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Wolves in the Throne Room @ St Luke's, Glasgow (21st January 2020)
with: Of Spire and Throne Hosted by: Triple G WORDS: Joanne Gray Having very much gotten into atmospheric black metal over the last year or so, as well as very much enjoying the band's set when supporting Behemoth last year (review here ), I was dead keen to check out Washington's Wolves in the Throne Room when they announced they were coming back to Glasgow. Add the fact that the band were going to be playing the renovated church venue of St Luke's and I knew that I had to get myself a ticket. Of all the places to play in Glasgow, this seemed just the perfect fit for a band of this type. But more on this later. _________________ Up first was the only support band of the evening in the form of Edinburgh's equally suitable doom-infused extreme act Of Spire and Throne . I didn't have a chance to listen to the band before the gig that night, but I had heard that they were something special within Edinburgh's local metal scene so I was v...
Body Void & Bismuth @ Nice N Sleazy, Glasgow (14th January 2020)
with: Cartilage Hosted by: COG Promotions Starting off the new year in the heaviest of fashions, it was over to Nice N Sleazy to check out the doomy offerings of Body Void and Bismuth in this co-headline set. Accompanied by local noise-punk doomsters, the show promised to deliver crushing slabs of doom to everyone who made their way there on a cold winter night. And it certainly did all of that and more... _______________ WORDS: Ray Mondo The first band on of the evening was, as previously advertised on previous gig posters (and which always proves to be an accurate description of these guys), Glasgow's very own heavyweight champions of sludge punk - Cartilage . Comprised of bassist/vocalist Vickie and drummer Dean, they have been making waves in Glasgow's local scene for quite some time- having previously more than proved their worth with support slots for bands such as Big Business and the like. Fortunately there are no signs ...
