January started slowly for us, a good way to recover from
the holiday season and also a way to gather some energy for what comes ahead!!
So, our first night out with concerts was on the 18th when Alan delivered one more night of Retribution Alive!! This time it was in the Underworld and there were new and old names to see and revisit.
We lost a bit of time on shenanigans so when we got to the
venue Lethal Evil was already thrashing their way around. Before heading to the
floor, we stop by the bar because you need to keep hydrated and this time, I
chose Deya as my choice of beverage for the night!!! The London trio have a
sound that drinks from the Thrash godz like Kreator or Sepultura and opened
with a lot of energy this evening. We only caught a couple of songs from them
included their new single “We Fight” and must say we will keep an eye for
future appearances in the city by these guys!!
Next was Drones from Margate, Kent, a young quartet that
delivered an interesting alternative Metal sound with plenty of different influences
very well mashed!! They brought a ton of positive energy to the Underworld,
which I think infected everyone present!! Great vocals (excellent range and a
great stage presence), some excellent riffs, and a thick sound on the rhythm
section, makes of this new horde, one to watch out for the future!! A couple of
songs got stuck in my head like “Glass Houses”, “I’m Dying to Survive” or the
very catchy “Love Me/Hate Me”, so that’s always a good sign!!!
Back to the bar for one more Deya, and next on stage was Die Kur, a veteran band from the London scene, which we had the chance to see already
a couple of times!! Their music is quite challenging with a lot happening in
stage, from the theremin and keyboards played by the singer, to the violin
pieces or the very technical bass lines, they have a very unique sound. I can’t
say is my usual choice of music but being honest, it was quite a good
performance with some strong songs, and you can see the band was enjoying themselves
on stage, which then usually transmits to the audience.
Back up to the bar, toilet and then another beer (honestly
sometimes I don’t know why I work as the intermediary for the beer as it always
ends in the same place but well, still looking for the meaning of life)!!! And
last band to go on stage was Kill II This, a quartet which delivers a Thrash
Metal with plenty of modern influences (in the 00’s that is). My history with
these guys goes around almost 30 years earlier, when I saw them opening for
Megadeth in Cascais, Portugal, on the Cryptic Writings tour!!! At the time,
they only had one demo and their debut album, and it was cool that on this
night they played pretty much the entire demo with songs like “Crucified” or “The
Flood” sounding very catchy after those three decades. They also have a new
album (which is their first with the new singer) and of course they had to show
some of those songs like “Deus” or “ComaKarma”, which must say, sounded very good.
Very tight sound, great stage presence, good riffs (courtesy of the man which
has been always there, Mark Mynett) and again one other band which seemed to be
enjoying the evening very much. I think this concert also marked the return of
Caroline Campbell on bass (she spent a couple of years in the band in the late
90’s) and it seemed she’s been there all her life!! Our friend Trigger was ecstatic with their show, so it had to be great!!! An excellent way to end this
night!! As we had another concert the next day, we did an early exit, with a mandatory stop at Woody's for a nice meat and chips!!
So congratz to Alan for one more Retribution Alive, and to a million more to happen in the future!!!
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