Music review: Royal Blood – InDaily

Within the rock ’n’ roll sphere, Royal Blood are an anomaly.

Much less is way, rather more.

Performing to a sold-out crowd at Hindley Road Music Corridor, the Brighton two-piece hardly ever got here up for air in an unrelenting and highly effective set spanning 4 albums of fabric in simply over 90 minutes.

Taking to the stage to Ennio Morricone’s acquainted but eerie The Good, the Dangerous and the Ugly theme, normally related to weapons being drawn in a shootout, guitarist Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher had one thing a lot greater of their arsenal. They’re a stay band in each sense of the phrase, bringing a thunderous crunch to their hard-rock sound and power in spades, making the evening a rollicking affair from go to whoa.

It’s outstanding what Kerr can produce from his bass, utilizing quite a few pedals and manipulation to conjure up a sound many rock bands greater in each dimension and stature can solely dream of.

Thatcher is mesmerising behind the drums, treating every fill and cymbal hit with impunity. From the opening snare hits of “Out of the Black”, the sound may very well be felt out of your chest all the way down to the foundations of the constructing and it solely bought heavier from then on.

“Mountains at Midnight”, the sludgy riff of “Boilermaker” and new single “Shiner within the Darkish” all adopted with little fuss from the band, who have been intent on preserving the engine rolling on at full velocity. Kerr then introduced that “this one is sizzling off the presses” ­– launching straight into the frantic “Supermodel Avalanches”, a B-side kicking round on the web that was formally launched this week.

The band’s singles continued to be peppered all through the set. The danceable “Bother’s Coming”, “Little Monster”, “How Did We Get So Darkish” and “Free Change” stored the tempo excessive, earlier than the band exited the stage for a well-earned breather. The gang have been additionally appreciative.

Returning for a three-song encore, the duo shifted tempo briefly for mellow piano-based “Waves”, however the respite was quick lived. “Ten Tonne Skeleton” and the band’s calling card, “Determine it Out”, rounded out the evening to the delight of the gang, who gave it their all for one final dance.

This was the band’s smallest present on their tour, but the power within the 1800-capacity room was palpable. It was an early Christmas current for Adelaide rock followers – and are available Christmas Day we’ll nonetheless most likely have ringing in our ears.

Royal Blood performed at Hindley Road Music Corridor on December 19 as a part of their Australian tour.

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