This Saturday night The Amber Bar plays host to Manx metal behemoth The Fletcher Christian Mutiny in what is now one of the band’s regular visits to the stage of the Douglas venue.
Last seen back in November of last year as the victors of the annual Battle Of The Bands held at Amber, the band whose ranks are made up by Nell Kneale and Justine Lewis on guitars, Stephen Quinn on drums, Keef Lawler on vocals and Andrew Cregeen on bass, entrench themselves in the heavier end of the spectrum.
Think System Of A Down, Black Sabbath, In Flames and Metallica and you’re in the right ballpark.
Support for this show comes from post-metalcore exponents Ignite The Sky.
The band – Daniel Cross and Richard Kinrade on vocals, Luke Williams and Adam Elston-Lane on guitars, Leo Craig on bass and Aaron West on drums – have been around since 2010.
Influence wise, the likes of Architects, Asking Alexandria, A Day To Remember, Bring Me The Horizon and Slipknot are very prevalent in their musical offerings.
The doors open at 8pm, the event is free entry and Ignite The Sky kick off proceedings around 9.30pm.
For more information on both bands, visit www.facebook.com/The-Fletcher-Christian-Mutiny-113777941975060/ and www.facebook.com/ignitetheskyuk
Head to The Creek in Peel tomorrow night (Friday) and you’ll catch three-piece outfit Powercut.
Formed back in 2009 and comprising members John Percival on bass, Simon Watson on drums and Ian Bradley on guitar, they play a set of material that ranges from The Kinks and The Who at one end of the spectrum through to the likes of more modern day offerings from the likes of The Kaiser Chiefs, Razorlight, The Kings of Leon and Green Day at the other.
For more information on the band, visit www.facebook.com/Powercut-33638987057
Elsewhere, this Saturday sees The Noa Bakehouse, in Douglas, play host to Indie boys Baad Acid.
The band, whose line-up features Leigh Mitchell, Jamie Marshall, Benjamin Jones and Brian Brough, have been away from the live scene for a little while now, indeed this is their first live show in nine months.
Support on the night comes from live scene regulars Post War Stories, who have certainly kept themselves busy in recent weeks with a healthy quota of live shows.
Ed Oldham of Manx Radio fame will also be spinning some tunes.
The doors open at 7.30pm and tickets can be purchased from The Noa Bakehouse for £6.
For further information about the band visit www.facebook.com/events/656103547863417/
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Steve Leach brings the latest rumblings, murmurings, news and views on forthcoming events in and around the island’s music scene. Help support the scene by emailing leachsteve@hotmail.com