I made my way to the infamous asylum venue in Birmingham to catch the mighty king goat supported by kroh,mage and Voidlurker. This was a night of doom and boy was it glorious! If you have never been to asylum 2 its intimate and warm...very warm but the sound is amazing!
First up were "Voidlurker" the day before getting through M2TM Birmingham to the semi finals as their FIRST gig!!!! they are on a good momentum right now as this was only their second gig! Voidlurker were Groovy, heavy, bleak and disorientating... a barrage of riffs and ferocious drumming accompanied with harsh vocals they impressed the whole crowd that attended including myself. There were some improvements needed to be made in the flow of their set and the deliberate feedback was just painful rather than interesting but it's the second gig, will be keeping an eye on these guys. 8/10
Next on was Mage, the vocalist tilts too much getting negative and making comments "If you are even listening" not the best way to win a crowd... Apart from that i really enjoyed their set. They had some great moments and consistent groove and the vocals were solid my favorite song by them was "the drinking song" the front row were all headbanging including myself definitely will catch them again! 7/10
Next up are Kroh, where I find they lack variety....the songs tend to be repetitive with little progression. But I did enjoy the set with some great atmospheres, groove and incredibly beautiful vocals! I think the best is yet to come from this band and I am interested to see where they go. 7/10
And our headliners King Goat! Materful musicianship from the 'goat... incense on the guitar, cloaks and glowing stones you know you are in for a trip to the spirit-world! King Goat are progressive, groovy, slow, atmospheric, dark and almost ritual like taking you on a journey. The set was hypnotizing with ethereal operatic vocals and psychedelic elements intertwined in the music it was a such a experience seeing them live. The crowd thinned for them which surprised me but that did not waiver the goat and blew me away. definitely will see them again! 9/10
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