Gig: Fit For An Autopsy & Sylosis @ Electric Brixton, London
Sylosis by Anne Phalzgraf
Sylosis and Fit For An Autopsy kicked off their highly anticipated UK and EU run with a sold-out show at London’s iconic Electric Brixton on 22 November. The evening promised to be a spectacle of metal’s finest with a stellar lineup completed by special guests Heriot and Darkest Hour, two rising forces in the metal scene – delivering a powerful performance filled with chunky riffs, nasty breakdowns and towering choruses.
Heriot
Opening the night was Swindon’s industrial infused metal outfit Heriot who were greeted by an already nicely filled venue and set the tone with a whiplash of emotions ebbing and flowing between gnarly breakdowns and more ethereal ambient melodies. They won the crowd over quickly with their energetic performance, seeing circle pits erupt in front of the stage and crowd surfers making their way towards the stage. Even though the set was short and sweet, they wasted no time in warming up the crowd and getting them prepared for what was yet to come.
Darkest Hour
Washington-based quintet Darkest Hour were up next binging a mix of metalcore and melodic death metal – upping the energy in the room with speedy drums and chunky guitar riffs. They raced through their set keeping the crowd off their feet, as the floor erupted into circle pits, and saw a sea of bodies moshing along in response to the band’s more aggressive approach.
Fit For An Autopsy
Third band on the bill was the first headliner of the evening, New Jersy-based deathcore outfit Fit For An Autopsy, who started their set with a dramatic flair by demanding carnage, splitting the crowd in half and demanding a wall of death as they made their way through opener ‘Lower Purpose’. Not slowing down, they saw a flood of crowd surfers throughout the whole set and another massive pit erupting as they lead into crowd favourite ‘Far From Heaven’ before finishing off their hour-long set with the more anthemic, gut-wrenchingly dark ‘Two Towers’ which saw a sea of phone torches and lighters lighting up the entire room and inviting another flood of crowd surfers to make their way towards the stage. With their mix of brutal guitar shreds, guttural vocals and haunting guitar melodies, they upped the energy even higher and left everyone sweaty and excited for the second headliner of the night.
Sylosis
By the time Sylosis made their way to the stage opening the set with the anthemic ‘Empty Prophets’, the anticipation was at its peak. The crowd was easily swept off their feet reopening the pits right from the start, greeting the band with a wave of excitement. Being known for their huge riffs, towering choruses and dark haunting interludes mixing elements from trash metal, metalcore and death metal, the Reading-based five-piece demanded carnage throughout the whole set seeing the crowd relentlessly moshing, singing and chanting along. ‘The Path’ saw Heriot’s Debbie Gough join on vocal duties while former guitarist Alex Bailey joined in on guitar for the last four songs of the set. By the time Sylosis transition into the raging ‘Deadwood’ to close off the set, the crowd splits the venue in half once more for the final wall of death of the evening and a constant thread of crowd surfers heading towards the stage. The band raced through their set with unrelenting energy, leaving the crowd exhilarated and hungry for more.
