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Live Gig / Festival Reviews
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Monday, 22 February 2010 11:48 |
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Another night of varied doom at the Gaff brought to us by Funeral of Mankind Promotions. With the ice and snow outside, the dark evening was a perfect setting for the mighty Fen to make their return to the capital. Opening the night were London’s truest doomsters, Khthon. Rolling out huge, Sabbath drenched riffs, Adam Robinson’s classic voice helps fill what is a sadly under populated venue for the majority of their set. A very enjoyable set that washes over me and is over far too soon. Next up are Welsh lads, The Drowning. I’m not too sure about these guys, most of the set is a slow, drawn out blacked doom, but then suddenly they switch to 80’s thrash style riffing and start playing like In Flames. I didn’t really get it and it didn’t really work for me. That said, they do have an awesome vocalist in James Moore, his scream would go very well in some Xasthur style ritual. The penultimate band of the night was Frances Mourning Dawn. They really didn’t look happy to be there and judging from their down tempo death doom, they don’t seem to be happy people in general. A good set, but by this time my mind of purely on the headliners. The venue is now full and the anticipation is palpable; with lanterns, incense and smoke rising, Fen take to the stage to deliver another master-class in black metal performance. There is a real sense of occasion about this gig, it is the last time we will see Fen as they are, Draugluin has now left the band and will be sorely missed I’m sure. The music is perfect, the atmosphere is intense as the band soar to musical highs and then blast you to shreds with the greatest of ease. Highlights of the set for me were the crushing ‘Exile's Journey’ and the epic closer ‘A Witness to The Passing of Aeons’. Pure art, and a band that I will see at ever possibility I can. Carl Sucharyna Thomas
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