Liverpool is attracting a few more harder bands these days. Still not nearly as much as I’d like to see around here. Liverpool’s music scene still needs a kick up the arse with more representation from metal and urban acts, but we got a good gig last week. It’s not often you see a gig where every band is good. Infact, I think this maybe the only time its happened for me. Local guys Dragged into Sunlight kick things off. They stand with their backs to the audience, with a load of mic stands floating around, with no lights, apart from a tiny glimmer of red and a eye blasting strobe behind the drummer. Difficult to take photos yes? YES. VERY. No flash, I got em.
The rest of the acts are all from the US. Saviours play next, a instant blast of Californian heavy rock, groove driven, they were great real solid performance. Black Cobra play next, a drummer and a guitarist/vocalist creating such an enormous sound that the ear plugs are having a ‘mare keeping the sound down. They’re amazing though, so tight and I don’t think I’ve seen a drummer hit the drums as hard since Alfredo Hernandez (massive Mexican guy in Kyuss/QotSA) did on the first UK Queens of the Stone Age tour. Finally Weedeater take the stage, the one thing about this band, is that you can smell them before you hear them. Approaching the front of the stage theres a strong smell, it’s not body odour, its things, substances. Yes, they’re all off their heads, but they blast through a fun, rocking set puncutated by vocalist ‘Dixie’ swigging from a beer, shots of whisky and a bottle of cough syrup.
Great show. More please Liverpool.