HIGH ON FIRE
DVNE / MADE OF TEETH
Matt Pike’s metal warriors take a hatchet to Highbury
THE GARAGE, LONDON
High On Fire: still a revelation
Dvne: in the transcendent
WILL IRELAND
SHIRTS BEING OPTIONAL is clearly going to be a running theme tonight; MADE OF TEETH open, their bassist opting for this route as the power trio deliver a half hour of noise rock. There are occasional moments where they switch into more serpentine, math rock segments and it draws in much of the steady stream of punters gradually filling up the venue. Where Made Of Teeth deal in unbridled chaos, DVNE weave transcendent beauty into their expansive, progressive post-metal. Pulling entirely from last year’s phenomenal album Etemen Ænka, even without moving or speaking more than 20 words between songs, they’re utterly spellbinding. Cuts like Court Of The Matriarch and Omega Severer both seethe and soar in equal measure, their impact magnified tenfold from their recorded counterparts. Though they’re flanked by two arguably harder-hitting bands, the quintet steal the show with ease with a near-perfect mix and truly mesmerising performance.