Brummies were treated to a stellar line up of the good stuff at the HMV Institute, shaking off the cold of the night outside to throw down some pits that should make the home of metal proud.

First to take to the stage were Glamour Of The Kill, pulling off their refined metalcore with a touch of glam styling and a swagger that thankfully is justified. It’s rare in a night that the first band on pulls off a set that from the opening line, to closing chord keeps a crowd away from the bar and at the front of the barrier. Running from opener “Supremacy” to finisher “Feeling Alive”, GOTK keep all eyes and ears permanently fixed to the stage.

I have to admit, it has been a while since i’ve handled a CD, the immediate realisation of this saddened me, not to mention that my homebuilt computers don’t have CD-drives! I had to rip it onto a Playstation3 and transfer it to a desktop on a USB stick!

Anyway, the album in question is by rapidly rising stars Pulled Apart By Horses, in their second big studio release ‘Tough Love’, this seems a bit random, I can only guess it pertains to the state of the band or their passion for their trade, but surely anything is better than the previous self-titled album.. those always seem like a wasted opportunity, or is just me?