OPHANIM, LEGENDS, EDINBURGH, JULY 8 2023

Their first outing as headliner, local blackened prog-metal duo Ophanim at Legends in Edinburgh playing their EP release gig. 

Line-up:

SCRAMBLE: The first duo of the night. Local lads, doing a kind of instrumental technical metal

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/frj-5mPCjfE   https://www.facebook.com/ScrambleBandOfficial

ACIDSAURUS BONG: Sludgy stoner trio. Sounds pretty much exactly as their name would suggest. Fond of dinosaurs.

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/saV_nq4bod0   https://www.facebook.com/acidsaurusbong

WE MAKE MAMMOTHS: Fast and furious thrash metal from West Lothian

VIDEO:  https://youtu.be/GrAjE-m-cro   https://www.facebook.com/WeMakeMammoths

OPHANIM: Our hosts tonight, celebrating the release of their 'TRIPTYCH' EP. (For those who can't be bothered Googling it, a triptych is 'a set of three associated artistic, literary, or musical works intended to be appreciated together'.) Oddly, for an EP release show, there was no sign of said EP. No CDs, no tapes. Can't even find it on Bandcamp. So, bearing in mind the description, I must assume that it contains three songs

OPHANIM, by the way, are a class of celestial beings in Judeo-Christian mythology that are known for their wisdom and thus are depicted as being angels of knowledge. Also, they look like big wheels full of eyes. Obviously.

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/FBvqMEEOIlE    https://www.facebook.com/OphanimBand

PARTY CANNON, RED CRUST WINTER WARMER, LA BELLE ANGELE, EDINBURGH, FEBRUARY 5 2022

Kicking off the 2022 gig season with the Red Crust Winter Warmer at La Belle Angele with

Line-up:

PARTY CANNON: Dunfermline death/slam.Glorious brutal fun.

DOG TIRED: Hefty Edinburgh metal

WE MAKE MAMMOTHS: New metal (NOT Nu-metal, oh no. Definitely not.) from Edinburgh

IRON ALTAR: Edinburgh metal scene stalwarts.

A bunch of other bands played too,but I didn't get there until late, so I missed them. Also,We Make Mammoths were clearly a late addition to the bill. Seems Disposable and Anomos were harbouring the dreaded Covid and had to stay at home in bed with a mug of Horlicks.

PARTY CANNON  https://youtu.be/CXDmzhKsPWk    https://www.facebook.com/PartyCannonUK

DOG TIRED   https://youtu.be/8uKG9LRrtEA   https://www.facebook.com/dogtiredmetal

WE MAKE MAMMOTHS   https://youtu.be/gQVyMr-JGpg   https://www.facebook.com/WeMakeMammoths

IRON ALTAR  https://youtu.be/CiFPEa6uvC4   https://www.facebook.com/IronAltarBand