.@PlanetMosh reviews DevilDriver, @BleedFromWithin and @Sylosis in Belfast On the only previous occasion on which DevilDriver played Belfast - a month short of eight years ago - the local Free Presbyterian intelligentsia (the Norn Iron equivalent of the US' moral minority/religious right) picketed the outdoor festival which they were headlining: they had no such problems on.@PlanetMosh reviews DevilDriver, @BleedFromWithin and @Sylosis in Belfast Bleed From Withi On the only previous occasion on which DevilDriver played Belfast – a month short of eight years ago – the local Free Presbyterian intelligentsia (the Norn Iron equivalent of the US' moral minority/religious right) picketed the outdoor festival which they were headlining: they had no such problems on their long-awaited return, with the only issue being that of a last minute venue upgrade… Despite charismatic vocalist Scott Kennedy immediately getting in the audience's faces and urging them stagewards, it takes a while for openers Bleed From Within - who have just been confirmed to play this year's Sonisphere – to build their momentum. Nevertheless, they play with passion and commitment, with diehard fans doing their damnedest to get pits swirling, and, as the venue fills, the improving reaction helps the Glaswegians raise their game in the latter half of the set. Sylosis There's a remarkably quick turn round between BFW and Sylosis, the reason for which soon becomes clear: drummer Ali Richardson is pulling 'double duty' this evening, sitting in (sic) for the inexplicably absent Rob Callard – which probably goes some of the way toward explaining the brevity of their [...]
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