New Zealand Heavy Metal Forum & Discussion

[Dead Kid]

Heathen Eyes
Jealous Itch
Mindriot
Shrimpfist
Used to be Apes

Friday 13th January, 8pm
The Coda Lounge - Unit 2, 20 Portage Road, New Lynn
$10 - BYO

http://www.facebook.com/events/210222759062588/

[Dead Kid]

Hadn't been to The Coda Lounge before. Sound was good. They overdid the strobe lights a bit though. Used to Be Apes played post-rock with vocals, not bad but not particularly exciting.

Mindriot rocked like fuck, certainly a notch up from the live vids/recordings. A heavy rock 'n' roll power trio that I'd be keen to see again.

ShrimpFist's vocalist sounds a lot like Phil Anselmo, so comparisons to Down would be appropriate. The music was quite dirgy for the most part, and they played a hardout cover of Black Sabbath - Solitude.

Jealous Itch was decent as always. Needs more punky riffs or something though. Only watched Heathen Eyes for a few songs. Kinda progressive metal with some softer moments.