Skip The Budgie

Kids today, I don't know. I mean, I think it's a bit weird when Battle Of Wolf 359, a death metal thrash screaming band from London, spend their entire set with their backs to us. You get the feeling that if he could, even the drummer would have turned around. It's not cool and it's not clever. They are a pretty static band to watch, too. We demand entertainment! The music is ridiculously fast drums over which the band plays in unison in a minor key while two people scream over the top. It's pretty good, there are some melodic quiet bits to break up the noise before the next big onslaught.

They may have come all the way from Germany, but June Paik are a bit boring to be honest, their songs have some nice quiet moments, where the guitars all fit together but it all runs into one and ends up sounding like one long drawn out scream of terror. Or maybe that was me. Again, especially when the music isn't that interesting, watching a load of metallers' backs really isn't very entertaining, guys.

But The Junction still holds a great act for last. I've written about them so many times and now they are a four-piece, Geisha are bigger, louder and more exhilarating than ever. The sound is a bit rubbish tonight, but the noise is phenomenal. I love all the beautiful prog moments they throw in, like a soundtrack through your fears before drilling into your skull with sheer aggressive noise. Geisha aren't ashamed of their music either, they're not too cool to look at us, even if we are too afraid to look them in the eyes.