Rock Sins 2019 End Of Year Awards – Sam Savigny
Good lord, it feels like only yesterday I was mulling over my 2018 awards for this esteemed site.
Good lord, it feels like only yesterday I was mulling over my 2018 awards for this esteemed site.
It is once again a vehemently ecologically minded record that harbors bile for mankind’s misuse of the Earth, and isn’t afraid to spit venom in order to get its message across.
They won’t be in venues this small for long.
It is profoundly depressing that in 2019 bands of the stature and respectability of Thrice and Refused would get their venue downgraded. Originally slated to appear at the prestigious Brixton Academy, tonight’s show was moved to the Shepherd’s Bush Empire after – presumably – low ticket sales. That two bands, one on a great album…
With a stacked line up filled with metal’s brightest underground sparks and a few big names to boot, Damnation does not look set to disappoint.
“It means a lot to be able to do this” drawls frontperson Alexis S.F. Marshall into a microphone that has been battered against his chest, forehead and the stage.
Sunn O))) are mythologised in fact for their live show.
The most disappointing evening ever.
Co-headliners can be a tricky business. Finding two bands who work cohesively with their musical styles without being too similar, and finding artists with egos in check so as not to demand headlining status nightly can be a great task for a booking agent or promoter.