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LIVE REVIEW: Memoriam, Camden Underworld, London<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Memoriam on stage at the Underworld in Camden. Pic: 5par5kin5.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Memoriam are probably one of the best \u2013 if not the best – British old school death metal bands on the scene at the moment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This might seem a bold claim, but consider the facts: 
* The band has considerable pedigree, consisting of former members of Bolt Thrower, Sacrilege and Benediction. 
* They have released 3 astounding albums in their three-year existence \u2013 as well as three 7in singles (of demo tracks) and a flexi single. 
* They seem to have played every major metal festival on continental Europe in that time. 
* Their music is super-heavy, an aural assault that shreds the nerves and blisters your inner being!! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a band so prolific, it is remarkable they have never really toured the UK, preferring one-off gigs such as the ManorFest in Keighley and pubs\/clubs in and around their home turf (Birmingham). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Memoriam’s latest album, Requiem For Mankind (Nuclear Blast Records)<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

So tonight was an extra special event \u2013 not only was this Memoriam\u2019s first ever London show \u2013 it was also the launch gig for their third album, Requiem For Mankind (Nuclear Blast Records). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The band took the stage to their own soundtrack (Memoriam from first album For The Fallen) and burst straight into the opening track of the new record, Shellshock. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s about the chaos of war and its sensory impact on those at the frontline, and during the instrumental section, frontman Karl Willetts was caught in purple strobe lighting, miming the effects of electrocution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This provided a fantastic audio-visual introduction to an outstanding set, covering the best of all three albums and lasting well over an hour. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Standout tracks included the superb War Rages On, the excellent Surrounded By Death and Resistance (all from the first album) plus Fixed Bayonets, Austerity Kills, and the title track from the new record.
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The Underworld in Camden, beneath the famous World’s End pub. Pic: 5par5kin5.<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Underworld is a small, underground venue (beneath the World\u2019s End pub) in the heart of Camden and has a capacity of around 500. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It wasn\u2019t full tonight (probably about 400) but almost everyone was massed in the pit directly in front of the stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s one of those venues that doesn\u2019t have a barrier in front of the stage other than a large step up from the pit to the footlights. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some bands may not like this \u2018up close and personal\u2019 proximity to the crowd \u2013 but Memoriam loved it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Willetts in particular seemed to embrace personal contact with the crowd \u2013 and he seemed to have the audience quite literally in his hand during, after and in between each and every track. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a joy and a pleasure to see a band of Memoriam\u2019s stature so obviously enjoy being on a small stage, smiling and laughing between songs, bantering with each other, applauding the crowd and dedicating tracks to friends and relations in the pit. 
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Memoriam clearly loved being able to get up close and personal with the crowd. <\/strong> Pic: 5par5kin5.<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

So many bands of this genre take themselves ever so seriously and like to project an image (onstage and off) of aggressive indifference \u2013 but not Memoriam. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They clearly loved being there, enjoyed playing to the crowd and made it clear they appreciated the support given to them throughout. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Memoriam also have plenty of stagecraft, helped by the fact its members have about 120 years\u2019 experience in bands between them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They know how to work a crowd with songs that simultaneously hypnotise, energise and mobilise those present into a critical sweaty mass of nodding heads, thrashing limbs and horned salutes! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their version of old school death metal typically addresses topics associated with war (death, suffering, carnage), remembrance for those lost at war and the general sorry state of mankind! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Frontman Karl Willetts described Memoriam’s sonic assault as ‘a celebration of life with death metal’.<\/strong> Pic: 5par5kin5.<\/strong> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

For these reasons, it\u2019s perhaps hard to imagine band or crowd \u2018enjoying\u2019 a soundtrack dedicated to man\u2019s inhumanity to man, but the sonic assaults provided by Frank Healy (bass), Andy Whale (drums) and Scott Fairfax\u2019s heavy guitar riffs provided what Willetts described as \u2018a celebration of life with death metal\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even when things got a bit nasty in the pit (when some people decided to start smacking each other in a totally uncool, non-hardcore kind of way), the band made a point of stopping it escalating any further. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One individual at the centre of events seemed determined to be the centre of attraction right from the start. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A promotional poster for Memoriam’s Underworld gig.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

As well as being a persistent stage invader (the only one \u2013 remarkable given the style of Memoriams\u2019s music and a stage with no barrier), he was also seen lamping another person in the crowd. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was the last straw for the security staff and he was forcefully removed by a snatch squad who barged their way into and back out of the mosh pit with said offender. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once the invader and heavy mob were out of sight things soon got back into the groove, with songs punctuated by a soundtrack of machine gun fire, anti-aircraft fire and heavy guns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stagecraft? Memoriam have it in bucketloads. 
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