For anyone still bemoaning the lack of a new generation of festival headliners they should get a load of the rapid ascent of Bad Omens. In a little over eight years they have accelerated from Satan's Hollow, via the Ritz to command the cavernous enormity of the Co-op Arena. As Noah will confess latter on, they are 500 tickets of selling out the place. Bad Omens have achieved this feat by winning over a fanbase of fresh blood devotees, enticed by their emotive brand of metal.
Read MoreThere’s a notable and eager queue outside the venue as they patiently wait for the doors to open on The Ghost Inside headlining in Manchester once again. The whole bill tonight is a mixture of variations on hardcore and metalcore, and for each band there are elements that set them apart from their peers stylistically and visually.
Read MoreThe venue is still very much waiting to fill up as Dragged Under take to the stage. They were special guests for comeback Brixton show, and that impressive showing sees them taken on this full tour. The energy on the barrier is immediately electric despite the small crowd, and as they launch into opener ‘Instability’ and the early attendees erupt into a frenzy of head nodding and pumping fists. Frontman Tony Cappocchi stalks the stage like a caged animal, his voice soaring above the crunching guitars and thundering drums.
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