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Photos by Karl Hiller of www.KarlsMetal.com

Show Review by Karl Hiller of www.KarlsMetal.com

The concert studio was a small room, maybe 18 feet by 18 and the walls were littered with band stickers and graffiti as well as the hallways leading up to it which gave it a musical anarchist’s decor. And it smelled like a bar with all the beer people brought. If you didn’t have any, they were happy to share.

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Last but not least, was Burning Shadows. A band I had seen only once before, but never the less drew me 130 miles to see again. The first time I had heard them live, the sound system wasn’t quite right, unfortunately, but they were crisp and clear at the WMUC studio. Lead guitarist Greg Jones had been handling lead vocals and is featured on their album “Into the Primordial” While his vocals are adequate, he must have realised the band’s awesome sound needed something more. That they have found, in new lead vocalist Tom Davy who made his Burning Shadows debut performance at this show. His voice is melodic, powerful, and operatic in style. His personal flare and gesturing made a strong visual impression as well. And, thanks to Tom, KarlsMetal.com got its first radio ad. After Greg recognised me for having traveled so far to see them, Tom said, “and you have a website” as he handed the mike over to me to give a plug on air. Their songwriting is strong and original. The music is powerful in scope and diverse in character. Their showmanship is good, Tim Regan on rhythm guitar and Aaron El-Zeftawy on bass are especially lively performers. Torin Blatt on the drum set has focus and fun beating out the beats. The band opened with their seminal track “Second Son” and also premiered a new song which was as yet unnamed, but was, as I heard one fan describe it, in a word “epic”. An EP with new material is forthcoming.

Epic hails to Karl!