A new (and rather splendid) venue, just down the road from the Custard Factory (and a long walk from the Bullring - thankfully we parked in the street). We arrived to see Vader half way through their set (I'm guessing) and to be honest, they were pretty tedious. A one trick pony of a band who have made some decent albums but who do little to excite live. This was the first time we'd seen them since 2002, I remember them as being better to be honest.
Since my back was hurting (and because the place was teeming with tall people) we decided to avail ourselves of the rather excellent balcony. This offered us an excellent view of the stage, without us feeling too detached from the proceedings below. It was a fairly low balcony, only a little higher than the one at the 02 in Bristol. Almost more like a split level floor.
Well the set list was fine by me, consisting as it did of a huge chunk each from Feel the Fire and Horrorscope, with a few other tracks for a bit of variety. Notably only two tracks were from the last 25 years though, and while this didn't bother me as such this rather underlined the whole mixed emotions we are currently feeling towards the metal scene.
Blitz was chugging oxygen between verses (there was a paramedic backstage) and you really have to wonder if this wasn't the last time we'll see Overkill on these shores. In a way I admire the bloke, but on the other hand, I can't help thinking maybe he should think of his health.
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