Powerful Stuff
After releasing their debut album in 2003, Birmingham band Distophia have been lauded by both NME and Kerrang.
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They come at you with fast, tuneful, stop start riffs and are musically tight, mixing a good blend of intensity with mellower interludes and emo sounding vocals. Distophia are clearly accomplished songwriters with an ear for melody. In terms of stage presence they could certainly do a bit more although the singer handles the between song banter admirably and as the set progresses they do get into it more.
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With a big sound, in places they sound similar to Million Dead but that's certainly no bad thing and as the tent fills up a little they get a decent reaction. Although the vocals are too quiet, the overall sound is impressive and they come across as a good band. 'Joanne' is more mainstream in it's chord progression but no less intense. Taken from their mini album it builds into a riotous crescendo of noise before kicking back into the main riff and it's easy to see why they have received critical acclaim.
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The last track is another powerful song that builds to a shattering finale with screaming vocals, an in tense rhythm and a wall of feedback (which is always welcome!). It's been a good set and with an album in the pipeline (Beat Dyslexia) the future looks bright.
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