There’s no feeling quite like being at a gig that is somewhat different to the norm. Tonight, we have around 900 people packed into the Arts Club like sardines to witness a truly intimate moment with a band that are more used to bothering arenas. Even the format is different – rather than song after song we get the band (and especially frontman Andy Biersack) doing Q&A with the crowd ...
Read MoreDue to circumstances beyond my control, I miss most of Cemetery Sun. They are a four-piece band from Sacramento, and from the queue outside the Academy, they sound OK. There’s melody, a decent beat, and they’re not too shouty. I make it in just in time to catch the last song and find them doing some typical noughties rap-metal, very obviously inspired by Linkin Park and their ilk. It’s bouncy and the crowd are enjoying it and bouncing with them so I’m sad that I saw so little of it. Hopefully, I will catch them again at some point.
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