Vendetta album promo w/ special guests First Blood

Hey folks.
Don't miss out this month's big hardcore event. Sofia hardcore heavyweights Vendetta are promoting their second album tomorrow at Mixtape5 with special guests from California the brutal hardcore machines First Blood. Also onstage will be performing Deadrise from Serbia and the local bands Outrage from Varna and Dan Koloff from Sofia. It's gonna be huge so be there. Eight o' clock sharp!

Mental Architects - Patience, Communication, Understanding, Go! EP promo@The Box

Last night Mental Architects debuted as a math-rock band on bulgarian stage. Don't know if I mentioned before but originally they performed slightly different kind of music. My understanding is that in the last year or so they turned to math-rock and gotta admit that this was a wise decision which led to the release of Patience, Communication, Understanding, Go! EP (which I reviewed here) and of course to last night's concert. I was surprised but despite the poor advertisement and the Champions League final by eight o' clock club The Box was quite full. Obviously alot of people had heard about the promo and were eager to see the band performing live as was I. Mental Architects were quick to start even without announcing it. For their show they transformed the club into some kind of a room and my guess is that it was done for a more intimate performance which was kinda the end result. You see this wasn't your ordinary rock concert where you see the band in front of you and you headbang all the time. This time the band was off-stage and the audience surrounded the band. By doing so you somehow feel more connected with the band which also enhances the overall experience you get from the show. And I can tell that it was an awesome show. I'm sure that all of the people that were present that night will confirm. First it was Max, the drummer, that blew my away with mad drumming. I've never seen something like this here. I've been to a lot of concerts but I've never seen anything like this. This guy was unstoppable and was beating the hell out of his drums. So much energy that resonated throughout the club was just overwhelming. He's probably one of the most energetic and technical bulgarian drummers I've seen in a very long time. He gave everything for one memorable performance and that was felt by everyone I'm sure. His drumming skills were complimented by the excellent guitar support from the two guitarists Anton and Nikolay. Both men did not stop even for a minute to pound so to speak their guitars. So violently they played that that it was contagious. So much brute force was emanating from their guitars that you could feel your head being bombarded with constant flow of sonic waves. the band played all of their songs from the EP plus some more that I presume will be included in a future album. Mental Architects did an extraordinary show that filled the venue with exuberance and prompted the band to perform one more song after they did their set. Gotta admit that I hoped that they'll play one more or two songs but alas as every good thing and this one had to end eventually. Hour or so seemed like a few minutes. So much was my exciting that even after the show I was still under the influence of their music. So much raw energy, passion and dedication are hard to come by nowadays but this guys are full of this qualities. This band's true strength lies in their live performances. Really a band to see live. I strongly recommend it as well as their EP!

Alley Sin w/Soundbleed

As always the mornings after Alley Sin's concerts are rough. Well what can I say? It was a fucking great night. Not that I expected something less from them. After all Alley Sin proved once more that they are THE bulgarian rock band to look for. The glam-rockers have already established themselves as a solid live act and that's no surprise to anyone who had the privilege to see them performing. Great electrifying live acts, constant contact with the audience and true rock&roll attitude are what comprise every concert of the band. Their true power if I may say so lies in the live performances and that's what they do best. Have doubts? Go see them. You won't regret. I guarantee.
Now back to the main subject. Yesterday night Alley Sin held a promotion for their first video for the single "Shut Up Bitch" at The Box. As expected that event generated lots of interest and I must say that the club was fairly full. As previous stated the band was supported by the youngsters Soundbleed.

Soundbleed are a young four-piece rock band from Asenovgrad with already one album behind it's back and numerous concerts in Plovdiv and other bulgarian cities. The band stated as their influences bands like Sixx AM and Papa Roach among others. To be honest they seemed more interested in bands such as the latter one as evident from their cover of Papa Roach's "Forever". I had the impression that they did one more Papa Roach cover but like I said it was a tough morning. They sounded good but somehow I didn't relate to their music as their teen supporters did. Maybe it's because I'm already past this kind of music or maybe it's because it belong to a different time. Still the youngsters did good but I felt that they weren't the best option for supporting Alley Sin

"There ain't no grave can hold my body down"

With these words by the Man in Black, the legendary Johnny Cash started the set of Alley Sin. The words were like true testament that despite all the troubles the band went through they're still alive and kicking and more ready than ever to make some damn good rock music. With they first accord the crowd went crazy and all those who like me weren't impressed by the opening act quickly filled the empty space in front of the stage. Believe when I say that from song one onwards it was all sing-a-longs and violent headbanging. And how can not be otherwise when Alley Sin gave everything from themselves for one truly memorable night. It was a rock&roll all night to which I'm already accustomed when going to Alley Sin shows. They performed all the crowd's favorites like "Dead Girl", "Down On The Road", "All I Want". "Bad Drag" plus the new ones "Two Chicks" and of course "Shut Up Bitch". I was double happy because the band didn't miss out Misfit's "Attitude" which they covered awesomely. Once more the band did a great concert which I'm sure was appreciated by the crowd. What is left now is for all of us to wait for the album promo which hopefully will be later this year. And in the meantime I hope they delight us with at least one more great show soon. We all know that it's necessity!

DON'T MISS OUT: Alley Sin video promo

Tomorrow the one and only bulgarian glam-rock band Alley Sin will promote the video for their latest single "Shut Up Bitch" at The Box from 19:00pm and entry is 6lv. Don't miss it out as it's gonna be one hell of a party.

Alley Sin - Shut Up Bitch by Alley Sin