Balaam are on the 6th date for their first UK tour in over a year and chaos reigns.
The quartet take to the Esquires' stage in front of a sweating sardine-tin audience. The venue is seething with black-clad goth rockers, many sporting MISSION or NEPHELIM T-shirts.
Whilst a large proportion go predictably ape no matter what Balaam do, some are obviously nonplussed by the band's rough and raucous heavy metal approach. These days Balaam owe more to the power and attack off THE ALMIGHTY than perhaps their long term fans expect.
"Running Out of Time" and "The Wave" are the most potent reminders of Balaam's Gothic past. However, "Did You Fall..." and "Live Free or Die" both shatter my preconceptions by adapting admirably to the metal-orientated blast the band deliver these days.
As a newcomer to the fold, I'm impressed, though whether They remain in relative "cultdom" or expand to encompass the wider market they're aiming for remains to be seen.
The quartet take to the Esquires' stage in front of a sweating sardine-tin audience. The venue is seething with black-clad goth rockers, many sporting MISSION or NEPHELIM T-shirts.
Whilst a large proportion go predictably ape no matter what Balaam do, some are obviously nonplussed by the band's rough and raucous heavy metal approach. These days Balaam owe more to the power and attack off THE ALMIGHTY than perhaps their long term fans expect.
"Running Out of Time" and "The Wave" are the most potent reminders of Balaam's Gothic past. However, "Did You Fall..." and "Live Free or Die" both shatter my preconceptions by adapting admirably to the metal-orientated blast the band deliver these days.
As a newcomer to the fold, I'm impressed, though whether They remain in relative "cultdom" or expand to encompass the wider market they're aiming for remains to be seen.
Lyn Guy
Riff Raff
January 1992
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