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Eyehategod, New Orleans sludge metal band rocks Rebellion, composed of lead singer Mike Wiliams, guitarist Jimmy Bower, bassist Gary Mader and Aaron Hill on drums.
After the Abduction open the evening with vigour, confidently dominating the stage with deep growling vocals and cheeky quips from the singer, Chris Sellers. It may be a miserable Manchester Monday outside, but in Rebellion the crowd is already very much alive, wild-haired metal heads head-banging in unison.
Goatwhore follow, a surprisingly cheerful blackened death metal group, fist-bumping audience members in-between, delivering a performance sent straight from hell.
The band was formed in 1997 by guitarist/backing vocalist Sammy “Pierre” Duet, previously a member of ‘Acid Bath’, one of the most influential sludge metal groups, whose influence is evident in Goatwhore’s music tonight.
Their set ends with a call out to the audience from singer Louis: “Can you make me one promise? Always keep Satan in your heart.”
Eyehategod come out and the floor starts bouncing with the slamming sound of Aaron Hill’s drumming as a mic stand is drunkenly flung around by vocalist Mike Williams, a plastic cup of white wine in the other hand. The performance is nothing short of insane.
A potent stench of marijuana fills the room, while fans leap onstage and dive into the crowd. Williams screams into the mic, jumping around the stage manically, exclaiming: “Kill your Boss!” It’s truly a night to remember.
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