Heavy Sentence
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Manchester,
United Kingdom
Last Known Status: Active
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Cirith Ungol Bids Farewell To London
Goodbyes are never easy. It's been a hell of a road for Cirith Ungol, having formed in 1971, they released their first album ten years later, with three more following before disbanding in 1992. For a long time, they were hailed by many metal bands as an influence and by fans as an underrated gem, before finally returning in 2015 and unleashing two more studio albums. The band are now putting an end to full time touring but before they finish, they made sure to come over to London and perform their final British show, which was originally scheduled to take place at the Islington Academy but was moved to The Underworld in Camden.
The show got underway in ferocious fashion thanks to Manchester metal monsters Heavy Sentence. The band bears the traditional metal flag, but lean more on the grittier side, a la Motorhead than the Iron Maiden worship that rules the modern take on the style. Honestly, I can't remember the last time an opening act went down so well, as by the time the second song, "Age Of Fire" got going, people were already crowd surfing and singing along. Obviously some of these audience members are fans of Heavy Sentence, but it all worked together so well that those who were unfamiliar with the group were soon heavily impressed, with songs like "Medusa" and "Protector" being received really warmly. Heavy Sentence demonstrated tonight that they're one of the most exciting heavy metal bands going in the UK and they've got the charisma and talent to go far. More...
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Relentless Raven Wrecks London
When digging through what was labelled the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal, fans can find a plethora of amazing music, with so many different styles of heavy metal at a time before the likes of thrash and death metal were established genres. A common theme though is bands losing members to the point where groups such as Diamond Head, Tygers Of Pan Tang, Saxon and Venom only have one member who appeared on the first album. However, one of the era's most exciting bands, Raven, still have their backbone firmly in place, as the Gallagher brothers (John and Mark) are still going and after forty four years, making sure the Raven is flying as high as ever. Now with a new drummer, Mike Heller, the trio are on a headlining tour across Europe and all who attend are guaranteed a great show.
Opening up their final British show of the tour was Manchester based hard rockers, Heavy Sentence. I've criticised some bands in the past for offering nothing new but in this case, it was good fun to hear some no frills, balls out rock and roll in the vein of Motorhead and Rose Tattoo. As opening band, they almost naturally played to the smallest crowd of the night, though those that weren't here were treated to some hard and heavy, foot tapping rock. Sometimes the simplest things in life can be the finest. More...