Metal goes Mental
Coronach
– Ramraid – Gods of War – Renegade State and The Jeffrey Uppercut
Zanzibar
10.5.13
The Jeffrey
Uppercut – Widnes
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Genre:
Angry/Skinhead/Hard Core/Pissed off/Punk/Bollocks.
Get the fuck out of my way!
Been a while
since I listened to any punk has to be said, but these guys were extremely raw
and added a hint of metal to their tone which went down superbly well. Plenty of
head shaking and even a small ferocious mosh pit was formed.
Twigg, Azzy and Shaun
Their unusual
blend of ‘shouty’ raw punk was well received and responded to by the heaving
crowd that had gathered at the Zanzibar and quite early on in the evening too!
Twigg and Azzy
Never having
seen them before, they did bring something old to a new table and everyone
really enjoyed their set of garbled shouts and fast paced rhythms. Azzy the band’s vocalist towered above the
stage and in true punk fashion seemed to plough through the tracks,
bantering in between and telling stories to the amused crowd provoking a lot of
laughter
Shaun
They received a
lot of attention at the gig and rightly so as their music was not portrayed as
one dimensional it contained some nice strong elements of Hard-Core, but
all too soon their set was at an end. They
played a lot of tracks and each one harsher than the previous ones putting a good
slant on this metal evening!
Andy
Their look of
shaven heads and tattoo filled bodies gave out an impression of “We don’t give
a fuck!” but it is always funny how the scariest of blokes always turn out to
be the nicest when you meet them face to face and The Jeffery Uppercut were no exception to the rule.
10/10
Set List:
Tools
Order to Disorder
Streetlights
Ripped Open
Live Hard
That Bitch
Get the fuck out of my way
Naive
Cunt
Members:
Azzy - Vocals
Twigg - Guitar
Andy - Bass
Shaun - Drums
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Renegade State
– Liverpool
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Genre: Heavy
Groove Metal
I always love
watching Renegade State play their
groove laden tracks as they always lift my mood even though I am always in a
good mood at gigs but after listening so many times to each of their tracks I
now know all the words and was singing merrily along to each of them which made
Gani chuckle somewhat and brought a
smile to the faces of Renegade State.
Mike
I was sorry the
guys did not play Little Dark Lies as
this is one of my all-time favourites from Renegade
State, But as Mike informed me after the set, that after just acquiring a
new drummer (Phil Daw - who is shit
hot I might add) He wasn’t really confident to play that track and needed a bit
longer to master it, but the tracks they did play were full of groove and
enjoyed by most who saw them live.
All out fave track - Little Dark Lies!
Judgement Day
and Rise of a Race, fall of a Kingdom was particularly melodic as well as
brutal and I felt the satisfaction of singing along to its huge melodic swathes
as I am sure the band did on performing them live.
Joe and Mike
However all the
tracks they played, especially their new track “The Pit” was saturated with
ferocity and sung to perfection and I am looking forward to learning the words
to that as well, but like Phil, will need some time to master the lyrics as
with any new song.
Tom and Phil
New drummer Phil Daw!
One of their
best performances to date despite the heckling from Yeardo, which was a little
disconcerting but proves the band can play under duress and still smash it to
pieces! Good on you guys looking forward to catching you live again sometime
soon.
10/10
Set List:
Insidious
Ordained
Judgement Day
Unsuspecting Victim
Sic – (Slipknot Cover)
Rise of a Race, fall of a Kingdom
The Pit (New Song)
Members:
Joe Pagan - Guitar
Mike Bradbury - Vocals
Tom Carr - Guitar
Phil Berrington - Bass
Phil Daw - Drums
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Gods of War – Liverpool
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Genre: Extreme
Heavy Metal
Gods of War live in Lancaster!
I had not seen Gods of War play for a while, so I was
really looking forward to this performance and with now three new tracks under
their belt they went on to literally pulverise them. Angmar being my favourite new track, was really memorable, with
tons of melodic sway in it and superbly executed by the band.
Danny and James
Gods of War have now recruited some more deftly
carved string arrangements into their set courtesy of the awesome Matty Hughes,
so it’s not all fast paced anymore which gives Danny their front-man a bit of a respite
from his wild stage antics – although when he goes wild – which he always does
anyway, the crowd usually does too.
Spellbinding Matty
Towards the end
of the set Danny slipped off his elbow, and knee pads for his long black jacket
and seemed a little less frenzied as the heat is always a problem on stage and
the way Danny moves around it was probably more comfortable too!
Mike Hardy the host for the evening at Metal goes
Mental had an over sight and told the band they could do one more song and so
they finished off with “Ignite” which starts with a fast paced riff and got
everyone head banging to the fore.
Gods of War are really a superb live act, so if
you get the chance to go and see them do, because you are in for a really
raucous ride of riffs! An embracing set that went from extremely raw to beautifully melodic and
have now perfected their set.
10/10
Set List:
Termination Program
The Arrival
Operation Engage (new song)
Gods of Old (new song)
Angmar (new song)
Ignite
Members:
Danny Hell - Lead Vocals, Part Time Colonial Marine
Kris Dobson - Lead drums and Alien noises
Matt Hughes - Lead Guitar, Lead Backing Vocals and Salsa-Related
Devastation
James Collins - Bass, Backing Vocals
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Ramraid – Liverpool
Links:
https://www.facebook.com/RamRaidUK
Genre: Old
School Thrash
No naked chicks just a few half semi-naked men – but none the less Ramraid delivered , Thrashing
the light fantastic! Ramraid did an
amazingly good set last night although slightly more serious than usual.
Ben, Dom and Joe
I just love “Into
Annihilation” the catchy riffs and lyrics to that track alone had me singing
along and although I have heard it so many times will never get sick of it.
Awesome thrash track - Into Annihilation
Precise and
pitch perfect the set was truly engaging. When music is played this good it
only serves to make the hair stand up on your neck and make you break out in
goosebumps!
The amazing Joe Bromily - (A pic for Emma)
Ben as usual
delivered a blistering set on his new brightly coloured Ibanez guitar, bending
the strings in all directions I was amazed he never snapped any! Ramraid work so well together on stage
their personalities all melt together.
Dom’s faces he pulls as he hits his drum kit are just so funny but it
all adds to the frenzy of Ramraid’s thrashing
set.
The awesome Ben Gannon
Again it was a
free for all as Joe the long suffering rhythm guitarist and vocalist invited
people to join them on stage – Scotty, Patto, Yeardo, Matty and James among others did not hesitate and soon the stage was literally “rammed” with bodies,
which is always entertaining.
Free for all!
Great set as
usual and really thrashed out to perfection to the ever increasing hordes of
people now gathered around the stage. Thanks Ramraid for delivering another catchy set of thrashing awesomeness!
See you again soon!
Joe and Paul
Brilliant!
10/10
Set List:
Into Annihilation
RamRaid
Powermad
Bred For Death
Murder in the Embassy
Systematic Genocide
Members:
Joe Bromiley - Rhythm Guitar, Lead Vocals
Ben Gannon - Lead Guitar/Songwriter
Paul Hutton - Bass Guitar
Dominic Williams - Drums
Coronach – Birkenhead,
Wirral
Links:
https://www.facebook.com/CoronachUK
Genre: Technical Death Metal
It certainly wasn’t the
mention of free cake that got people to stay and watch Coronach I am pretty sure of that, as most of the cake they did
throw out to the crowd was thrown back on stage, so that has to leave the fact
that people were there to witness some Technical Death Metal played with upward
momentum and abrasive interest.
Chris peeling the skin off your face!
Coronach were headlining Metal goes Mental and
there was still an amazing amount of people left to witness the event which was
absolutely superb. It has been a long
time coming but I think people are finally beginning to understand that support
is what the metal scene should be about.
People turned up in their droves for this event – by 8.20pm 46 people
had turned up and more were flocking through the doors, restoring my faith in
the metal community.
Benn and Liam
Although Coronach are deadly serious about their
death metal, there is always a good rapport with the crowd and this gig was no
exception.
Mike - Just a mountain of hair!
Benn just
stroked his guitar and made it cry out in a frenzy of riffs, whilst Chris
secreted a lot of unintelligible growls, Mike stood composed under a mountain
of hair, Ryan was somewhat overshadowed in the corner but still managed to
chuck out a few meaty bass hooks, whilst Liam the skins man literally killed
that kit and always does, at each gig, but the set was not without its problems.
Liam
Well! all was
going really well for Coronach up
until Benn’s guitar decided to conk out, which had Benn swapping leads and
guitars and plugging various leads into amps etc until finally things started
to work again – although Benn always looks composed and does not let things
phase him one bit. The band waited for
him to make contact again and then they went on to smash their set,
Ryan
Benn and Chris
Daring to be
different, is Coronach’s set list! If
you think their set list is strange (well it isn’t to them apparently) it is
rather to us laymen, being just numbered, however they played my favourite track
‘Hobo with a Shotgun’ I will take a punt it was number 4 but it could be anyone’s
guess, at least I got a set list this time – so things are definitely looking
up.
10/10
Set List:
12
5
3
4
9
8
11
13
Members:
Chris Furlong - Vocals
Benn Freeman - Lead/Rhythm Guitar
Liam Edwards - Drums
Ryan O’Quigley - Bass
Mike Cliffe - Rhythm/Lead Guitar
***Special thanks as always to Mike Hardy for his incredible work on
piecing together five excellent bands that range from Punk to Technical Death Metal.
Pat for the incredible sound and
impeccable change overs. Paul for
definitely being a Teddy Bear and keeping us all safe! Tony, and Totty too. Cuzzy,
- Ian, Jake and Amy for being
as awesome as ever and keeping me entertained in the breaks between bands and
to Gani Brown for her invaluable friendship. Also to Caz Waitforit Jones for just being Caz, and great meeting Andy Williams for the first time as he
decided to venture out to sample a quality line-up and of course Scott and Patto of Bludvera for coming out to support their mates Ramraid. A special mention to Mr
Slap Happy or Haribo to his mates! For
supporting the cause. And of course to all the bands The Jeffrey Uppercut, Renegade State, Gods of War, Ramraid and Coronach for keeping the hungry hordes
well entertained all evening with some really interesting sets and memorable
hooks. Roll on the next Metal goes Mental!
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