The wait for Suicide Commando on UK soil had been a long one but tonight they are in Glasgow.
Will the wait have been worth it? Scottish Music Network were at Slay to find out…
After two venue changes fans of the aging electronic Industrial made their way to the small dark venue in Glasgow city centre.
The venue on its own was the first surprise as the scene heavyweights would expect a grander space to show their long awaited twist on the Industrial scene in Scotland; secondly, the small venue was partitioned by way of a black curtain.
It appeared, once again, that Flag Promotions had put on a band with the hope of a large crowd… it appears, once again, that he had been let down.
You gotta get out there and support the promoters and small venues.
Anyway…
First on stage are Mechanical Vein.
The Industrial DRM n Bass act hit the small stage and are immediately assaulting the ears of the dozen or so fans in the venue… the finely crafted tunes were loud and brash but, in the main, very enjoyable…
the man of a dozen bands, Andrew Kuro, was on hand to lend some guitar work to ensemble.
The inimitable Nightmare Frequency were next up and if you’ve had the pleasure of them before you knew what lay ahead.
Those that hadn’t seen them looked on with a mixture of enjoyment and bewilderment.
Ripped clothing and covered in what I hope is oil or simple make up the visual side of the act whilst Deano conveys his his demonic and guteral self via the mic and trance like acting.
A bit shouty but yeah… they enjoyed it and the majority of the crowd seemed to feel it.
Suicide Commando entered the stage to intro sounds before singer Johan Van Roy bound onto the Scene… the main act is under way.
The crowd had swelled up somewhat but nowhere near full… even in a reduced capacity venue…
The act of a long standing artist very rarely goes awry and tonight would be no different.
Belgian electro Industrial turned out to be mostly safe electro pop with some dark topics and a live drummer.
Van Roy knows how to work the stage and the audience; so much so that the small crowd gave the impression of a larger number via their enthusiastic noise levels… fair play to them and the band appeared to appreciated the effort.
Three decent bands and a crowd Hell bent on having a good time made this a decent night out… the scene in Glasgow is a decent size but they need to make a bigger effort if Frank of Flag Promotions is expected to keep bringing these bands to town.
Review and Photography’s by John Brown Photography
