beast headlining. With more albums under their belt, PoZ are a band who are loyal to rock n roll and to their fan base, it's no frills music played like it's the only thing they care about in the world.
The constant reiteration by frontman Babis they "we" are all Planet Of Zeus and that playing rock n roll music is the only thing he knows how to do, makes you want to take part, throw your body around and shout along to their honed songwriting that seems simple but carried with it a melodic complexity. It's also delivered loud, and in your face, even their love songs are gritty and everything glows in the inspiration of QOTSA, Monster Magnet or even Wo Fat, can be heard in tracks such as The Great Dandolos, Vigilante, The Song You Misunderstand, The Vixen and Loyal To The Pack, all of which are firm favourites now.
With a small but loud room, the smiles when the Welsh choir carried the call and response admirably says it all, Planet Of Zeus welcomed us to the Wolfpack, we are all Planet Of Zeus now and they are a brilliant live band on a night of brilliant live music.
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