For those not already familiar with the event, Monsters Of Rot - which was sponsored for the first time this year by PlanetMosh - is Northern Ireland's premier annual showcase for the best that the extreme metal scene on both sides of the Irish border has to offer. Taking place in the unlikely setting ofFor those not already familiar with the event, Monsters Of Rot – which was sponsored for the first time this year by PlanetMosh – is Northern Ireland's premier annual showcase for the best that the extreme metal scene on both sides of the Irish border has to offer. Taking place in the unlikely setting of the car park of a roadside pub, roughly halfway between the town of Enniskillen and the aforementioned border, it has gone from strength to strength, as evidenced by this year presenting us with, er, well, the strongest line up to date – with at least three bands more than capable of claiming headline status. As the bus bringing a bunch of noisy hallions down from the big smoke of Belfast pulls up outside, The Savage Rabbits (https://www.facebook.com/thesavagerabbits) are just starting their set… Having replaced sludgelords Owlcrusher, the local quartet's downtuned, groovy sludge-meets- grunge is an early delight, making great use of harmonics, especially in Francis McNally guitar work and Nathan Ternan's rich and powerful vocals, the latter making the most of the very obviously personal lyrics, especially on the beautifully poignant closer, 'No 7′. Pursuit Of Ruin's (https://www.facebook.com/PursuitOfRuin) technical death metal, with a darkened groove, [...]
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