Fearless Vampire Killers, Bad Pollyanna, The Dead XIII and Don't
Stop Go!
Sound Control Manchester
March 9th, 2014
Tonight I'm back at Sound Control in Manchester for a night of full
on goth rock.
Next up were The Dead XIII. They are a five
piece punk metal band from Manchester and it is clear to see from their image
and the music they play who their influences are. Their set consisted of mainly original songs
however they did throw in a cover version of Wednesday 13's 'Bad Things'. The
Dead XIII have a great stage presence and a lot of energy. 
The third band on tonight's bill was Bad
Pollyanna, a four piece, female fronted rock band. Bad Pollyanna have just the right amount of
rock and theatrics to wow the audience but without being tacky.
Considering I'm not a fan of female fronted
bands I found myself really enjoying this one.
Lead singer Olivia has a really strong voice but doesn't sing at too
high a pitch.
They played all their own
songs including a song called 'Define Me' which was written in honour of Sophie
Lancaster the young girl who was savagely beaten to death in Bacup, Lancashire because
of her alternative life style. Bad
Pollyanna have been working with the S.O.P.H.I.E. Foundation who to help raise awareness
of hate crimes towards people who lead alternative lifestyles.
Headlining were a band that I have now seen
numerous times and who never fail to impress me and tonight was no different. Starting off with my favourite, 'Bow Ties On
Dead Guys', the Fearless Vampire Killer guys bounce into gear.
As usual Kier and Laurence shared the lead
singer duties but instead of Kier playing the first half and then switching
with Laurence they played three songs each and then switched so each of them had centre
stage on more than one occasion.
Playing a set containing songs such as 'Could
We Burn Darling?', 'Bite Down On My Winchester' and 'Fetish For The Finite' from
their album 'Militia Of The Lost' and 'The
Mechanist - Headlung' and 'The Thief - Merchants Of Decay' from their EP
'Exposition- The Five Before The Flames', as well as their last single 'All Hallows
Evil', and two new songs from their upcoming album which will be released later
this year.
Every
time I have seen them they have always
thrown in a cheeky 80's cover song whether it be their version of Elton John's
'I'm Still Standing' or Phil Collins' 'Easy Lover' and tonight was no different. Tonight's song of choice was a rock version
of Wham's 'Club Tropicana', which is how they finished their set as they ran
out of time.
Fearless
Vampire Killers left the stage to very loud cheers and applause (and a quite a
lot of screaming from the teenage girls).
If
you like your rock with a lot eyeliner and extra bounce then tonight would be
right up your street! I would not
hesitate to go to see any of these bands again.
Fearless
Vampire Killers will be touring with Bad
Pollyanna again on the Cabin Fever UK Tour
in April.
To
find out more about the Sophie Lancaster Foundation click here:
http://www.sophielancasterfoundation.com
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