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With the great and mighty internet, new
up and coming bands have found a niche market to promote themselves
and let others know of their existence and without this almighty media tool,
we might never have know about Lahannya, who's gig tonight only became
known to us via their MySpace postings.
So after checking out their MySpace page
and liking what we heard, we decided to take up the bands invite and attend
tonight’s show, and we weren’t disappointed with what we heard.
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The band led by Lahannya herself deliver
a mix of Goth/Electronic and Metal that will have the likes of Evanescence
looking forever behind them, as these young guns set on stealing their
limelight.
The band had been set up in the smallest
corner of the Legends club and with the miniscule of PA’s, but this didn’t
deter the band from showing the North East of England what they are
capable of.
As the small fraction of young Goths
paraded themselves in front of the band, they were indeed set for a treat.
The band did away with the formality of a
support act and hit the small stage around 9.45 pm, setting about
their task with a high degree of professionalism as they
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opened up with ‘Welcome To The
Underground’, and right from the off it was clear that this band
definitely have that certain something that makes them stand out from
the crowd. Their mix of heavy guitars and electro dance vibes was an
interesting mix and clearly met with everybody’s approval here
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The set continued with ‘Narcotic’ and
even with the flimsy PA the band still managed to produce a huge sound, and
with the larger than life Lutz on bass and the passionate guitar sound of
Chris against the pounding back beat of Belle on drums, the band really brought
their A game to town tonight.
The pace was picked up with ‘Charades’,
which was introduced by Lahannya herself as a little Dance/Electro Number,
which pretty much nailed the songs ambiance. The set continued with the
excellent ‘Inside The Machine’, a track which features on their EP 'Welcome
To The Underground’.
By this time the band were well into their
set as the main doors for the night club were opened and curiosity had gotten
the better of quite a few members of the crowd as they joined the rest of us as Lahannya continued with ‘Bleed For Me’.
A slightly more slower track that led Lahannya show her vocal prowess along with Lutz on bass guitar, while all
the time Chris ripped through the track like a six string demon.
‘Beneath the City’ gave Lahannya a chance
to bring a little angst into her vocals as this mood ridden song rang out
around the tiny room, but the intimate nature of the show didn’t phase the
band who seemed to relish the close proximity of the audience as a few
words of encouragement were thrown at them from the front.
The pace was once again picked up with
‘Silent Victim’ before the band rounded off a short but impressive set
with ‘Doors’. Again the band managed to bring out a huge sound to this
small space and really impressed me with their overall performance, and not
just me, as the band were encouraged give us one more and suitably obliged with
the poppy Goth techno ‘Beautiful Girl’. All of which rounded off a great night of
Electro/Dance Metal. Definitely one to watch and watch out for! |
