Port Royal Blog: Metal 'till Death Vol. 3 (Crescendo 26/10/2008)

October 26, 2008

Metal 'till Death Vol. 3 (Crescendo 26/10/2008)

Long time no live!
First headbanging after the last deluding PRIEST experience.

Back to the roots, at my beloved Crescendo Live House for "Metal 'till Death Vol. 3".
We got to see Outbreak Riot, Sec Dimension, Crucified, Wheel of Doom, GSD, After Zero and Satanic Heritage. All people from around here (Japan, I mean), but telling the truth, despite the bombastic title, of "metallic" there was very little tonight. We got death, MDM, half-a-way NU-Metal/metal core ... all quite enjoyable, but nothing really awesome. Nothing but one, AFTER ZERO! Oh, men! The revelation of the day! A very intriguing MDM, with hearth-attack fast riffings, razor-sharp screaming, furious percussions & a persistent melody behind a blasting power.

Sandbanks delayed my brig, so I finished by missing Outbreak Riot, despite they were one of the band I wanted to check out (last time in Kagurazaka I liked them very much). Sec Dimension, Crucified and GSD did a good show, but for some reason didn't get my numbers. MDM & Metal Core with much movement on stage, but little pathos. Also musically speaking : display of aggressivity on stage, but mostly already heard tunes. Don't mean to diminish the guys... maybe I wasn't in the mood for it, but they didn't impress me at all.

Wheel of Doom are worth deserving a shot (I knew them from a previous gig, last year). They delivered a short, but very effective armageddon-like strike. Very aggressive death/thrash metal. Drumming and vocals get close to black m., but guitar section stays far from it. Not something I would listen on commuting to work, but pretty enjoyable on the whole. Beside, the dudes are really cool on stage!

After Zero were the coolest tonight! They got everything I needed to ignite. Presence on stage, right music, energy... and even more! After a neckbreacking track, a Run to the hills-like drumming cvught my attention and in no time an awesome - as well as unexpected - Maiden's Aces High blew me away! Too bad most of the youngsters in the crowd didn't appreciate that jewel as much as the Cpt.

Satanic Heritage were a bomb! I liked the performance and their skills very much. Powerfull and fast Death, with melodic grinding and very harsh vocals. Unfortunately the singer doesn't suits my needs, nor does their attitude: they played a bit too much for themselves and the band's buddies they knew. But since they're young, I guees we can expect better for the future.