All too often, anticipation results in disappointment, but I am glad to report that this rule was broken when I finally caught up with the beast that is Sorrowfall on their return to the live arena yesterday.
After six months off the scene, the new look quartet stormed the stage of the Limelight, mixing new tracks with a trio of ‘oldies’ from their 2006 debut album, ‘Prayers Of The Faithless’. The result was a very tight, powerful performance which fully showcased the talents of new bassist/vocalist Sam Best in particular.
Of the new material, I was particularly impressed by ‘The Lonely God’ and the techno-thrash of the mighty ‘Monolith’, which saw the band make much use of harmonies to add another dimension to their sound.
This was confident late 80s/early 90s inspired thrash delivered with panache and passion. I anticipate catching up with Sorrowfall again soon.
A quick word about openers Circadian, added to this RockD bill at the last minute. The power trio cemented their reputation as one of the most promising up and coming young bands on the scene at the moment, belying their youth with a growing confidence that bodes well for their future development.
Alex has a powerful voice, which really came across the improved sound at the Limelight, and perhaps my only criticism is that Eoghan or Joel need to step up to the mic a bit between songs to give them a bit of a focal point (for those of you who don’t know the band, Alex is also the drummer). Having said that, they have come on leaps and bounds since I first saw them at Auntie Annie’s a couple of months back, and are growing in stature, thanks mainly to the expert tutelage of a certain Paul McMordie, who seems to be singlehandedly transforming and developing Norn Iron’s metal scene.
After six months off the scene, the new look quartet stormed the stage of the Limelight, mixing new tracks with a trio of ‘oldies’ from their 2006 debut album, ‘Prayers Of The Faithless’. The result was a very tight, powerful performance which fully showcased the talents of new bassist/vocalist Sam Best in particular.
Of the new material, I was particularly impressed by ‘The Lonely God’ and the techno-thrash of the mighty ‘Monolith’, which saw the band make much use of harmonies to add another dimension to their sound.
This was confident late 80s/early 90s inspired thrash delivered with panache and passion. I anticipate catching up with Sorrowfall again soon.
A quick word about openers Circadian, added to this RockD bill at the last minute. The power trio cemented their reputation as one of the most promising up and coming young bands on the scene at the moment, belying their youth with a growing confidence that bodes well for their future development.
Alex has a powerful voice, which really came across the improved sound at the Limelight, and perhaps my only criticism is that Eoghan or Joel need to step up to the mic a bit between songs to give them a bit of a focal point (for those of you who don’t know the band, Alex is also the drummer). Having said that, they have come on leaps and bounds since I first saw them at Auntie Annie’s a couple of months back, and are growing in stature, thanks mainly to the expert tutelage of a certain Paul McMordie, who seems to be singlehandedly transforming and developing Norn Iron’s metal scene.
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