August Burns Red with Between the Buried & Me: 13th February 2010, Brixton O2 Academy
Brixton is swamped with metal dudes and scary looking girls tonight. It’s indefinitely because tonight’s show at Brixton’s O2 Academy is headlined by Lamb Of God, whose merch states they are “American Metal”. However for some that’s no biggie and second act openers August Burns red are the appeal tonight.
Tonight’s first opening act is North Carolina’s Between the Buried and Me. They take to the stage to rapturous applause from the small crowd, and as the venue slowly fills, their prog metal core sound turns more heads. They’re warmly accepted by the audience throughout, and even through what felt like a 15 minute finale with some overtly epic guitar solos, but these guys largely impress the early birds tonight. Between the Buried and Me are one to looking out for in the future and already have an evidently impressive fan base in the UK which after tonight is sure to have increased in numbers significantly.
Next up is my highlight of the night, August Burns Red. The Lancaster quintet hugely impressed me with their live show when opening to Bring Me The Horizon last year, and once again they do not disappoint. ABR fill the stage of this 4000 capacity venue with no problem at all and turn more of the audience onto their hard/metalcore sound, particularly through their expert use of sub-bass before breakdowns which turns spines to jelly and never fails to bring a smile to my face. While they go down incredibly well, better than expected if I’m honest, I can’t wait to see August Burns Red headline their own show in a smaller venue later this year, where their sound can send vibrations through the whole building and really get people moving. If you have the opportunity, check out their shows, I can guarantee you won’t be disappointed.
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