Sabbat+Akercocke+Gama Bomb @ Scala, London
metaldazza / June 9, 2008, 10:11 a.m.
Due to commitments at the Bar, once again, I missed the first half of the Gama Bomb set (this will be rectified today at the Warbringer gig). It seemed to me that Gama Bomb were having a good time and there was a small pit of the usual London thrashers joining in. The sound seemed terrible and I think Gama Bomb were suffering from a sound system setup for the other bands.
Next up were Akercocke. Now, if you've never seen Akercocke then you are missing out on one of the finest UK death metal bands. As a rule of thumb no one moves during an Akercoke gig as everyone just stands amazed at what is before them. Although it's a wall of noise, it's the most finely crafted wall of noise you will ever hear. They suffered a number of technical glitches during the set but they worked through them and offered an excellent performance.
Finally, Sabbat. I didn't know what to expect. Their previous gig in New York got a less then impressive write up in Terrorizer magazine. It's been a long time for everyone. Still time doesn't seem to have removed their energy and they blasted through an hour set in a hot sticky Scala with apparent ease. Were they as tight as a gnats arse?.. fuck no, there were points where it fell apart but this was more then compensated for by the points of genius recreated from 20 years ago. If you get a chance to see Sabbat, even if you don't know their material then you simply have to see them. Listening to the reformed Sabbat shows how one dimensional the current crop of thrash bands are.
be seeing you
dazza
Next up were Akercocke. Now, if you've never seen Akercocke then you are missing out on one of the finest UK death metal bands. As a rule of thumb no one moves during an Akercoke gig as everyone just stands amazed at what is before them. Although it's a wall of noise, it's the most finely crafted wall of noise you will ever hear. They suffered a number of technical glitches during the set but they worked through them and offered an excellent performance.
Finally, Sabbat. I didn't know what to expect. Their previous gig in New York got a less then impressive write up in Terrorizer magazine. It's been a long time for everyone. Still time doesn't seem to have removed their energy and they blasted through an hour set in a hot sticky Scala with apparent ease. Were they as tight as a gnats arse?.. fuck no, there were points where it fell apart but this was more then compensated for by the points of genius recreated from 20 years ago. If you get a chance to see Sabbat, even if you don't know their material then you simply have to see them. Listening to the reformed Sabbat shows how one dimensional the current crop of thrash bands are.
be seeing you
dazza