![]() ![]() The chugging section has the delicacy of a chain saw let lose in a field of sheep, deadly. The growls slam in your face, the guitars hoot and honk around the vocal, the drums are furious as they hook in with an evil bass that feels like a boot on your throat. They conclude their set with ‘REPULSE’ the 6 th song tonight from 2021’s Leave Me the Ashes of the Earth.Īn engine beat throbs as the song builds in intensity, this is no quiet song to finish, it has the subtly of blaster bates demolishing a chimney stack. ![]() With a shout out to all that have come along early and given the band a crowd to play too, Jim gives his thanks, despite the roars and screams, he has come across as a decent humble guy which is always refreshing to see and hear, even if it kills the street cred, that’s something for school kids anyways. With strings hanging off the guitar necks as they rattle out their tune, Jim growls and roars over the top like a rutting rhinoceros. With a quick shout out to ‘Fuck the Tories’, ‘SCALPED AND SALTED’ drones out, heavy bass thumps along with the momentum of a legless dinosaur, it gouges a rift as it plods before picking up steam and hooking in with the fast beats being laid down by Michael Shepherd. Beautifully threatening in its ferocity, it leaves you hanging as it sounds out. If you live in the world of tortured souls then this is just your cup of tea. The chanted growl and time signature changes have this one sounding like the soundtrack to some prehistoric mating ritual on the History channel.įast feet and a flurry of guitars introduce ‘ENDLESS’ a thrusting beat and concussive guitars bookend the vocal perfectly. I don’t think MASTIFF do ballads! Not to overuse a phrase, but this brutal. The frayed roars from Jim dominate as the wall of sound backs it up in its relentless quest to flatten everything. It’s another power packed gut punching round with Mike Tyson. A solid song that again finishes off with howling guitars and cheers and applause from the crowd.Ī scratch of the head and the next song ‘ACID BREATHER’ is hitting us full on in the face. The breakdown yet again has the crowd and Jim head banging like their lives depended on it. The stage is awash with red strobes as the drums crash out and with his head nodding violently, Jim collects his thoughts before unleashing a further barrage of indecipherable screams and growls like two tormented souls fighting in a mail bag. Lights strobe as Jim growls from his toes, the mic held high and close as this one attempts to rupture your spleen. Crashing cymbals and squealing guitars thread around the thudding bass drum and rumbling bass. ‘PITIFUL’ has the dubious honour of following on from that feedback ridden ending, it kills it with plenty more of what’s gone on before. The drums crash around a soaring chainsaw of a guitar, the instrumental breakdown is melodic but soon is joined with a scowling vocal, that’s gotta hurt surely! Time signatures swap and change as the tune caresses you with the subtlety of a sledgehammer opening eggs. This has a more doom ridden edge to it, the bass is deep and chest breaking in its ferocity. This drops into ‘VERMIN’ as the abuse continues. ![]() Just as your eyesight was settling down once again the barrage of abuse sets off again with ‘BEIGE SABBATH’ a demonstrative fusillade of blast beats and dirty dark riffs Oh yes and that growling vocal. The brutal vocal is destroying in its intensity. This has a sinister down tuned guitar and more blast beats than you can count. The Barrage carries on with ‘MIDNIGHT CREEPER’ another from the same album. That was 1:25s of ‘FAIL’ from 2021’s Leave Me the Ashes of Earth. I flatten my hair back down as I pick my beanie from the barrier. The repetitive guitars destroy the senses as the tempo changes slightly before ending in a howl of feed-back. The vocal is a full-on growl, Jim Hodges voice sounds like he’s been gargling with nails, screws, nuts n bolts and a chainsaw such is the brutality of his delivery. With blast beats flying and dropped tuned guitars riffing, Mastiff hit the ground running. Getting to the venue early, the queue is already around the block, in fact, security are moving the queue away from the tour vehicles that are collected at the back of the venue.įirst on tonight we have Kingston Upon Hull hardcore metal bangers, MASTIFF. This is the third date for the show and, tonight, its going ahead. Review
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