US black metal legends in, for a change, Edinburgh. Been waiting for years to see these lads, but always managed to miss them for various reasons. Will they be worth the wait?
Line-up:
GOUT: Glasgow's most excellent sludge/noise quartet, filling in at short notice when the original opener (Serena Cherry's NOCTULE project) called off. An odd choice, perhaps, as they don't feature a shred of 'black' in their metal. It's nice to finally see them in a bigger venue. It's no more than they deserve.
SPECTRAL WOUND: 'Aristocratic suicidal black metal', whatever that means. From Montreal. In Canada. If you want to know what ASBM is check out the video below, because that's the title of the song.
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/yeKECgvew_s https://www.facebook.com/spectralwoundcontramundi
WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM: Atmospheric black metal from Washington, USA. Apologies for the extra-horrible pics, but it was, y'know, dark.
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/8y0EEHs5fEI https://www.facebook.com/wolvesinthethroneroom
So. Was it worth the wait? Well, I'm glad to have seen them at last but, to be absolutely honest, I'm a tad disappointed. I was expecting something a bit more...special. They were fine, but no more so than many other black metal bands. Gout were awesome, though.
