Their no holes barred, aggressive approach transformed the sombre mood of a local pub into a raging frenzy of energy and musical passion. This band have a clear direction and focus for promoting their music and after speaking to the guys before the gig, I found out that they had recently spent £800 on a new 5-track CD, recorded in London. As Nitch took to the stage, people seemed instantly drawn in by an opening of dark, mystical music reverberating from the keyboard of lead vocalist James Tuck. In an almost hypnotic fashion, a healthy crowd emerged from the corners of the pub and took their rightful place in front of the awaiting musicians. No sooner had the crowd formed, the band burst into a torrent of the heaviest form of grunge-metal I have ever seen or heard. Huge guitars directed by Kris Livall and Mouldy twinned with progressive drums at the hands of Ben Stiff created a wall of sound that impacted so heavily on your eardrums you were destined never to forget it again!  |
This was not the only weapon in Nitch’s arsenal. The wall of sound suddenly collapsed to make way for some dark, suggestive lyrics pushed along by vocals that entwined themselves around the music and showed the bands reflective side. Bounding on, the band took the audience on a roller coaster ride up and down the many levels of their sound creating mosh pits as they went. This effective format was repeated throughout the set. James orchestrated animated movements from the stage which included full body head banging and punching the air which were both eagerly mimicked from the depths of the pit.  |
Nitch continued to dominate the stage with their own brand of heavy music which was a combination of many of the best bands you would associate with this alternative genre. For me, the vocals were a mixture of bands like Tool and early 90’s band Alice In Chains and the music combined the best abilities and hooks of Ramnstein, Rage Against The Machine and Slipknot. With the added dynamic of the spooky keyboard sounds and occasional vocal growls, this band stands out from the musical crowd. Unfortunately, Mouldy experienced many technical difficulties with his bass amp during the gig which you could see was frustrating him the more and more it happened. He tried to stay light hearted about it but every time his amp cut out, the band had to regroup and hype the audience back up into the frenzy they had worked so hard to create. To their credit, they coped very well but it did expose the similar nature of many of the bands songs. When music is this loud it can be very difficult to pick out the individuality of every song and with this said you could easily accuse any band of this. Heavy music such as this is definitely not everybody’s cup of tea but this is why we have the alternative scene and after this gig, I am confident that it is alive and well in Suffolk. | 
