Day 16 - METZ, The Wytches + Cheatahs - LEEDS BURDENELL SOCIAL CLUB - 25th Nov 2013

Well here it is, my first review of a show I've been to.

I have a long string of gigs I'm planning on going to over the coming weeks, and this is by far the smallest, so it's nice to start things off small and get better as the weeks go on.

(The photos I took are pretty naff but you can see what's going on haha)

Firstly, The Burdenell is such an awesome venue, it has the perfect size stage for decent size up and coming artists to perform on and has plenty of room for lots of people. No matter what type of gig it is the sound is always perfect in my experience.

Cheatahs were first to take to the stage, sort of took on the indie/punk feel. Not what you expect for a punk rock show but never the less they took to the stage well and everyone seemed to enjoy the music.

Next up, The Wytches. For a 3 piece they were dangerously heavy. I use dangerously in the good sense of course. Ever single part was perfectly played even though they had so much energy about them on stage. Reminded me of a hardcore Placebo. The rock and roll finish to their set was brilliant as well, smashing up equipment is always cool after rocking out for 30 minutes. One thing I found interesting about the set was the band didn't speak much in between songs, this gave out a big feel of tension between the giant riffs The Wytches came out with which you don't normally find.

It was good to see a pretty big punk rock band setting up their own equipment. As Metz made sure everything was set up correctly the odd member of the crowd go walk up and shake hands with a band member. Was good to see friendly interaction between a band and the crowd between bands.

Then came the music, packed full of energy! They walked on to silence and kept the set pretty striped back which was good to see. Especially at a small venue like the Brudenell. After a quick word from Alex Edkins (vocals/guitar) the crowd soon span into a frenzy and bodies were flying everywhere. Which coming from someone who has played some small shows is always a great sight to look over whilst playing. Heyden Menzies (drums) sure kept us all pumped with his crazy drumming skills.

Here is a video of Metz Performing Headache (a personal favorite of mine).

All round it was a fantastic and loud show! I want to know the magic that is keeping Alex's glasses on through the set when he is whipping his hair back and forth.