Crossfaith - Apocalyze.

Utter brilliance from the world's fastest-growing band. Crossfaith have ultimately proved that there's a gap in the metal-market for electro/Japanese/metalcore and are finally getting the recognition they deserve with their newest album, Apocalyze. Crossfaith brand themselves as potential stars with tracks like 'Eclipse' and 'We Are The Future' proving that metalcore, dubstep and electro can be infused into one genre- and well.

Look out for Crossfaith in the future, they'll be big.

Crown The Empire + Issues, Gorilla, 19/09/2013

I bought tickets without any *real* idea about both bands, but the deeper I delve, the more I became enticed.

The venue was unusual, but brilliant. Gorilla replaced NQ Live as the venue, as NQ Live sadly burnt down- and I was skeptical that Gorilla could live up to the reputation NQ live had so rightly acquired, but I couldn't have been more wrong. 

From the very start, Crown The Empire had the place jumping and singing, hitting the crowd hard with 7 of their best songs. Songs like 'Memories Of A Broken Heart' and 'Makeshift Chemistry' being among fan favourites.

Issues were suffice, from what I could tell. They were perceived to be the 'marmite' of the night's entertainment, you either loved them or you didn't- there wasn't much in between and it unfortunately split the crowd. However, it didn't mean they weren't good at filling the crowd with energy, which they did with stellar competence. 

With help from strobe lighting and smoke machines, a surreal atmosphere was delivered to the crowd. An excellent end to an excellent night.

Paramore, Manchester Arena, 20/09/2013.

Paramore have been a favourite of mine for sometime now- I'd even go as far as to say they got me into the music I enjoy today. I couldn't pass up an opportunity to see them whatsoever.

Paramore celebrated their highly anticipated return to the UK with a stunning performance, "it's been a long, difficult time for us. We thought we'd lost something within ourselves which we never thought we'd get back. But that just goes to show, we didn't give up, and we pulled through. The same goes to you guys in the audience" Hayley explained, met with a huge, emotional cheer.

They then barraged the audience with 21  songs, old and new- of which the crowd sang along to their upmost, even matched with dancing when Hayley enthused it. 

The feel-good vibe the band gave off evidently got shared with the crowd, as everyone came together to create something memorable. Hayley even joked "I don't know what's going on in Manchester tonight, but it can't be as good as this."

Although it seemed the older songs were met with a better reception, one thing is for definite; Paramore are back.