As much black as possible is definitely the way forward at this type of gig. Enormous black boots, clothes, hair and make-up are a must - which left me feeling a bit underdressed for the occasion in my jeans and T-shirt.

First up are the emo-rockin' three-piece Engerica, they are literally ear-blistering and their chest pummeling drums and swaggering epic guitars go down a treat with the bouncing crowd.

Engerica

Engerica play chaotic, dark, blasting metal/rock with twisted but humorous lyrics about bogeys and girls with thin legs and fat faces.

It's difficult to pin down their sound - the more thrashy numbers have an Eighties Matchbox feel to them and the slower ones have a smattering of Lostprophets.

The top tune of their set was The Smell, their latest single. With it's catchy hooks, thrashy drums and blasting vocals it grabs the crowd hook, line and sinker.

Next up, American horror metaller Wednesday 13 backed by graverockers Death Becomes You. As the lights went down a couple of dark shapes moved across the stage and the crowd fidgeted with excitement.

Wednesday 13

The lights up revealed a vision of horror - the band looked like a cross between something from a scary flick and Alice Cooper - white faces caked in make-up with heavy black eye liner, fake scars and blood.

Wednesday shouted out "What do you wanna do with your lives?" the crowd all yelled back "I wanna rock!" The speeding guitar, thundering bass and clattering drums kicked in and we were off!

They have a tight metal rhythm with morbid lyrics which the crowd sing along to, Wednesday worked the crowd shouting "Show me your horns!" Every single arm shot up in a devil salute.

The Devil Made Me Do It, And I'd Do It Again is a winner with the goth crowd who belt the chorus back. Wednesday 13 delivers exactly what his "scouts" want, a gruesome image and some great music.

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