Starting off the Goblins And Wizards Tour was Orbit Culture, a Swedish death metal band. They released their recent album Descent earlier this month, with tracks “Vultures of North” and “From The Inside” dominating the release. With combined melodic riffs combined with death metal guitar, Orbit Culture really opened up the night with a force. Their music had a really unique sound, something I can see myself exploring further – their high energy and subtle harmonic melodies mixed into their songs really break them up and leave you anticipating what’s coming next. They managed to get the whole front row headbanging from the get go, which was the perfect way to start the show.
After this and slap bang in the middle we had Bleed From Within and I think I may have found a new band to listen to regularly. On their own tour as well, they came in strong with some metalcore vocals and some mosh-worthy guitar and drum combos shooting through The LCR walls. Their style of metal is one I can really get behind – the ear pounding vocals and meaty breakdowns genuinely sent chills through my body and goosebumps on my arms. I honestly cannot describe just how much I loved this band and I cannot wait to continue to follow their work.
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After the warm up came the band themselves, Trivium. A well established and respected heavy metal band in the scene, they blew me away. I have to be honest, I hadn’t listened to many of Trivium’s tracks prior to this gig, however I have just been introduced to another band I have to start listening to.
Circle pits and crowd surfers galore, the audience were entirely captivated by them from the moment they stepped out on stage and my god did Trivium live up to that standard! The guitar solos that came out of this performance were some of the best I have ever heard in the metal scene and Trivium have proven why they have such an amazing and supportive fan base. Having the chance to see them perform in an “intimate” venue (if you can call 1500 intimate) was a definite bonus, and it’s great when bands do this. The limited audience size didn’t detract from the atmosphere, and I can imagine their usual scale shows being immense!
A quick check on setlist.fm tells me that they covered no fewer than eight albums in their set, with five tracks being from their classic release, Shogun (latest release In The Court of the Dragon made a single-song appearance). I particularly liked a couple from other albums, though, especially with the crowd going wild to “Pull Harder…” and “In Waves”. Very much a band I will be keeping an eye out for should they pass through town again.
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Images by Chloe Sibley
