Before I start this blog I'm going to mention, I have always loved Manchester, The place has always had a good vibe about it, there's a strong metal scene here and a lot of sub-culture about and in a lot of ways it beats Liverpool hands down on having a strong underground scene.
So as you can imagine I was a little worried about playing
Grand Central mainly because I had heard that there was a tough crowd here, but saying that I have to say the people of Manchester couldn't have been more welcoming.
From the offset I found that the promoter (Mark) and sound crew really wanted the bands to do well, they did their best to ensure that the night went well and the crowd were kept happy, So with that in mind I'm raising my goblet to the crew at
Grand Central last night and everyone one who came and checked us out.
The bands themselves were quality and I would recommend anyone who follows homegrown metal to check these out, first up was
Pay For Your Sins:
These chaps are from just down the road from us and its always nice to meet some fellow Merseyheads out and about, They love fast riffs, big choruses and heavy Breakdowns. In fact they say themselves that they're everything you would want from a metalband!! if you like killwitch engage and like your metal with a side order of rythmic chugging you will love these guys.
Were due to play with these again in December at Drakes Bar in Southport on the 18th December so come and show your support.
Incassum headlined last nights shanagans, they have recently released there album through
casket records produced by
Andy Giblin are a tight band, they tote their influences as
Nevermore,
Lamb of God,
Emperor,
Nightwish,
Arch Enemy,
Iron Maiden,
Opeth,
Killswitch Engage,
Pantera,
Black Sabbath and you can here this in there sound, if your can think of a heavyier, better and darker Eveneseance you'll be on the right track. check 'em out and make your own mind up, cool guys and a cool sound.
