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To say that tonight’s bands are a bit of a
mixed bag is somewhat of an understatement as we have it all here Glam,
Punk, Metal and so much more.
With a rotation from venue to venue this
mini tour put together by Riot Promotions, James and his merry band have
bring you the hottest new talent around, it also gives the crowd a decent
sample of the bands that would otherwise go unnoticed in this dog eat dog
industry. If you're not hip your not gonna get the breaks, such is
the way of the music business today, but thanks to Riot Promotions the
balance is swaying towards the underdogs.
Opening up the proceeding tonight are
Nottingham’s Illuminatus who due to a late arrival have had to cut their
set short, which is a pity because this band are creating a bit of a buzz
around their home town and I for one would have liked to have heard more.
The band only did four songs but they
certainly went for the jugular big style with their Metallica/Cult
crossover sound, with ‘Wait’ being the highlight of the shortened set for
me. Hopefully the band will do a few more live dates this year
because I would like to hear more.
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Next up were German Glamsters The
Pleasures, who to be honest were the main reason for travelling down to
Mexborough this evening. This quartet deliver old school glam with a
tongue in cheek over the top approach, which has made them anti heroes in
this dark and gloomy world of ours.
The band come out all guns blazing with
more glitz than T-Rex and Elton John combined as they get the party
started in true Glam style. Led by the tall figure of frontman
Dancette dominating the proceedings with his outrageous over the top stage
antics, whilst Lord, Neo Patra, Sensai and General Razz bring their
pulsating rhythms to a heady climax.
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With the likes of ‘Some Like It Loud’, the
ostentatious cover of T-Rex’s ‘Children Of The Revolution’ filling the
hall like an giant party popper of glitter, and the anthemic tribute to
James Riot ‘Skull Hammer’ still deep rooted in my sub conscious the band
continue their set with even more sparkling musical gems.
The band delivered it hard and fast with
‘Ballroom Blitz' getting a makeover before the set was brought to a climax
with the excellent ‘Freedom’.
This band was the main reason for the trip
down tonight and the trip later down the following evening to Nottingham.
Later this year the band will be paired off with Robin Black for a full UK
tour so you know some mighty sparks are gonna fly on those shows.
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What can I say about the next band Evil
Scarecrow. Well the words original and new they are not, but great
entertainment they are, with names like Dr Hell, Brother Pain, Papa Bongo,
Princes Luxury and Kraven Morrdeth, with a strange sense of Horror
Pantomime this quintet really put on a show. Opening up with ‘Dead
Things’ and the impressive 'Hell Dog’, the band really got the young crowd
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The bands ability to not take themselves
too seriously was shown with then next song entitled ‘Vampire Trousers’
and tongue in cheek METAL of ‘Sixty Six Minutes Past Six’, all making for
great entertainment.
The band finished with the extremely
addictive ‘Robototron’, which saw the crowd engulfed in a sense of
audience participation as they all joined in with the infamous "Robot
Dance", which rounded off a quite unique set.
This band could have the makings of
something with a little more backing to improve the costumes and maybe an
Evil Scarecrow mascot stage left that only came to life at the end of a
set (just a thought), the band could be on to a good thing. It never
did Lordi or Gwar any harm.
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Next up were Mexborough favourites Disarm
who I have seen on numerous occasions and who are a band that unleash a
mix of traditional punk muster with a modern fast paced edge.
With the band due to release their much
anticipated debut album 'By Any Means Necessary' later this year, the band
were definitely firing on all six tonight.
The band opened up in ferocious style with
‘The River City Ransom Death Impact’ and from here on in it was full steam
ahead, as frontman Brad took centre stage and pummelled out the relentless
riffs and angst filled vocals, that have become the bands trademark sound.
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The short but
fast and furious pace set really got the crowd hot a sweaty with songs
like ‘!Resistancia!' and ‘By Any Means Necessary’ just two of the many
highlights from their no holds barred set, which rounded of a quiet
eclectic night that Riot Productions are famous for, giving the little guy
a chance to get on the road and deliver their music to the masses and long
may it continue, SEE YOU ALL AT TRASHSTOCK! |
