Area 51, Hardcore Dancers And Not Being In The Yakuza, A Gatecreeper Gig Review; Words by M H Thomson and Pics/brief words by Mark J.

Area 51, Hardcore Dancers And Not Being In The Yakuza, A Gatecreeper Gig Review: Words by M H Thomson and Pics/Brief Words by Mark J St Kilda’s Prince Bandroom is not a venue that I’m intimately familiar with but this show was a phenomenal introduction. The almighty Gatecreeper put together one hell of a gig, the following are my thoughts on the evening's performances: Gutless: A fast and thrashy start to the evening's proceedings Gutless are classic grindy death metal to the max and they weren't taking any prisoners. Lots of lightning-fast two-finger power chords and fun picking patterns throughout, their second number even reminded me a little of Suicide Silence's “Bludgeoned to Death”. The vocalist/guitarist looks like Devin Townsend if he hadn’t put his hair in dreadlocks but sounds more like Dethklok’s Nathan Explosion, and has the commanding presence to match. Owing to the intensity of his performance even though he was singing wi...