So it was off to Scruffy Murphy's in Birmingham for a gig and drinks, the first band on were Hunted from Cardiff, now these guys looked like a metal band and acted like a metal band so when they started I expected them to sound like one too, this band did not disappoint Chris G on vocals has a great voice and the guitarists kept up a great fast pace the general band sound was very Iced Earth and fell smack bang in the middle of the NWOBHM sound.
Next came Dakesis, this 5-piece from Birmingham seemed promising and the lead guitarist/vocalist (Wayne Dorman) looked like he was straight out of a Maiden tribute act, the rest of the band (Matt Jones - Lead Guitar, Gemma Lawler - Vocals/Keyboards, Amie Chatterley - Vocals/Bass and Adam Harris - Drums) were played very well and having the girls as players/vocalist worked really well Gemma was a very fine keyboardist who's playing fitted really well with the awesome band who should go far.
After Dakesis finished their final song Kataleptic were on, these were a complete departure from the previous 2 bands power metal and were more death metal. Another power metal band would have been appreciated but these guys didn't disappoint and though they didn't fit with the vibe of the evening did actually come across with a raw sound that worked well, having 2 lead guitarists a bassist and a drummer isn't the best formula for a band but if you just want noise to head bang to they were perfect.
Finally the Head liners Derby's own Metalloid even though their drummer was absent due to illness (get well soon mate) which reduced the set to 5 songs and they had a brand new bassist (Matt Tomkinson of Aeterna, another must-see Derby band) and new Keyboardist (Andy Berry) they came across as tight and as polished as any well established live act, frontman Pete Morten got the crowd whipped up and managed to get everyone into a great vibe, even though I was one of only 2 people in the audience to have seen Metalloid before Pete had them singing along to Soar like an eagle and Power Drive like seasoned fans. Leenus Livingstone, who plays guitar as if he has 7 fingers, played as brilliantly as ever and unlike Hendrix he wouldn't need lighter fluid a match to burn his guitar he could do it by pure guitar solo brilliance. It was a excellent end to an excellent evening of (mostly) power metal. If you like power metal you'll like Metalloid, that's it.
Picture: Metalloid (from left: Andy, Pete, Leenus, Robert and Matt, Philippa is not in the band)
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