A lot of people come to festivals and aren’t excited about many of the earlier bands – for them it may be all about the headliners or the bigger bands but for us 12.40 came around and we were as excited as we got all day because it was time for The One Hundred.
Having now released their EP ‘Subculture’ it’s good to see some of the crowd not only going crazy but singing along; including three guys next to us who may have stolen the crown of biggest One Hundred fans. The set essentially was the same as every other time we’ve seen the band recently but one thing which always keeps us tuned in is frontman Jacob’s movements on stage from jumping around to his crazy dance moves. There’s always something different there: something other bands might want to take note of.
Considering the time of day the crowd are livelier than we had expected, with the right number of jumps and kicks littered around the mosh-pit and flailing arms everywhere. Every track from their twenty five minute set is full of insane energy and enough drops to get our hearts beating on overdrive – from the uprising beats of ‘Downfall’ to the dance flavours of ‘Unleashed’. Of course, ‘Kingsmen’ makes everyone go all sorts of crazy. One Hundred we salute you and “United we stand, divided we fall”. RW
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The London sextet of Despite My Deepest Fear grace the stage during the early afternoon on this cloudy Brighton day. They suffer a few vocal hitches but even to a minimal crowd they give the performance their all. This technique proves effective as more of a crowd gathers to enjoy their brand of metalcore. With fast and heavy drums, blinding riffs and a good deal of vocal contrasting, the audience are kept on their toes throughout their short set. They’ve proved from just a few songs that this is a band worth keeping an eye out for. LH
After the success of last year’s album ‘Savages’, Glamour of the Kill have been on a roll and we’re quite surprised that they aren’t higher up the line-up on Breakout’s main stage. Opening with one of their best known tracks ‘Break’ means that straight away the entire crowd is jumping like crazy. Davey pushes his strong vocals through every track of their setlist with apparent ease and the attitude surrounding them gets hearts beating and fists pumping.
The band announced on stage that they will be back next year with a headline tour of the UK, another reason to be excited by their set. Personal favourite ‘Freak Like Me’ reverberates around the field and if the crowd weren’t awake before they certainly are now.
Source: Rhian WestburyWith a brand new album out it seems the slate has been wiped clean for Silent Screams who recruited latest screamer Joel last year. Momentum is beginning to pick up around these lads and today’s performance showcases exactly what we said about the album, a solid status pushing them in the right direction.
Joel’s screams live go above and beyond our expectations with the growls as deep as they are on record and everything intensely strong. The only negative is that the strength of his vocals slightly masks out Tom’s clean vocals which get a little lost in the background. We can’t wait to see this band again in a venue rather than a festival surrounding because one thing we know for sure is that we can’t stop listening to ‘Hope For Now’. RW
Source: Rhian WestburyInMe don’t have the strongest start, but the Essex quartet open to a big crowd of faithful head-nodders. ‘Myths And Photographs’ see the guitarists show off their incredible riffs tapped out, not to mention that vocalist Dave McPherson’s falsetto is just perfect. They are clearly so happy to be back that Dave sheds a tear of happiness. During ‘Reverie Shores’, the techy post metal riffs are on-point. With so many albums, their set is all encompassing. Sadly you can tell they’re slightly out of practise, but it’s brilliant to have them back. ‘Faster The Chase’ draws the set to a close as the sun finally peaks through the clouds. LH
The Parisian deathcore lot that are Betraying The Martyrs arrive on stage with lots of hair and lots of energy. This energy is impressive considering the size of the festival and they pour their all into their stage presence. For instance, the vocalist/keyboardist spends a lot of time flaunting his instrument as he bounces around the stage. However, due to the thick layering of their heavy sound, the two clean vocalists are drowned out by the big riffs. ‘Where The World Ends’ begins with an ambient piano and vocal intro and once the beat kicks in a lot of people lose their shit. The novelty does wear off and their shit is found, except a couple of people who carry on bouncing. Undeniably their biggest song of the moment is their ‘Let It Go’ cover, which they play halfway through their set to a decent reception. LH
Devon-based Idiom open with a strong start despite the small crowd. They offer thick and heavy instrumentals under gritty vocals and get a decent amount of movement from the crowd. It may be the smaller of the two stages, but the sound is pretty damn good. Unfortunately the clean vocals are not as strong from frontman Matt Sharland; they need a bit more punch and a little less echo. This vocal combo does however work better during a brief cover of Alex Clare’s ‘Too Close’. Afterwards they ask for a Limp Bizkit cerca ’98 crowd jump and they actually get it from the few people that are here. During their last song Sharland himself starts a circle pit within the audience. LH
Source: jpsimages.co.ukOver their 13 year career as a band, the Welshmen of Funeral For A Friend have certainly accrued all manner of styles across their material. However, they make sure to stick to their emo roots with half their set hailing from either Casually Dressed And Deep In Conversation or Hours. After all, they are playing a festival and not a headline tour. The older songs receive a blinding reception, yet it’s the vocal quality that lets their performance down. If frontman Matthew Davies-Kreye is struggling with his voice, it’s made very clear as he shies away from the mic throughout. Sadly this means our favourite vocal parts aren’t as record perfect as we’d like. Not only that but the mid guitar parts are almost completely inaudible. It’s a shame to see but hopefully this is just a one-off slip up. LH
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