PDHM, Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:38:01, Camden Rock Bar, Camden, The Event on Last.fm.
From a Gig Review post:
Support:
The Silent Takeover
Showdown
Isaiah
I picked these guys up many many many years off the One Minute Silence including Sikth and Zero Cipher, they are the last band of the trio I aint seen and also the last band to actually release anything(at the time of the gig it wasn’t out yet and while writing this it is only out 4 days). I have had demos, MP3s and other noises they’d released in various forms but had nothing from them in ages and they had actually gone quiet so this was their first gig ages.
But less of the history what about the gig? Well the venue (called the G Lounge till VERY recently) was just a bar with a stage against one wall which isn’t a bad thing. Max capacity looked like 100 people but nothing like that number were at this gig. Sound was surprisingly good considering the sound desk seemed to be nothing more than a box on the wall 😕
The support was actually not the usual horrible standard I’ve been getting used to they were enjoyable. Isaiah were on when I got there and they were OK, a death metal band who were proficient but not necessarily my thing. Showdown were Scandinavian and this was the first date on their UK tour with Isaiah and they were typical beatdown hardcore but entertaining and would balk at seeing them as support again. Silent Takeover actually remind me of a youthful and immature Kingsize Blues. Heavy metalcore with some real bite but need to work on it to be as good as Kingsize Blues.
So first time seeing PDHM had they mellowed, sold out or completely disowned their back catalogue? No not at all was very surprised to recognise three songs from the set two of which will be on the mini album. They are a 5 piece with two vocalists(brothers even) and produce some kind of true metal/nu metal/metalcore hybrid while not pandering to those last two trends in anyway. They are heavy without relying on down tuning or guttural vocals. They were very impressive and their set was short, sweet and leaving you wanting more. I’d finish with a “I’d go see them again” but since the gig review after the next one is of their next London show I won’t 😀
Later days,
Halo.