EAGLE TWIN + POMBAGIRA @ BRUDENELL = gig of the year/decade.
So Eagle Twin & Pombagira were completely off the hook.
About 30 people turned up, and that was including the bands that were there. After speaking to Steve the week before, we felt obliged to catch Normal Man opening. They smashed out some good riffs, especially the sabbath-esque bass lines. Vocals were a bit ropey, sounded somewhere in between flipper and pissed jeans, which doesn't sound like a bad thing but it was hard to grasp live. Gonna check out their recordings though, deffinately. Thing they've got a couple of tapes done so i'll have to make a purchase.
Went out for a smoke and a very nice young lady came and sat with us and had asked for a king size silver riz. She was wearing a BONG tshirt, obviously you can imagine my reaction when I was drunk. Her and her friend sat with us and we had a few smokes before heading into see Pombagira. I'm not gonna lie, I was really really fond of her. She's coming to a few gigs that i'm going to, and i've got her on facebook (soz for the cliche).
So as we were waiting for Pombagira to come on the stage, our new friends came and sat with us as we admired the bands equipment. Judging on the sound we were about to hear, the southern doom duo had certainly invested their money in acquiring the right gear - and thats coming from someone who knows near to nothing about music hardware. To know that they were using 1970s sunn amps and old marshal cabs was good enough. They just looked awesome, never mind what they sounded like. Anyway, as they came to the stage what we heard was phenomenal. Smashing out riffs from their new album, Baron Citadel, I couldn't help but feel lucky to be in the room. The fuzz that came from the PA was insane, should have brought ear plugs with me. Completely in awe, I was grateful that the set went on longer that what I expected and didn't think anything could top it.
But I was wrong. Eagle Twin sounded just as awesome. Their set consisted of slow-to-fast hammering riffs from their debut album The Unkindness of Crows. It was strange though, some of their songs sounded completely different to what they sounded like recorded. Some of the riffs sounded - dare i say it - more conventional. More organized even. It doesn't matter though, it sounded awesome. We couldn't help but wonder if they'd ever sound like this live again due to the fact they were playing through Pombagiras colossal ensemble of amps and cabs.
To some the explosion of two-piece doom/metal bands is getting somewhat tedious, but these bands proved to me that they know how to do it properly. After listening to the CD again since the gig (several times) all I can think is,'this just isn't loud enough.'
About 30 people turned up, and that was including the bands that were there. After speaking to Steve the week before, we felt obliged to catch Normal Man opening. They smashed out some good riffs, especially the sabbath-esque bass lines. Vocals were a bit ropey, sounded somewhere in between flipper and pissed jeans, which doesn't sound like a bad thing but it was hard to grasp live. Gonna check out their recordings though, deffinately. Thing they've got a couple of tapes done so i'll have to make a purchase.
Went out for a smoke and a very nice young lady came and sat with us and had asked for a king size silver riz. She was wearing a BONG tshirt, obviously you can imagine my reaction when I was drunk. Her and her friend sat with us and we had a few smokes before heading into see Pombagira. I'm not gonna lie, I was really really fond of her. She's coming to a few gigs that i'm going to, and i've got her on facebook (soz for the cliche).
So as we were waiting for Pombagira to come on the stage, our new friends came and sat with us as we admired the bands equipment. Judging on the sound we were about to hear, the southern doom duo had certainly invested their money in acquiring the right gear - and thats coming from someone who knows near to nothing about music hardware. To know that they were using 1970s sunn amps and old marshal cabs was good enough. They just looked awesome, never mind what they sounded like. Anyway, as they came to the stage what we heard was phenomenal. Smashing out riffs from their new album, Baron Citadel, I couldn't help but feel lucky to be in the room. The fuzz that came from the PA was insane, should have brought ear plugs with me. Completely in awe, I was grateful that the set went on longer that what I expected and didn't think anything could top it.
But I was wrong. Eagle Twin sounded just as awesome. Their set consisted of slow-to-fast hammering riffs from their debut album The Unkindness of Crows. It was strange though, some of their songs sounded completely different to what they sounded like recorded. Some of the riffs sounded - dare i say it - more conventional. More organized even. It doesn't matter though, it sounded awesome. We couldn't help but wonder if they'd ever sound like this live again due to the fact they were playing through Pombagiras colossal ensemble of amps and cabs.
To some the explosion of two-piece doom/metal bands is getting somewhat tedious, but these bands proved to me that they know how to do it properly. After listening to the CD again since the gig (several times) all I can think is,'this just isn't loud enough.'