Winterfylleth, Wormwitch & Bizarrekult, Billy Bootleggers, Nottingham 06.11.24
A Post Damnation trip on a windy Wednesday for a showcasing of black metal was just what I needed for what would be a series of firsts for the evening
First up were Norway’s Bizarrekult (7) who are on this current tour as first time visitors to the UK, their set was well attended and even with the slight technical hitches early on they still managed to deliver their own brand of mournful sorrow with a crestfallen wave of post black metal.
In stark contrast to their predecessors were Canada’s Wormwitch (9) who used their UK debut to deliver a fast, snarling outpouring of menacing ferocity for entirety of their set Much like their self-titled offering from the mid-point of the year it was technically brilliant and it is certainly a performance that isn’t going to slide out of my memory anytime soon.
This was the midway point for headliners Winterfylleth (10) as part of The Imperious Horizon tour. I’ve made no secret that their latest album which shares its name with the tour has taken my top spot for 2024 so the excitement was two-fold as it would also be the first time myself and may others in attendance had heard the newest material in a live setting for the first time.
For me it was a very much in the moment performance as for the first time in a long time the music seemed to take me away from everything else, this may have been down to my position at the front left of the stage (Ear Defenders I love you) but from that opener the sweeping instrumental First Light into the blistering Dishonour Enthroned the set included album’s title track The Imperious Horizon which was absolutely glorious alongside some nice surprises such as Mam Tor (The Shivering Mountain) and Whisper Of The Elements which only amplified my enjoyment of the whole performance all but confirming that not only had I made the right pick for the year but further cemented its top spot
No comments:
Post a Comment