Tonight’s outing sees us stay local for an evening of three very different metal bands at The Castle and Falcon in Birmingham.
Opening up tonight are local(ish) band Black Water Fiend (8), a modern rock band from Coventry that fuses together complex riffs with a mellow progressive vibe. They’ve attracted a lot of attention locally and I can see them doing well with the NWOCR crowd given the chance. Their soulful melodic rock has enough edge and heaviness to it to keep your attention, keep an eye out for them.
Now for something completely different! You’ve not seen anything quite like Red Method (8). This is fast, heavy and energetic stuff, straight from the off the wall of sound hits you, no compromise is given. Frontman Jeremy Gomez stands atop a plinth that has a red light up lighting his towering figure, lit like a demon in the flames. He has a maniacal look in his eyes has he scans the crowd, perhaps looking for a victim! His vocals are visceral and pierce you to your soul.
Spine chilling stuff, but it’s more than just theatrics. Red Method blend numerous metal genres to create their own sound. Blackened metal screeches with doom laden death metal riffs are combined with industrialised synth effects and keyboards, a cacophony of sound but somehow as a whole it works, This is as much a visual show as it is an aural one, the grimy red costumes and the make-up all add to the overall effect. They certainly get your attention and it’s a blisteringly fast show that’s over before you know it.
When Breed 77 (10) announced that they would be performing at Uprising in Leicester, we hoped that this would signal a return of the band and we’d get more live dates and new material, we weren’t disappointed. So, do they still have that fire and passion that they were renowned for 20 odd years ago?
They open up with the epic Individuo from their breakthrough album Cultura and instantly were transported back to those early days when this blend of heavy metal and flamenco inspired sounds first grabbed our attention.
Paul Isola is back in fine form, his vocals are as passionate as ever, and he seems perfectly at ease as he talk in between songs. The mix of electric and acoustic flamenco guitars is joyful thing to hear. We get all the hits tonight, along with a couple of new ones, a spine tingling rendition of their big hit The River has the crowd singing along, but it’s the final three tracks that made it a special night for me. Insects a political song as relevant today as it was back when it was first released back in 2009. Zombie the ultimate anti war anthem and my personal favourite La Ultima Hora,
Yes they still have the fire and passion, welcome back guys!
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