_Misfits, Melody Black, C.O.F.F.I.N.S @ The Manning Bar, Sydney (01/12/2011)
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The Misfits at Manning Bar on December 1st showed on
how experience really does mean the world. The band gave a one and a half hour
not-stop barrage of music to an audience of young and old listeners who seemed
to enjoy every minute.
The Misfits Devil’s Rain Tour had an interesting way to find their opening bands for the tour. Bands across Australia were given a chance to support this legendary band through a ‘like’ competition on Facebook; in Sydney that competition winner was local band C.O.F.F.I.N.S. The four boys of C.O.F.F.I.N.S. presented a united front in matching shirts that seemed very similar to the shirts of a bowling team. Really, a statement they themselves made sums their set up, “We’re here to make the other bands look better.”
Local glam-punk outfit Melody Black filled the main support position and did that with a memorable and thoroughly enjoyable set. Melody Black has four members, all with mass amounts of talent, which was obvious on stage. A largely unenthused crowd was slowly but surely drawn into the dynamics of this bands music. Their lead singer, Johnathon Devoy, stared into the eyes of the crowd and came out with more than a few admiring looks; whether for the music or his dead-set stare we’ll never know. Their debut album was released this year and the single ‘Pretty Ugly’ had the crowd interested and enthusiastic.
The Misfits came on stage in typical misfits regalia, costumes and all. The face-paint and the spikes and capes worn by the band members reflect the long history and horror-esque dramatic flair behind the band. Smoke enveloped the stage and the bar filled with a sense of waiting as the minutes passed by, soon thunder and rain was heard and the crowd began cheering.
Jumping straight into the set, lead singer and bassist, Jerry Only had the crowd roaring for more. It became evident half way through the first song that the crowd near the stage were not content to stand still. Manning Bar is not a massive venue, and the crowd was large but not close to packed; yet, there were crowd surfers within a few minutes. A circle pit was created that would last till the very last song. The band began with The Devils Rain, a fitting opening song for The Devil’s Rain Tour.
A honourable mention must go out to the man with waist long dreadlocks who went insane in the mosh-pit, managed to crowd surf onto the stage, tackle Only and then jump back onto the crowd back to the mosh-pit. Only didn’t seem to mind too much, as evidenced by him stopping security throwing the man out later, and the behaviour strangely seemed to fit the atmosphere of the venue.
American Psycho had the crowd insane with joy, screaming along and creating a chorus of their own. In the period of an hour and fourty-five minutes the Misfits gave the crowd thirty-three songs and a four-song encore. There wasn’t much speaking but the pure push of energy worked with a crowd who were there to enjoy the music and atmosphere of The Misfits.
This event wasn’t only for the mosh though, there were older and younger couple’s all around the place smiling, holding onto each other and mouthing along. The Misfits show was a mix of nostalgia for some and pure adrenaline for others. The night was amazing, the crowd wasn’t all that responsive in many instances, but Only, Cadena and Arce’s talent and experience proved to make a show that was all energy and skill and certainly a memorable night.
Casey Cunningham
The Misfits Devil’s Rain Tour had an interesting way to find their opening bands for the tour. Bands across Australia were given a chance to support this legendary band through a ‘like’ competition on Facebook; in Sydney that competition winner was local band C.O.F.F.I.N.S. The four boys of C.O.F.F.I.N.S. presented a united front in matching shirts that seemed very similar to the shirts of a bowling team. Really, a statement they themselves made sums their set up, “We’re here to make the other bands look better.”
Local glam-punk outfit Melody Black filled the main support position and did that with a memorable and thoroughly enjoyable set. Melody Black has four members, all with mass amounts of talent, which was obvious on stage. A largely unenthused crowd was slowly but surely drawn into the dynamics of this bands music. Their lead singer, Johnathon Devoy, stared into the eyes of the crowd and came out with more than a few admiring looks; whether for the music or his dead-set stare we’ll never know. Their debut album was released this year and the single ‘Pretty Ugly’ had the crowd interested and enthusiastic.
The Misfits came on stage in typical misfits regalia, costumes and all. The face-paint and the spikes and capes worn by the band members reflect the long history and horror-esque dramatic flair behind the band. Smoke enveloped the stage and the bar filled with a sense of waiting as the minutes passed by, soon thunder and rain was heard and the crowd began cheering.
Jumping straight into the set, lead singer and bassist, Jerry Only had the crowd roaring for more. It became evident half way through the first song that the crowd near the stage were not content to stand still. Manning Bar is not a massive venue, and the crowd was large but not close to packed; yet, there were crowd surfers within a few minutes. A circle pit was created that would last till the very last song. The band began with The Devils Rain, a fitting opening song for The Devil’s Rain Tour.
A honourable mention must go out to the man with waist long dreadlocks who went insane in the mosh-pit, managed to crowd surf onto the stage, tackle Only and then jump back onto the crowd back to the mosh-pit. Only didn’t seem to mind too much, as evidenced by him stopping security throwing the man out later, and the behaviour strangely seemed to fit the atmosphere of the venue.
American Psycho had the crowd insane with joy, screaming along and creating a chorus of their own. In the period of an hour and fourty-five minutes the Misfits gave the crowd thirty-three songs and a four-song encore. There wasn’t much speaking but the pure push of energy worked with a crowd who were there to enjoy the music and atmosphere of The Misfits.
This event wasn’t only for the mosh though, there were older and younger couple’s all around the place smiling, holding onto each other and mouthing along. The Misfits show was a mix of nostalgia for some and pure adrenaline for others. The night was amazing, the crowd wasn’t all that responsive in many instances, but Only, Cadena and Arce’s talent and experience proved to make a show that was all energy and skill and certainly a memorable night.
Casey Cunningham