The latest triumvirate of bands to rock the Limelight once again reflected the very healthy depth and diversity of the music scene hear in our wee country.
Newry five piece Ozzmium opened proceedings in fine style, with an efficient and appreciated set which displayed some fine Pantera-inspired shredding. The band obviously have an eye for marketing as well, using bookmarks as flyers for their deuubt EP, 'Chaos Is Fair'.
"We are By All Means and we're gonna play some hardcore" just about summed up what came next, as that's exactly what we got - a tight, enjoyable set of retro-HC a la Suicidal Tendencies. Highlight, however, was the bass player wandering to the bar, not once but twice, mid-set - first to down a Jager and second time to hand a mate a tenner to get a round in for the band (which they proceeded to down on stage, of course). Nice one.
Cursed Sun obviously are a band with a following, as the Limelight was almost full by the time they hit the stage. Well, they didn't exactly hit it, as there set looked cursed from the start, as the sound engineer left the band standing on the brightly lit stage for what seemed like an eternity, then had to use his mobile to see the lighting desk and finally had to go up and fix the smoke machine!
When things finally got under way, CS at first struck me as a band who can't make up their minds as to what genre they fit into - death metal mixed with hardcore vocals and traditional metal guitar work: maybe they just re-invented one of their own, but, what the fuck, the mix worked.
'Into The Eyes Of Choas' was the first big song of the set, it's doom intro quickly moving into classic Exodus-inspired speed territory. This is metal played the way it is supposed to be played - fast, loud, proud, from the heart to the heart and taking no muthafucking prisoners.
All too soon the boys had come to the end of their set, closing with the epic 'Demoncaller' from their new EP, 'As Seen Through The Eyes Of The Dead', the release of which this gigged marked - and I for one will be back for more.
Once again, well done James and keep 'er lit.
Newry five piece Ozzmium opened proceedings in fine style, with an efficient and appreciated set which displayed some fine Pantera-inspired shredding. The band obviously have an eye for marketing as well, using bookmarks as flyers for their deuubt EP, 'Chaos Is Fair'.
"We are By All Means and we're gonna play some hardcore" just about summed up what came next, as that's exactly what we got - a tight, enjoyable set of retro-HC a la Suicidal Tendencies. Highlight, however, was the bass player wandering to the bar, not once but twice, mid-set - first to down a Jager and second time to hand a mate a tenner to get a round in for the band (which they proceeded to down on stage, of course). Nice one.
Cursed Sun obviously are a band with a following, as the Limelight was almost full by the time they hit the stage. Well, they didn't exactly hit it, as there set looked cursed from the start, as the sound engineer left the band standing on the brightly lit stage for what seemed like an eternity, then had to use his mobile to see the lighting desk and finally had to go up and fix the smoke machine!
When things finally got under way, CS at first struck me as a band who can't make up their minds as to what genre they fit into - death metal mixed with hardcore vocals and traditional metal guitar work: maybe they just re-invented one of their own, but, what the fuck, the mix worked.
'Into The Eyes Of Choas' was the first big song of the set, it's doom intro quickly moving into classic Exodus-inspired speed territory. This is metal played the way it is supposed to be played - fast, loud, proud, from the heart to the heart and taking no muthafucking prisoners.
All too soon the boys had come to the end of their set, closing with the epic 'Demoncaller' from their new EP, 'As Seen Through The Eyes Of The Dead', the release of which this gigged marked - and I for one will be back for more.
Once again, well done James and keep 'er lit.
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