LIVE REVIEW ABSOLVA SHEFFIELD CORPORATION
EMBRACING the new bread of rock is a growing trend for some, and from this side of the fence it’s to be applauded. Not that this Manchester gang are ‘new’ having formed over a decade ago, with the foursome’s rise being progressive and hard fought as their sixth album Fire In The Sky, now out on Rocksector Records, proves.
Opening up with Flames Of Justice and Anthems Of The Dead frontman Chris Appleton let fly with guitar licks and rasping vocals aided very nicely by his three side kicks Luke Appleton on rhythm guitar and backing vocals, bassist and backing vocals Karl Schramm, with the drumming powerhouse at the rear Martin McNee. And what a drummer he is too, never missing a beat and keeping the machine rolling as many songs had very little gaps between. When front man Chris does speak he does so clearly and articulates well, with very little profanities, which is what a good spokesperson should do. With little effort he cleverly got us all to the stage edge, thus creating the right mood and atmosphere. Standing away from the stage isn’t contusive to a good night and Absolva make sure a good time is had.
As tunes kept coming with all six albums getting some form of representation, the band soon knocked out over a dozen crackers and with strong support from Dirty Scarlet and Dead Demons, who did a great version of the old Samson hit, Riding With The Angels, the night was complete.
The Rock fraternity have been slowly flag-waving Absolva for a while and having now seen them in a small raw environment, this lot are the real deal. Could they be the next Metallica? For my money they could!
