Return of the Doomicorn, 11th April 2009

On Saturday 11th April we played Return of the Doomicorn at The Unicorn, Camden with Grifter, Alunah, Stone Turner and VenXia. All in all it was a good night although soured somewhat by Soph's (Alunah) guitar getting nicked at the end of the night.

Line up:

VenXia
Trippy Wicked & the Cosmic Children of the Knight
Grifter
Alunah
Stone Turner

Stone Turner opened up and rocked out a cool set of half improvised/half pre arranged psych rock despite the fact that the 3 of them hadn't been in the same room for about 5 months. A very entertaining band to watch and listen to and it's really cool to see a band that care more about feeling the groove of the music than rehearsing a bunch of tracks to perfection.

Alunah blasted through their dirgey doom. It was the second time we'd shared the stage with these guys in 3 days but we missed 'em the first time so it was good to catch them here. A real bummer about Soph's guitar though. That's a lesson for all gigging bands - keep an eye on your gear at all times.

Fueled up with Guinness Grifter took command of the venue and rocked it thoroughly. Ollie is a brilliant frontman, full of energy, moves and a lot to say. I think it's the third time I've seen them now and they're always worth it and always play like it's their one and only chance. They play classic rock with all the energy and passion it needs.

We were next. We rocked in our usual bluesy/sludgey kinda way.

VenXia headlined and were pretty different from the rest of the bands in terms of musical style. It wasn't my cup of tea but they played really well and were a great band to watch live. I dunno who I'd liken them to but their style is down the metal road for sure. Go check em out if you wanna know what they sound like.

Here are the photos and as usual click to see these bad boys in high res.

Stone Turner


Stone Turner


Stone Turner


VenXia


VenXia


VenXia


Grifter


Grifter


Alunah


Alunah

The Rifle Volunteer Recording 09 Part 2

This is Part 2 of The Rifle Volunteer recording in Islington, London.

Here's a link to Part 1.

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Doom to the Tomb 2, 4th April 2009

Saturday 4th April was the second Doom to the Tomb all dayer at The Grosvenor in Stockwell, South London. A number of bands played including those pictured here.

There's two of each and they're in this order if you wanna know which sweaty mug you're looking at:

Obiat
Pombagira
Dead Existence
Koresh
Flatlands

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