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On 17th February, The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing held a launch gig for their new album, a possible contender for 'longest album title yet suggested', This May Be The Reason Why The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing Cannot Be Killed By Conventional Weapons. It actually comes out on 12th March, but they were taking pre-orders, and it seemed like a good idea for a gig.
The Bowery is a dark and dubious venue on New Oxford Street, with an even darker and more dubious cellar level, where the gig took place - which was completely filled with people by the time that the bands came on. Support was from Leicester's Axis Mundi, who are friends of Marc from The Men ... They describe themselves as 'acid house heavy metal' (among other things), but sound to me more like Anthrax crossed with Pendulum, and were rather good, although not at all steampunk, possibly to the confusion and dismay of others. They should also probably be kept away from the UV-fluorescent paints in future. Or possibly just away from the public. TMTWNBBFN performed a mix of old and new material, including at least one song never before heard, and a couple of ones not played for quite a while, closing with Andy O'Neill surfing across the crowd to the sound desk. Or at least, surfing halfway, and then being carried overhead to the back by myself and Mavis. Not sure whether that counts, mind.
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Gallery links:
Axis Mundi
The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing
The Bowery is a dark and dubious venue on New Oxford Street, with an even darker and more dubious cellar level, where the gig took place - which was completely filled with people by the time that the bands came on. Support was from Leicester's Axis Mundi, who are friends of Marc from The Men ... They describe themselves as 'acid house heavy metal' (among other things), but sound to me more like Anthrax crossed with Pendulum, and were rather good, although not at all steampunk, possibly to the confusion and dismay of others. They should also probably be kept away from the UV-fluorescent paints in future. Or possibly just away from the public. TMTWNBBFN performed a mix of old and new material, including at least one song never before heard, and a couple of ones not played for quite a while, closing with Andy O'Neill surfing across the crowd to the sound desk. Or at least, surfing halfway, and then being carried overhead to the back by myself and Mavis. Not sure whether that counts, mind.
Gallery links:
Axis Mundi
The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing