Brutality Will Prevail, Guilt Trip, Mass Worship & Asidhara, Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
With a very short time allotted Asidhara (8) delivered a three song set, and they were not pissing about. The Cardiff four piece unleash their Hardcore to the half empty room. That doesn’t matter because they dominated the stage with their presence and everybody was banging their heads in tune with the grisly vocals and beatdowns. Looking into the crowd asking everyone to take a few steps forward to the stage to become more intimate. The band themselves were on point and crushed the room with their blend of Thrash and Hardcore. The only issue I had with the set is the sound of the bass drum. It was louder than the band at some points, almost drowning out the vocals and instrumentals completely. But they power through the issue and deliver a powerful small set. And I think I've found a new favourite local band.
With a very short time allotted Asidhara (8) delivered a three song set, and they were not pissing about. The Cardiff four piece unleash their Hardcore to the half empty room. That doesn’t matter because they dominated the stage with their presence and everybody was banging their heads in tune with the grisly vocals and beatdowns. Looking into the crowd asking everyone to take a few steps forward to the stage to become more intimate. The band themselves were on point and crushed the room with their blend of Thrash and Hardcore. The only issue I had with the set is the sound of the bass drum. It was louder than the band at some points, almost drowning out the vocals and instrumentals completely. But they power through the issue and deliver a powerful small set. And I think I've found a new favourite local band.
With their heavy riffs and breakdowns to match, Mass Worship (8) laid waste to Cardiff. The Scandinavian five piece weren't messing around and go full force through their set. While not speaking a word to the audience through their set, they let the music do the talking. Whether it’s the demonic like growls of vocalist Claes Nordic or the violent instrumentals, Mass Worship showed us they have the means to become bigger and better and to fill out their own headline tours in these sized venues. But tonight they’re also plagued by the insanely loud kick drum. Not their fault by any means, because they blew me away with their downright dark style. This is a band to keep an aye on. Who knows, next time the come back around they may be headlining? Here’s hoping.
Being the heaviest and most aggressive band of the night so far, Guilt Trip (8) have shown that Hardcore is stronger than ever in the UK. Coming from Manchester, the quintet blast their way through the violent set and lay waste to any concerns that anyone may have had about them tonight. With vocalist Jay Valentine heading the charge he patrolled the stage and never stops moving and commanding the crowd to do that same. With the first mosh pit of the night Guilt Trip pulled no punches and make sure the crowd left happy at the end of their set. The band themselves were on point tonight, being technical yet straight up Hardcore with the beatdown riffs and destructive breakdowns, there’s not a single head that wasn't banging to the down tempo guitars. From start to finish GT don’t let up, don’t slow down and above all, they’ve blown some minds and made a whole lot of new fans.
Here comes the moment we were all here for. The hometown boys playing their first show in Cardiff for quite some time, so it was going to be a special one. Taking to the stage to do a quick sound check before vocalist Louis Gauthier urges everyone to take a few step forward so he can "See all of your beautiful faces." Before saying "Kill the lights". The room goes dark and the build up to opener Misery Sequence starts. Through the darkness you can barely see the band on stage getting themselves ready for what’s about to being. Then with no warning, the band launch into Misery Sequence barking at the crowd to move and get the pit opened. For the next 60 minutes the band does not stop moving, the crowd is thrown into chaos with the flailing limbs from the mosh pit.
Being the heaviest and most aggressive band of the night so far, Guilt Trip (8) have shown that Hardcore is stronger than ever in the UK. Coming from Manchester, the quintet blast their way through the violent set and lay waste to any concerns that anyone may have had about them tonight. With vocalist Jay Valentine heading the charge he patrolled the stage and never stops moving and commanding the crowd to do that same. With the first mosh pit of the night Guilt Trip pulled no punches and make sure the crowd left happy at the end of their set. The band themselves were on point tonight, being technical yet straight up Hardcore with the beatdown riffs and destructive breakdowns, there’s not a single head that wasn't banging to the down tempo guitars. From start to finish GT don’t let up, don’t slow down and above all, they’ve blown some minds and made a whole lot of new fans.
Here comes the moment we were all here for. The hometown boys playing their first show in Cardiff for quite some time, so it was going to be a special one. Taking to the stage to do a quick sound check before vocalist Louis Gauthier urges everyone to take a few step forward so he can "See all of your beautiful faces." Before saying "Kill the lights". The room goes dark and the build up to opener Misery Sequence starts. Through the darkness you can barely see the band on stage getting themselves ready for what’s about to being. Then with no warning, the band launch into Misery Sequence barking at the crowd to move and get the pit opened. For the next 60 minutes the band does not stop moving, the crowd is thrown into chaos with the flailing limbs from the mosh pit.
With Louis getting up close and personal with the crowd by giving a few select people the microphone to scream the lyrics with him or being in the pit himself, there’s no shortage of energy from the band and that’s what made the show better because you can see the passion in their faces when they play and when they singalong with everyone themselves. From start to finish it’s complete chaos, and that’s what the band thrive off. And when the show comes to a close, the band don’t want too leave the stage and thank everyone for tonight and their support. If there’s one band you need to see, it’s Brutality Will Prevail (10), because these guys have worked themselves to the bone for this moment. And it did not disappoint.