Club 299 - Fri Mar 30

Although tonight’s show suffered from the unfortunate withdrawal of local death metal merchants The Dead, it is still an excellent showcase of some of Brisbane’s more extreme talent and how, with the cavernous stage and brutal acoustics, 299 should be utilised way more for metal shows.

Opening up the night Omit’s set gets the crowd moving to their brand of mosh-part-heavy, chugging breakdown driven heavy metal. The tough guy vocals perfectly fit the group’s dynamic, separating them from most other local bands.

When Brazen Bull take the stage the first noticeable thing is vocalist’s Jeff Walker inspired dreads. Not content to limit the Carcass association to mere aesthetics, the band launch into their criminally brief set that pays homage to the first wave of grindcore with pig squeals and blisteringly quick drumming. Brazen Bull put on a killer set that should keep punters on the lookout for them in the future.

Even though The Dead didn’t make tonight’s show, Wounds Of Decay more than satisfy the death metal fans in the audience. Ticking off all the boxes, like pointy as shit instruments and brutal cookie monster vocals, Wounds of Decay’s set proves powerful and pummeling.

Kudos to People Die, when the vocalist leaves the stage mid-song to vomit and the band manages to play an encore, you’ve got to respect that kind of dedication. Playing down the bill, presumably due to illness, People Die’s set reflects the extreme drive of a very talented extreme band.

Shifting into the top spot tonight Nemesiah do not disappoint. Their sound is heavy, but not just in the sense that everyone has their amp turned up to eleven. Nemesiah’s sound is layered and nuanced that finishing off a crowd that has already been devastated by the night’s extreme metal.

TOM HERSEY

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