DeadAudioSaints have come from Yorkshire on a mission—and they seem determined to prove their originality.
Their website claims influences from NIN to Placebo, and they more than live up to that.
Brothers Danny and Corey Jones make a formidable pair, and Corey’s harmonies are as crucial as his huge guitar sound.
Songs like “Anymore” soar far beyond what a three-piece in the smaller room at KK’s has any right to achieve, while “Alone” leans into a poppier direction, despite its introspective lyrics.
“Crucify” carries a real industrial flavour, and “Jaded” has that misty, murky feel that all Yorkshire bands seem to tap into.
For the final song, Danny Jones goes walkabout—perching himself on a chair right next to MV—but the real foundation is the machine-gun drumming of Damon Head.
It’s typical of the interesting and beguiling mix that DeadAudioSaints deliver throughout.
Tonight marks the second-ever show for Light Of Eternity. They made their live debut the previous night, but that’s not really the whole story.
They open with “Edge Of Fate”—the lead track from the brilliant album they released earlier this year.
It’s built around the drums. They all are. And that drummer is “Big” Paul Ferguson from Killing Joke, who formed the band after the death of his friend Geordie Walker, as there were things he still wanted to say.
That might explain the dark energy of “Nebula”, while the disconcerting harmonies of “Conformity” shine, as Fred Schreck—of The Ancients—comes to the fore.
LOE only have eight tracks out in the world, so they road-test some new ones tonight. “Distraction” is expansive, while Schreck’s bass is the anchor for “Tipping Point”.
“Lament” is cinematic and doomy, and if Pauly Williams’ guitar tone is the beauty of “Vastness”, then “Explode” brings a hypnotic feel.
They’re heavy, and when you dig beneath the surface, there’s a real darkness. “Fascist X”—perhaps the pick of the new material—has a real bite.
The lack of light and shade adds to the relentless atmosphere, and “Aftershock”—the final new track—benefits from that intensity.
There’s no encore, just a wry, “One more? Then we’ve gotta go to bed ‘cos we’re old,” but it’s another new one, “World’s Collide”, that they choose to close with—as if to underline their forward-thinking spirit.
A new band, yes—but these boys are lifers. Playing music because they need to. Light Of Eternity are a brilliant walk on the dark side.
