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From Hell, Tread The Sky, InMe
Eastbourne Funktion Rooms
Saturday 26th January 2008 - 7:30PMReviewed by AmyR | 31/01/2008 - 7:08PM
The skinny jeans were out in their forces tonight, and it seemed all the youth of Eastbourne ditched the bars and headed down the Funktion Rooms to witness the come back of a great young British Rock band.
Due to the fact that this is not a tour and one of just two shows they are playing in Sussex, InMe did not have any support bands of their own, so it’s down to the local bands of Eastbourne to keep us entertained until 9pm when InMe take over.
The first band on was a group of 4 young males going by the name From Hell. The scrawny lead singer made his way with slight hesitance to the centre of the stage, glanced at his band members who all looked on nervously and they began their first song. What happened next took me by surprise.
This young man began screaming viciously into the microphone yet appeared to mince around the stage. No doubt he is able to do such vocals with ease, but it appears that he abides by the book when it comes to his performance, and his movements seemed unnatural and slightly uncomfortable.
The other band members looked on moodily, hair covering their features as they concentrated on hitting the right notes. They failed to talk to their audience and briefly kept us amused with a bout of unison head banging during the last song. They lacked the true passion to captivate the audience who seemed to just be milling around in the bar, with a few youth bouncing around in the centre.
Tread The Sky happily march on next, their songs sounding relatively similar, but nevertheless their performance was superb. With dreadlocks past his waist, their front man had joy in thrashing his head around in time with the music, leaving other members flinching in fear on this cramped stage. The crowd seemed to be enjoying this set until a bouncer decided he had enough of the violent dancing and dragged a member of the audience outside. The response then to the singer's requests for more movement was merely, 'We'll get chucked out'. So they trucked on with as much passion as one could conjure after such a distasteful action.
InMe made their way down the stairs, through the crowd and onto the stage to a sold out Eastbourne venue cheering in eager anticipation. Opening the set with 'Otherside' the crowd immediately took it in their power to tear the place down. Storming their way through classics such as 'Underdose' and 'Faster The Chase', InMe created such a brilliant atmosphere that it seemed everyone came out from the shelter of the bar, and put their drinks aside to witness this event.
Their music was fast, raw and each note was struck with a passion as strong as their determination. Arguably, they've played main stages at both Download and Reading, so they know what they're doing, but it's apparent tonight that this band is unstoppable.
'This is our last song' became a repeated phrase towards the end of the night, and eventually it really was their last song and they departed the stage; leaving an air of camaraderie I didn't know could be felt in this town.
With hugs and handshakes the crowd disperse, with a few people seen milling around, perhaps trying to grasp hold of the reality they are being forced back into.
Due to the fact that this is not a tour and one of just two shows they are playing in Sussex, InMe did not have any support bands of their own, so it’s down to the local bands of Eastbourne to keep us entertained until 9pm when InMe take over.
The first band on was a group of 4 young males going by the name From Hell. The scrawny lead singer made his way with slight hesitance to the centre of the stage, glanced at his band members who all looked on nervously and they began their first song. What happened next took me by surprise.
This young man began screaming viciously into the microphone yet appeared to mince around the stage. No doubt he is able to do such vocals with ease, but it appears that he abides by the book when it comes to his performance, and his movements seemed unnatural and slightly uncomfortable.
The other band members looked on moodily, hair covering their features as they concentrated on hitting the right notes. They failed to talk to their audience and briefly kept us amused with a bout of unison head banging during the last song. They lacked the true passion to captivate the audience who seemed to just be milling around in the bar, with a few youth bouncing around in the centre.
Tread The Sky happily march on next, their songs sounding relatively similar, but nevertheless their performance was superb. With dreadlocks past his waist, their front man had joy in thrashing his head around in time with the music, leaving other members flinching in fear on this cramped stage. The crowd seemed to be enjoying this set until a bouncer decided he had enough of the violent dancing and dragged a member of the audience outside. The response then to the singer's requests for more movement was merely, 'We'll get chucked out'. So they trucked on with as much passion as one could conjure after such a distasteful action.
InMe made their way down the stairs, through the crowd and onto the stage to a sold out Eastbourne venue cheering in eager anticipation. Opening the set with 'Otherside' the crowd immediately took it in their power to tear the place down. Storming their way through classics such as 'Underdose' and 'Faster The Chase', InMe created such a brilliant atmosphere that it seemed everyone came out from the shelter of the bar, and put their drinks aside to witness this event.
Their music was fast, raw and each note was struck with a passion as strong as their determination. Arguably, they've played main stages at both Download and Reading, so they know what they're doing, but it's apparent tonight that this band is unstoppable.
'This is our last song' became a repeated phrase towards the end of the night, and eventually it really was their last song and they departed the stage; leaving an air of camaraderie I didn't know could be felt in this town.
With hugs and handshakes the crowd disperse, with a few people seen milling around, perhaps trying to grasp hold of the reality they are being forced back into.
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