Nearly the end of 2025 and we have this beast, from FUZZ BAT GIGS, in association with new kids TINNITUS. Not their usual kind of thing, but I'm not complaining. A couple of familiar names, and some absolute filth from Eastbourne.
Line-up:
A.V.L: Depending on the night, this might be either a local sludge metal trio or a local noise/drone trio. Considering the rest of the line-up, this could go either way.
Not unexpectedly, we get the sludge version. Incendiary, explosive sludge, to be fair, but sludge nonetheless.
I'd like to thank A.V.L's drummer for giving me a cassette of their new EP. Much appreciated.
MRS FRIGHTHOUSE: Rising stars of the electro-industrial noise scene. Unsettling visuals, visceral noises, singing, screaming, and an accordion. Actually, the accordion doesn't make an appearance tonight. Still, they're like an apocalyptic industrial opera, playing out under harsh red lights.
BELIEVE IN NOTHING: I've seen these Eastbourne lads described as 'as filthy as a coprophiliac's wank fantasy', and I find it hard to argue with that. I had no idea who they were, so I did the natural thing and checked them out on Bandcamp. Heard the album. Bought the album.
However, the album doesn't really prepare you for the actuality of the live performance. Intense and brutal and really quite disturbing. I'm never sure how much is 'performance' and how much is deadly serious - both in equal measure, I suspect. Also, I reckon that hammers are NOT meant to go in THERE.
