THE EVER LIVING

THE DUKE OF ZUKE/MAZIAC/ END OF SALVATION

BOSTON MUSIC ROOM, LONDON Solo guitarist THE DUKE OF

ZUKE’S [5] over-exaggerated experimentation fails to resonate with an early audience. Thankfully, a more engaging affair arrives with MAZIAC’S [6] live debut Though unrefined, the youthful trio’s Tool-inspired altrock enamours a gathering crowd. Blackened death metallers END

OF SALVATION [8] strike with marked effect. Vocalist Ryan Duddridge rages powerfully throughout Infinite Gluttony as neck-snapping breakdowns plunge into more heavyweight territory. Celebrating their new album,

Herephemine, THE EVER LIVING

[9] create an atmosphere of ethereal solemnity. Atop weighty, doomy melodic trawls, Chris Bevan lee’s guttural preachings

colour the likes of New Mutiny and

Interrotron as he reaches outward, head cocked to the heavens. Their intense, enjoyable exploration of dark, cinematic metal smacks with an awe-inspiring gravitas, undoubtedly deserving of larger stages in the near-future.