By Chloe Headlong
First up tonight we had One Night Stand With Fate
[6]. They had a good introduction and there was
a great energy from the band, despite one vocalist
having a foot injury. Even though you could feel the
energy from the band, this did not reflect on the
audience who spent the set stood in the same spot.
The clean vocals used were very good, not whiney at
all, but the screaming/growling vocals sometimes lacked
power which let their performance down. There were
many breakdowns used it their music, but towards the
end of the set, they became too repetitive and predictable.
Credit to the drummer with his BPM!
The next up was We Stand Victorious [3]. This
band was also very energetic which reflected on the
mainly female audience, who were dancing for most
of the set. This band had powerful growls but the
clean vocals could be improved. I would describe this
band as " New Age Main Stream Pop Core "
which lacked originality and for most of the set,
were very boring. This band were a real disappointment
and were not enjoyable at all.
Main support for the night came in the form of Polar
[5]. This band had screeching, powerful vocals,
but a while into the set, they became too overbearing.
Occasionally brilliant, clean backing vocals which
cut through the penetrating screams. There was a great
crowd reaction with mosh pits that went on for most
of the set. What really let the band down was their
repetitiveness. After just a few songs, the sound
was unoriginal.
As so finally is was on to headliners Shadows Chasing
Ghosts [7]. There was a brilliant build up to
their first song which got the crowd fired up and
ready to mosh! There were circle pits and mosh pits,
right from the beginning of the set, all the way to
the end. Clean vocals were sometimes ok, but sometimes
let the band down. A lot of effort was put into their
performance which is always a great thing and definitely
makes the gig more enjoyable. The songs throughout
the set were unique which made the performance interesting
and definitely not boring. There was a cut off of
power towards the end of the set which was unfortunate
but the band persuaded the club to turn the power
back on for a couple more songs! It was a good ending
to the gig which included the song " Home "
which the crowd really enjoyed. Their overall performance
was very good and they were definitely the best band
of the evening.
