This weekend is blessed by the Norse gods of weather and crowd size. Because of the sold-out nature of the event, no bands play to poor attendance. Ofnus kick off in the Sophie Lancaster at the very un-rock and roll time of 10.30 and attract an impressively vocal bunch of inquisitive souls. They trade in atmospheric black metal, and there it is all very cinematic and anthemic.
Read MoreThe thing about goth in the eighties is that it embraced pop. The Cure, The Mission and the Sisters of Mercy all made cracking pop songs that, were (whisper it) joyous and fun. When doom merged with pop to begot Paradise Lost, My Dying Bride and a hundred copycats it forgot that need for unreserved joyfulness. This is a direct reaction to all that dour melancholy. This happy euphoric goth fronted …
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