Deathstars and Sybreed - O2 Academy Birmingham

Sunday 20th June 2010 7:30pm @ O2 Academy Birmingham

One of the bands i have been interested in for a while, and relatively unheard of; Sybreed. Were supporting deathstars in a gig at the O2 academy a few nights ago. Both me and my cousin decided to go along, and to be honest we were more interested in the supporting act than the head liners but for the sake of £12 a ticket it was worth it.

When we got there before the doors opened at 7 there were two separate 2 queues, but with start contrasts. The first queue seemed a lot more indie/townie/prep'y right next to a queue where the only colour was the blues, greens and pinks of peoples hair, everything else was black. While waiting in the queue the singer of Sybreed walked past us, i only recognised his face from download a few weeks ago, and wouldn't of minded getting an autograph, but hey ho. Once the doors opened and we showed the tickets we went into the room, which was quite small compared to what I was expecting, but once the bands started it was rather comfortable as there wasn't massive crowds.

I Cannot remember the name of the first band, but they didn't really interest me so i just stood there mildly amusing myself with the loading and weight restriction signs on the ceiling, until eventually they arrived...

Sybreed, there set was as good as at download, probably better as I got to see it full. Throughout the crowds there were little pockets of people that had obviously came for Sybreed as much as deathstars and i think everyone that went will of left with a new band to research, which is impressive considering its only there third UK show. Go Research Sybreed now, go on! (maybe after you finish reading this post though :P)

(Sybreed - Doomsday party is a good catchy classic, and always gets a crowd moving - have a listen :] )

Next on came deathstars, they met up to the rumours i had heard about them putting on a very good show, the lead singer kept reminding me of a cross dressing friend of mine. Deathstars were able to keep the crowd wanting more throughout while each of there band went on a mild ego/power trip but the distinctive style of music combined with showmanship made for a performance with a difference.

I would certainly recommend going to see both Deathstars and Sybreed, with the latter bringing big things to the metal community in the near future.