Electric Callboy LIVE in Bristol 02 Academy - 26/10/23 REVIEW

Myself and my best mate James attended the ELECTRIFYIN' Electric Callboy gig in Bristol which was sold out but if you ask me, they went way past sold out capacity! I have attended many gigs in Bristol 02, and they have all been sold out BUT this one was just busier than I have ever seen it. First time at a gig I did not purchase any drinks or merch because of how busy it was!

Opening the show was Monuments a band whom I had never heard of before BUT I was thoroughly blown away, and I was captivated by their high energy crisp sound of metal. New fan right here and if you like In Flames I think you will like this band too. Monuments setlist was as follows; A.W.O.L, I the Creator, Leviathan, Cardinal Red, False Providence, Makeshift Harmony, Degenerate.

Next up was As Everything Unfolds, yet again another band I knew nothing about, but they were great and had again a lot of energy and good sound. They are basically a metal version of Paramore is how I would describe their sound. To me, they were alright and should have opened. AEU setlist was as follows; Ultraviolet, Slow Down, Hiding From Myself, Flip Side, Twilight, All I've Ever Known, Felt Like Home, On the Inside.

While we waited for Callboy the crowd was treated to BANGERS! Yes awesome songs everyone knows and loves and sings along to, a security guard on the stairs and the crowd were singing to each other, sort of like a serenade at points due to the gestures' haha, but it's all good fun and shows how high our energy levels were. 

FINALLY time to get HYPA as Electric Callboy enter the stage with some crowd testing issue from our Tekkno Train conductor on the screens. We are hyped and we are ready to board! Chug chug chug along with the fun german tekkno metal rave! Full of outfits, confetti, cannons, laughs, German, metal, rave, blast beats, catchy choruses and just all round fun as they bring a lot of energy and feed off the high energy sold out crowd in attendance. Electric Callboy were phenomenal and performed 18 songs in a stacked setlist - Tekkno Train, C Thunder II (Dancing Like a Ninja), Spaceman, Hate/Love, Everytime We Touch (Cascada cover), The Scene, Castrop X Spandau, Arrow of Love, Drum Solo - Darude Sandstorm, Hypa Hypa, Parasite, Let It Go / I Want It That Way, Hurrikan, Fuckboi ft Charlie Rolfe of As Everything Unfolds, MC Thunder. Encore: Pump It, Mindreader, We Got the Moves.

All in all an EPIC NIGHT of music and the crowd atmosphere was incredible! I need to see Electric Callboy in an arena next! Also need to keep an eye on Monuments.

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Ghost Live in Birmingham April 15 2022 - Review

April 15th 2022
I am in the car and on my way to Birmingham with my best mate James Evans to go see the awesome band known as Ghost! I cannot wait! I cannot believe I am actually going to see them!!! I absolutely loved their new album and I love them!  

The Birmingham Resorts World Arena is where I am today at seating near the frickin stage with James to see Ghost, it's a massive beautiful building and it is slowly filling up as we all await to hear a night of great music. The bar charges me £7 for two 500ml bottles of Coke, I feel as if I have been robbed ahaha. 

Anyway here comes the first band Twin Temple. A very weird unique and pretty cool band I have never seen nor heard of before. They tell us all to raise our horns and to say "Hail Satan!" and we all do as you do because Satanism is not as bad as you think. This is a mad mix of music I have no idea what to think of Twin Temple, Satanic Ska Metal? Satanic female fronted Madness band basically. 

Time for a quick piss break before Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats come on and oh......it's super busy I cannot move yet get to a pisser, well I will hold it in and pee later....

Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats are here and they say they are going to ruin our night? Well they were fucking fantastic because it was very much Black Sabbath meets Rush. Doom slow heavy metal instrumentals with the higher vocal style of Rush. That is what they basically sounded like and I really enjoyed them, headbanged quite a bit to them actually. 

Oh here go the lights and a roar of the crowd deafens me for here come the clergy and the one and only Papa IV too! Pyro, confetti and, of course, some classy costume changes from Papa Emeritus IV, making his UK debut. Ghost have given us a party and what a hell of a party this is with a massive steller stacked setlist! Papa Nihil is here!!!! What a sax solo and like that he is gone again! When the fire works goes of it makes a hell of a deafening bang and when the fire goes off you can feel the heat from your seat and I cannot imagine how hot it must be on stage in all of Ghost's regalia when the fire balls hit! The Ghouls mess around whilst Papa has a quick costume change and we are met with Iron Man, god bless you Birmingham! Enter Sandman is played and it's the best most unique cover of this metal classic! Square Hammer is here to close this amazing set which has been nonstop and holy shit was this one of the best concerts I have ever been to. 

Ghost Setlist: Imperium, Kaisarion, Rats, From the Pinnacle to the Pit, Mary on a Cross, Devil Church, Cirice, Hunter's Moon, Faith, Spillways, Ritual, Call Me Little Sunshine, Helvetesfönster, Year Zero, Spöksonat, He Is, Miasma, Mummy Dust, Kiss the Go-Goat

Encore: Enter Sandman, Dance Macabre, Square Hammer

Check out my review for Ghost - Impera album here - https://1stmetalgodsblog.blogspot.com/2022/04/ghost-impera-album-review-classic.html

Thanks for reading and visiting my blog, stay shiny!

An Evening With Halestorm - LIVE in Cardiff 2022

Halestorm is an American rock band from Red Lion, Pennsylvania, consisting of lead vocalist and guitarist Lzzy Hale, her brother drummer and percussionist Arejay Hale, guitarist Joe Hottinger, and bassist Josh Smith. Playing a staggering 24 track setlist to a sold out crowd in Cardiff's Great Hall. Halestorm knock socks off and blow the roof off with this unique concert experience of An Evening With Halestorm! 

I took my girlfriend to this epic concert and we had an amazing time!

Halestorm played the following songs: Acoustic: Break In, Dear Daughter, Beautiful With You (First time since 2016), Raise Your Horns, Familiar Taste of Poison, I'm Not an Angel, Mz. Hyde, Crazy on You (Heart cover), I Like It Heavy. 

Electric set: Back From the Dead, Apocalyptic, Black Vultures, The Hand, I Get Off, Do Not Disturb, I Am the Fire, *Band Jam*, Amen, *Drum Solo*, Freak Like Me, Love Bites (So Do I), The Steeple

Encore: Here's to Us, Bombshell & I Miss the Misery.

Its been 6 years since I have last seen Halestorm, and they blew me away again and this time they fully converted my Keirs to liking them which as a boyfriend you feel so much joy and happiness about your girlfriend loving something you do I feel😍🥰❤️ I got bit of footage from I am The fire and I miss the misery😁 Lzzy Hale looked so happy and was so appreciative of us fans and being able to play in Cardiff and they treated us to A STACKED 24 TRACK SETLIST WITH ACOUSTIC TO START AND THEN FULL ON ELECTRIC ROCK AND ROLL!!!!!🥵🥰❤️CANNOT WAIT TO SEE THEM AGAIN!!!!❤️

I AM THE FIRE LIVE
I MISS THE MISERY LIVE

10/10 WOULD ATTEND AGAIN!!!

Five Finger Death Punch - Cardiff 30th January 2019

Who: Five Finger Death Punch with support from Bad Wolves and Megadeth

Where: Cardiff Motorpoint Arena - 30th January 2019

Another night and another unforgettable concert! Amazing night despite the queue to get in i feel it was understaffed and too slow as I missed the first 2 songs from Bad Wolves.

Finally seen some bands I've been dying to see for years!!! 

5fdp are utterly incredible!!!! Bad wolves are a band I'm really getting into now and love their zombie cover and energy! Megadeth were awesome! So yeah epic night!

You go take care knucklehead and stay shiny!

Jonas Brothers - 29th January - Birmingham 2019

Who: Jonas Brothers with support from Livvia, Jordan Mcgraw, Picture This!

Where: Birmingham Arena - 29 January 2019

taken before it got so crowded inside :)

What I wrote on social media: "29th January was a unique new experience in going to a concert with my girlfriend and for first time in BIRMINGHAM. Long day, but it was a good performance and concert from the Jonas Brothers and the support acts. I love my baby and her family so much and I am so thankful and grateful for the opportunity to go to Birmingham with her and share that experience together, much love!"

I attended this concert and it was very unique experience and it was a good concert and a great fun day out and i enjoyed and it. Myself and my girlfriend went to see The Jonas Brothers! 

It was the first concert i have seen with my girlfriend and my first pop concert so it was a different unique experience but overall we both enjoyed!!! What was so unique? Besides it being the first concert i attended with my girlfriend and besides it being in a different city and country and besides the audience being different from what i have been used to at metal gigs? Oh hmmm i don't know, i can't quite put my finger on it hahaha. Just kidding of course but all those besides above are what made it so unique and a new experience for me really. 

We travelled up to Birmingham and the way back home took ages due to some ridiculous road works and closures but we did it and i went onto another gig the next day!!! 

So yes i would see them again with my beautiful Mrs :D 

(Yo Jonas's come a bit closer to Wales next time!)

(more on the 30th January 2019 gig soon..) 

So thanks for reading and visiting the blog, much love, remember to stay shiny!

SEE YOU SOON!

Dragonforce - Tramshed Cardiff November 2019

Who: DRAGONFORCE with support from Love Bites and McRocklin & Hutch

Where: TRAMSHED CARDIFF

This was one of the most unique gigs i have ever been to, the first act mcrocklin hutch were an instrumental duo mixing guitars and synth it was so 80s and so cool and chilling to listen to. Then came JROCK female led band LOVEBITES who were amazing! 

THEN THE SMOKE FILLED THE BUILDING AND THE LIGHTS RAVED AND THE CURTAINS WERE PULLED INFRONT OF MY EYES TO REVEAL ARCADE MACHINES!!!! Then came DRAGONFORCE WHO PLAYED AND EPIC SET!!!! It was quite an amazing night and was so fun and so good honestly one of the best gigs and bands i have seen and have had pleasure to see and hear live and one of the best gigs i have attended!!! 

DF played some video game themes and at one point whipped out a farming simulator cover which was bizarre but so fun!

always nice to hang out with friends at gigs especially when you did not know you were all going haha!!!

And like that the gig is over no more videos and no more photo's and no more songs but hey i would love to see them again!!! 

That's all for now, i'm trying something new and writing up some gig experiences recently so if you like this, well i will probably do more write ups.

Thanks for your time, do stay shiny!

MACHINE Fucking, Fucking, Fucking HEAD!

Fuck! What a gig three times I have seen these incredible metal giants and that's why there's three F's between Machine and Head because it was fucking....fucking.....fucking......HOSTILE!

Start of the night and a low light photo. 

So let's start the day, I get up, I can't come down, the room is spinning round and round and that's Abracadabra but seriously Mr Blue Sky was out in force and it was fucking scorchio. I went on the train and I was all by myself first gig I went alone, well I was not alone I met friend I don't see much of the beast that is Lloyd Newman. We chilled out caught up queued in line outside The Great Hall in Cardiff and waited for the Imperium to let loose.

Met this guy down there who had his appendix out recently called Sam became friends with him, he's a tidy guy so shoutout to him! Met some random people too and drunks that were fist bumping me and Lloyd and they were hugging us and even offering us stuff and we declined everything besides the fist bumps of course because, i'm a reasonable party square who don't need no booze or other things to party. I had the one beer it was rank not had that "Best Larger In The World" in god know how long but i pretty much sweated it out end of the night haha I was a big pile of sweat as ever from a MH gig.

End of night stage photo. 

From the moment MH came on and the pit was about to start for Imperium Lloyd looked at me yelled "PITTTTTTT" and that was the last time i ever saw Lloyd, it was a midsummer's day and I, Morgan Freeman narrated such a tale of the boy who went missing inside the circle pit. Haha but don't worry Lloyd was fine got home safe and was only left bruised from the pit but he will recover!

I was pretty much front row by barricade all night UP UNTIL the last two songs because I felt like i was gonna pass out, I could not breath and i was so dehydrated. I was also pissed off from being squashed, punched and having bodies land on my head that i needed a drink or i for sure was gonna pass out so i spent an extortion amount of money on a bottle of water and i downed it in 0.2.6.1.555.666 seconds of having it, which in layman's terms is a fraction of a nanosecond i believe but i'm making that shit up i don't know how fast i downed it but it was fast. 

There i lay on the floor for old and first time ever at a gig i spewed on the floor, i needed a break, so i was on my knees until the middle of Halo where i then stood back up and sang along and worked my way back to the center before the song ended sadly did not get back to my spot or get a pic or drum stick from the guys but hey 2 years ago i met them i don't give a fuck haha I would have loved to have won the MVR shirt but ah well. I left the building 11am and awaited a pick up from my dad, the legend that he is. Got back to Aberdare and went for a mcdonalds because MAN was i hungry and thirsty!

Only pic I took of the band while they were playing. 

It was the roughest gig i have been to to be honest wont lie. The basic highlights are: Could not breathe but I survived up until last two songs and then I was like I can't do this anymore and went to the bar to get drink and just spewed on the floor while I was resting. I have not been that bad ever at a gig. So many fucking people landed on my head. This couple was chatting with me and Lloyd for ages and soon as machine head came on i gave them a boost up and chucked em over barricade haha. Met this guy who had his appendix out he added me on fb Sam and he's tidy. Accidentally punched this guy aswell haha Robb was like hey and do your fists and I did it and boom I was like oh fuck I slowed it down then. Killer set from MH as ever they do not disappoint!

SETLIST CONTAINED:

Imperium

Volatile

Now We Die

Beautiful Mourning

The Blood, the Sweat, the Tears

Kaleidoscope

Clenching the Fists of Dissent

Guitar Solo (Phill Demmel)

Darkness Within

Catharsis

From This Day

Ten Ton Hammer

Is There Anybody Out There?

Locust

Beyond the Pale

Drum Solo (Dave McClain)

Bulldozer

Killers & Kings

Davidian

Behind a Mask

None but My Own

Triple Beam

Aesthetics of Hate

Encore:

Game Over

Old

Halo

So yeah, thanks for stopping by and reading this junk!

Catch ya later headcases!

This photo MH posted on facebook, hopefully its ok for me to use this just to share a photo of all the headcases in cardiff.