Soundclash 2011 - January 19th

Week 3 of Round 1 and it looks like the curse of Soundclash is here to stay as Sanctified Torture had to pull out because of swine flu. So yet again, 3 became 2 as we had more of a metal treat this week. Remaining bands Labas and Deflection Theory were left to battle it out for that all important place in the next round. Labas went first, and with their mix of hard rock and punk vocals the mix turned heads. There were plenty of people to impress in the audience this week, and we’re not talking the soundclash radio crew. With naked torso to some pretty impressive guitar riffs, Labas certainly had a metal element that could compete with any future metal bands that dare brace the Soundclash stage. For those wondering how heavy metal Labas is, the name is Lithuanian for hello and not a reference to female genitalia…make of that what you will. Now it is fair to say that the strong audience was here to see and support Deflection Theory. A strong following for a strong band, they certainly knew how to impress. With a more hardcore element than Labas, this band had the heavy metal to affect piercings in the Labas region…and the crowd loved it. With gyrating on stage to the mightily impressive vocals of the tracks performed, Deflection Theory certainly had the upper hand but we still have to wait a couple of weeks to see what Sanctified Torture have to offer. Stay tuned to see what bands have to offer and who will make it through to the next round… but don’t forget to keep an eye out on that curse now.