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The Garage Attic, Glasgow
05-07-23

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What the fuck was that? Ostensibly it was a Japanese band from Fukuoka on its first headline tour of Europe swanning into town with some reyt Metalcore, but in an extra-dimensionary sense, it was the conversion of youth’s most dynamical energies into a wall of wonderful sound.

There’s yelling – in the English language by the way – & there’s melodies, there’s awesome thrashy guitars & booming drums, there’s swirling ninja kicks on a temporarily clear’d dance floor & there’s just, well, a great deal of brilliance. I was just stood there, towards the back, with a massive grin on my face, bobbing my head up & down while protecting my flip-flopp’d feet from the moshing revellers.

The lead-singer carried the show with a proper Ian Brown vibe, like, & despite being an entire hemisphere away, many of the audience knew the tunes, including their recently released ‘I’m ready to Die For My Friends,’ which seems a signal banner for the boys reaching a sophisticated level of songwriting – from now on their songs are gonna touch & mean something to us all. Then, combining that ability with these stunning live performances, Paledusk seem destin’d for great, great things. Absolutely cool as fuck!

Damian Beeson Bullen