This band are the result of the meltdown of The Darkness, Dan Hawkins (lead guitar), Toby MacFarlaine (Bass), Robin Godoridge, and Richie Edwards are the band members and together they have created this new band, who have a dark, edgy, rock sound.
As soon as they arrived on stage, vocalist Richie Edwards was striding from each side of the stage like a caged tiger, his head constantly banging away to the thunderous beats of Robin Goodridge, (ex-drummer for Bush).
The Stone Gods ploughed through tracks from their debut album 'Silverspoons And Broken Bones' including singles 'Burn The Witch', and 'Don't Drink The Water'.
The interaction between Richie and the crowd was intense including a walkthrough the middle of the audience whilst still playing guitar. To say that Richie is the ideal frontman would be an understatement, he seems to have all those magical ingredients to capture an audience and keep them mesmerised until the very end.
For those fans who come to see the Stone Gods expecting some type of Darkness sound, you will be quickly disappointed as this new incarnation don't sound anything like The Darkness. This new outfit sounds more like a hybrid of Black Sabbath and Metallica (think back to Kill'em All, and you wont go far wrong).
The set was full of blazing tempo changes, and supersonic solos, as well as good old- fashioned meaty riffs. In fact it was an absolute pleasure to see Dan Hawkins demonstrating his guitar prowess, something that fans never got to see when he was with The Darkness.
There is no doubt that the Stone Gods have got a great sound, and the members ooze talent. Whilst on stage every ounce of energy seems to be squeezed out to provide the fans with an incredible live performance.
Stone Gods even managed to slip in a cover version of Metallica's 'Whiplash', which left a lot of the middle-aged men in the audience with Cheshire cat grins on their faces.
Coincidentally, watching Stone Gods do this support slot (for Airbourne) had the same energy and vibe as Metallica did whilst supporting Black Sabbath all those years ago!
It looks like Stone Gods could quite easily be the new saviours of rock music!
article by: Luke Seagrave
photos by: Luke Seagrave
published: 24/11/2008 11:22
FUTURE GIGS
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