If you dragged a passer by toward the door of the Underworld and told them that six trolls were going to be putting on a party inside, they would probably run away while weeping and you would be surely arrested... again. Luckily, the arrival of Finntroll didn't need such actions to be taken as hordes of painted loonies were readying themselves for a folking good time... sorry.
It's party time in Camden as everyone's favourite Japanese techno-metal nutters, Crossfaith, aim to follow up their splendid support of Sheffield heavyweights, Bring me the Horizon. Just around the corner at the Koko, a mere 24 hours ago, Crossfaith were tearing it up and forcing people into rave-induced comas. Tonight, however, the stage is their own and they intend to prove their dominance.
What a happy coincidence. The hottest day of the year (so far) falls on one of London’s hottest shows – a co-headlining extravaganza between Texan metallers Drowning Pool and "huge rock stars" Fozzy. Typical, then, that the venue gets downgraded from Camden’s spacey Electric Ballroom to Highbury & Islington’s Garage. A move that means the temperature levels are going to be high later.
Oh Jȁger, you glorious memory-erasing blackened vials of greatness. You have given us all some seriously fun times, and tonight is certainly one of those times because the elixir producing giants are putting on four great bands for just £5! Ta very much gents.
As the rain clouds begin to form over The Underworld, a usually vibrant Camden is overrun by a characterless grey that fails to dampen the spirits of this midweek bout of skeletal destruction, which will be focussing on the necks of London's death loving locals. The travelling festival is opened up by young Aussie sextet, Make Them Suffer (8), who seem less than intimated and hell-bent on making new fans on their travels.
