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This gig was originally supposed to be at The Gaff in Islington, but that's now turned into a coffee shop, so the gig was shifted to The Dome at Tufnell Park. The Dome (Boston Arms) has marginally better lighting than the old Gaff did, and a bigger stage and PA, although the PA does obscure the view of the stage slightly.
Opening up was Global Noise Attack, who I'd not seen for a while (I think the last time was supporting Devilish Presley in Cambridge, where my photos got me a free download of one of their albums), with their noisy goth/industrial sound, and the lead singer's interesting approach to stage couture - and enthusiastic acceptance of the freedom to roam provided by a radio mic. They were followed by Ghostfire, often heralded as a "steampunk" band. I've never been too sure about what constitutes steampunk in music, as it seems to be very much a visual style to me. They weren't even wearing brown (well, except the guitarist's belt)! [grin] That said, there were a profusion of Victorian hats, the singer was mildly be-cogged and goggled (two-and-a-half pairs), and there was a candle lantern attached to the mic stand. Musically, their tunes were mostly heavy goth rock - pretty good, though, and actually better live than the couple of songs I'd previously heard.
Devilish Presley, headlining, had changed lineup slightly since I last saw them too (actually, several times - drummers had come and gone in the interval), and both members were now playing guitar, with Jacqui Vixen doing more singing than before, as well. They performed a number of tracks from the forthcoming album, as well as a couple of old favourites. And then, halfway through their set, brought on a guest vocalist - Ed Banshee, formerly of the Screaming Banshee Aircrew. Originally I thought he would be helping out on a song or two, but he stayed on as the male vocalist for the remainder of the set - which ended with a rather fine version of the Aircrew favourite Hello Mr Hyde - followed by Ed being presented with a birthday cake.
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Opening up was Global Noise Attack, who I'd not seen for a while (I think the last time was supporting Devilish Presley in Cambridge, where my photos got me a free download of one of their albums), with their noisy goth/industrial sound, and the lead singer's interesting approach to stage couture - and enthusiastic acceptance of the freedom to roam provided by a radio mic. They were followed by Ghostfire, often heralded as a "steampunk" band. I've never been too sure about what constitutes steampunk in music, as it seems to be very much a visual style to me. They weren't even wearing brown (well, except the guitarist's belt)! [grin] That said, there were a profusion of Victorian hats, the singer was mildly be-cogged and goggled (two-and-a-half pairs), and there was a candle lantern attached to the mic stand. Musically, their tunes were mostly heavy goth rock - pretty good, though, and actually better live than the couple of songs I'd previously heard.
Devilish Presley, headlining, had changed lineup slightly since I last saw them too (actually, several times - drummers had come and gone in the interval), and both members were now playing guitar, with Jacqui Vixen doing more singing than before, as well. They performed a number of tracks from the forthcoming album, as well as a couple of old favourites. And then, halfway through their set, brought on a guest vocalist - Ed Banshee, formerly of the Screaming Banshee Aircrew. Originally I thought he would be helping out on a song or two, but he stayed on as the male vocalist for the remainder of the set - which ended with a rather fine version of the Aircrew favourite Hello Mr Hyde - followed by Ed being presented with a birthday cake.
Main gallery is here.