ON THE 24TH OF JANUARY 2020 I WAS INVITED TO PHOTOGRAPH AGRONA, SODOMIZED CADAVER AND DEMOCRATUS IN CLWB IFOR BACH. THE TURN OUT OVERALL WAS VERY LITTLE, THERE WAS AROUND 20-25 PEOPLE IN THE CROWD AND THIS FOR THE BAND COULD OF BEEN BETTER BUT THEY APPRECIATED THE SUPPORT EITHER WAY. THIS GIG WAS AT THE END OF THE WEEK AND JUST TWO DAYS AFTER THE SLIPKNOT GIG AT THE MOTORPOINT ARENA. EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A LITTLE TURN OUT THE CROWD WERE STILL ECSTATIC AND GAVE THE BEST SUPPORT ALL NIGHT. THEY WERE LIVELY AND ENERGETIC.
THE FIRST BAND TO COME ON WERE DEMOCRATUS, THEY OPENED THE NIGHT UP IN STYLE AS THEY TORE THE ROOF OFF THE VENUE. THEY PLAYED OLD AND NEW SONGS WITH A SET OF 30 MINUTES THEY SET THE BAR FOR THE OTHER BANDS.
THEY WERE VERY DETERMINED TO BRING THE SHOW IS TO THE WELSH CAPITAL AND SHOWED CARDIFF WHAT METAL IS ALL ABOUT. OVERALL THE BAND PLAYED REALLY WELL AND DEALT WITH THE LOW CROWD VERY WELL.
NEXT UP WAS AGRONA, AS IT WAS SEAN MORGAN’S LAST SHOW PREFORMING WITH THE BAND HE SANG HIS HEART OUT AND HAD AN AMAZING SEND OFF FROM THE BAND AND THE FANS. I WISH HIM ALL THE BEST WITH HIS FUTURE AND IT WAS A PLEASURE CAPTURING HIS LAST SHOW WITH HIM.
OVERALL THE BAND SET THE BAR AGAIN AND MADE SURE THEY HAD AN AWESOME NIGHT AND SMASHED THEIR 45 MINUTE SET ON FIRE AS IT WAS HEAVY AND BRUTAL.
LASTLY THE MIGHTY 2 PEICE WELSH DEATH METAL BAND, SODOMIZED CADAVER TORE CARDIFF APART WITH THIER SODOMY.
THEY OPENED WITH A FEW CLASSICS TO GET THE CROWD GOING, TO THEN PLAY THEIR NEWLY RELEASED SINGLE “CAVE OF DESPAIR”. THIS WAS A CRACKING SINGLE AND REALLY WON THE CROWD OVER, THIS WELL AND TRULY SHOWED WHAT WELSH DEATH METAL IS ABOUT.
TO END THEN NIGHT THE BAND FINISHED WITH “RAPED BY EBOLA” AND CALLED EVERYONE ON STAGE AND HANDED DRUM STICKS OUT TO THEM, THEY THEN PROCEEDED TO PLAY THE TRACK AGAIN BUT WITH THE HELP OF THE FANS.
OVERALL THE BAND SMASHED THE BAR AND TOOK THE NIGHT TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.
I PERSONALLY WOULD RECOMMEND GOING TO SEE ALL THREE BANDS LIVE.
IT IS ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO PHOTOGRAPH GAVIN AND SODOMIZED, STEVE AND DEMOCRATUS.
WAS A PLEASURE PHOTOGRAPHING FOR AGROAN AND HOPE MORE SHOWS FOLLOW WITH THEM IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE VENUE CLWB IFOR BACH FOR ALLOWING ME TO PHOTOGRAPH IN THEIR VENUE AND ERADICATION BOOKING AGENCY FOR THROWING AN AMAZING NIGHT.
THE FIRST BAND TO COME ON WERE DEMOCRATUS, THEY OPENED THE NIGHT UP IN STYLE AS THEY TORE THE ROOF OFF THE VENUE. THEY PLAYED OLD AND NEW SONGS WITH A SET OF 30 MINUTES THEY SET THE BAR FOR THE OTHER BANDS.
THEY WERE VERY DETERMINED TO BRING THE SHOW IS TO THE WELSH CAPITAL AND SHOWED CARDIFF WHAT METAL IS ALL ABOUT. OVERALL THE BAND PLAYED REALLY WELL AND DEALT WITH THE LOW CROWD VERY WELL.
NEXT UP WAS AGRONA, AS IT WAS SEAN MORGAN’S LAST SHOW PREFORMING WITH THE BAND HE SANG HIS HEART OUT AND HAD AN AMAZING SEND OFF FROM THE BAND AND THE FANS. I WISH HIM ALL THE BEST WITH HIS FUTURE AND IT WAS A PLEASURE CAPTURING HIS LAST SHOW WITH HIM.
OVERALL THE BAND SET THE BAR AGAIN AND MADE SURE THEY HAD AN AWESOME NIGHT AND SMASHED THEIR 45 MINUTE SET ON FIRE AS IT WAS HEAVY AND BRUTAL.
LASTLY THE MIGHTY 2 PEICE WELSH DEATH METAL BAND, SODOMIZED CADAVER TORE CARDIFF APART WITH THIER SODOMY.
THEY OPENED WITH A FEW CLASSICS TO GET THE CROWD GOING, TO THEN PLAY THEIR NEWLY RELEASED SINGLE “CAVE OF DESPAIR”. THIS WAS A CRACKING SINGLE AND REALLY WON THE CROWD OVER, THIS WELL AND TRULY SHOWED WHAT WELSH DEATH METAL IS ABOUT.
TO END THEN NIGHT THE BAND FINISHED WITH “RAPED BY EBOLA” AND CALLED EVERYONE ON STAGE AND HANDED DRUM STICKS OUT TO THEM, THEY THEN PROCEEDED TO PLAY THE TRACK AGAIN BUT WITH THE HELP OF THE FANS.
OVERALL THE BAND SMASHED THE BAR AND TOOK THE NIGHT TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.
I PERSONALLY WOULD RECOMMEND GOING TO SEE ALL THREE BANDS LIVE.
IT IS ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO PHOTOGRAPH GAVIN AND SODOMIZED, STEVE AND DEMOCRATUS.
WAS A PLEASURE PHOTOGRAPHING FOR AGROAN AND HOPE MORE SHOWS FOLLOW WITH THEM IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE VENUE CLWB IFOR BACH FOR ALLOWING ME TO PHOTOGRAPH IN THEIR VENUE AND ERADICATION BOOKING AGENCY FOR THROWING AN AMAZING NIGHT.
- ELSIO WILLIAMS
- ELISO WILLIAMS PHOTOGRAPHY
- 24/01/2020