Gig: Necrophagist, Misery Index, Origin and Diskreet
Venue: Carling Academy Islington
Date: 2nd March, 2007
Summary: full house for some extreme metal.. somewhat bewildered crowd at times.
Necrophagist: Started a little shaky with the first song descending into a musical mess. They did pretty much nail the rest of the set though. Very technical pieces played with great skill. I'm sure over time this band is only going to get better.
Misery Index: I have no idea what Misery Index were trying to do. They just seemed like another grindcore/death band. The crowd did seem to warm to them over time and a small pit developed but most of the time the crowd was just staring at them.
Origin: Origin put on a good show. The bassist is really insane. His fingers move like some sort of twisted metal fit has taken over but the sounds are awesome. The singer seemed a little weak. I don't know if the tour had taken it's tole or the venue sound wasn't good for his vocals. I enjoyed their set though.
Diskreet: Didn't get to see Diskreet which is a shame. I got stuck in the pub again!
I Enjoyed the gig but I'm not sure the crowd did! Most of the time they were pretty static just standing there. Seemed to be a lot of under eighteen year olds and mostly men! There were some classic old metallers who were so drunk they were like walking zombies... ahh good times!