7/1/2023 0 Comments Rest in power riley gale shirt![]() ![]() While those tricks are good fun if a little cheesy the band borrow a moment from Iron Maiden with a flag being waved ahead of a crushing rendition of “ Flag Of Hate” and while there will no doubt be a few naysayers, it has to be said that it works at arena sized shows. Backdrop flag changes unveil a selection of otherworldly beasts while dry ice jets into the sky as a quartet of fake hung corpses drop from the ceiling. German Thrash masters Kreator annihilate the senses with a blistering array of cuts including “ Enemy Of God” and “ Phobia” while having a few stage tricks up their sleeves. Fortunately the microphone is working again for final offering “ Heavy Is The Crown” with which comes the promise of seeing more of the band real soon from Josh Middleton, no doubt an indication that the band will be on Festival stages once more this summer… As the band are on a limited set time rather than stop, they simply keep playing and the crowd enjoy a largely instrumental rendition of a classic from the bands ancient history in “ Teras“. Unlike other bands Sylosis don’t have a second microphone on stage for backing vocals so when the main one fails mid set, a tech has to swap it out real quick. The rumbling bass of Conjurer low end overlord Conor Marshall and the jack hammer footwork of Bleed From Within drummer Ali Richardson during “ I Sever” and “ Calcified” early on is defening but new song “ Deadwood” which is just five days old at this point is an absolute belter. Sylosis have taken the place of Municipal Waste for this show and tonight sound absolutely huge. Branded the State Of Unrest European tour trek, it seems hard to believe that this run was originally scheduled for 2020 with Power Trip on the bill (Rest in peace Riley Gale), let alone having to be switched from Brixton Academy for obvious reasons but the fans are out in force in our fair capital as the bands have done the right thing and continued to reschedule rather than pull the plug and let the ticket sellers take their cut for nothing. Three years, a Global Pandemic and a venue change later and tonight we’re on our way to Wembley Arena to witness Richmond Virginia heavyweights Lamb Of God take to the stage alongside Kreator and Sylosis in what has to be the hottest ticket in town. ![]()
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