I feel like they should make an entire album full of covers of pop songs, kind of like the one Spider God released not that long ago.
In Element did finish with a fascinating cover of Phil Collins’s In The Air Tonight, which was their best piece of the night. A very dangerous game, which could be the end of any of those blessed with the livers of Lemmy or Ozzy. I actually came up with a drinking game during In Element’s performance: drink every time the vocalist says “man”. It didn’t help that the vocalist was very talkative, and somewhat cringy. It rather seemed like very few in the audience had acquired this taste at the time of the gig because, most revellers looked just as confused as I felt throughout most of the band’s set. In ElementĪ chaotic blend of death metal, digital hardcore, and clean singing alternating with harsh vocals, In Element are absolutely an acquired taste. But my ears refuse to agree with my mind. I do think In Element are a fascinating outfit with a previously unheard of sound. Once they did, however, I was left increasingly confused.
So, my expectations were already set quite high before the band even started playing. Now, I’m not going to lie, I love a well-thought out stage outfit and a good mask, and I never expected them at a death metal show. To start it off, they were wearing Slipknot-like masks. A yummy concoction of straight up death metal and – you guessed it – more straight up death metal, and the potion was being both shaken and stirred. They not only had a good stage presence, but they also had great sound. Decrepid are really good at what they do and they do it strictly by the books. A couple of pieces in, I already felt like I was familiar with their entire discography – and not in a bad sense. I was a little late for well-oiled war machine Decrepid, but, to be fair, a 6:35 pm start was a bit optimistic. A recipe for disaster – or a potion for success.
It had been a long week which was about to end with a long gig. “ Nile on a Sunday night sure is brutal”, I was thinking half-comatose on the Overground. Nile + Krisiun + In Element + Decrepid The Garage, London 06 November, 2022 Photos by Manu Volpina Review by The Flâneur
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