Reviews

Bulletproof.

Coming across as something like Guernsey's Vietnameasles but a thousand times tighter, and with less bad jokes, Bulletproof unleashed a ska infused hardcore assault on the crowd who replied with the first proper pit of the day and even included stage dives and crowd surfing! All this along with a brief Vietnameasle led stage invasion, this is the way hardcore punk should be done.

Unrehearsed.

Meanwhile on the main stage another Jersey band were trying to make an impact. Combining the stoner metal stylings of Clutch with some more straight forward hard rock and heavy metal sounds, Unrehearsed came across as a solid bunch of performers. However at no point did they do anything to grab the attention of the crowd who soon had dispersed to partake of other festival activities.

Clarence Cleanwater and the Hand to Gland Band.

Following The Wild Stallions it was time Clarence Cleanwater and The Hand To Gland Band to take to the stage. Playing predominantly covers of classic and blues rock tracks they fit perfectly into the vibe of the beer tent stage and accumulated a good audience throughout their set.

Mechanical Lobster.

Sounding just as brutal and vital as they did when I last saw them perform over two years ago, Mechanical Lobster seem to have not lost a step, even with the inclusion of new guitarist Daz 'The Colonel' Carre. Running through a selection of their now classic tracks alongside some newer material Mechanical Lobster got the faithful moshing from the off and by the end of their set had the biggest pit of the weekend so far going complete with stage divers and crowd surfers. Lets just hope it's not another year before we see them again.

The Defiled.

Describing much of their music as "songs about killing people" this wasn't for the fainthearted, but, it succeeded in encouraging yet another huge pit which was only exceeded in size by the presence the band possessed on stage. Ending the set with their keyboard player smashing his instrument to pieces they were undeniably joint champions of the day alongside Mechanical Lobster.

U.S. Monster Trucks.

Again the beer tent provided a contrast to the music on the main stage as Saturday was headlined by U.S. Monster Trucks, as ever they put on a great show that added a new twist to some old favourite pop-rock tracks that had the whole front half of the tent dancing.

Enemo-J.

This though was really a minor blip on what had, for the good majority of the day, been a fantastic lot of music from a great set of bands ranging from classic blues and prog rock to hardcore punk and cyber metal.