Needless to say this gig is sold out.
The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing sell out most of their hometown shows in advance - and for good reason. This gig is also part of the band's 10th Anniversary Tour so I'm sure they could have sold out a bigger venue than this.
The Black Heart is one of Camden's smaller venues and off the beaten track even though it's only yards from World's End pub. However, virtually any London rock fan will be familiar with this place. The upstairs room where the bands play is very small, and the bar has now been moved from the back of the room to a much smaller area at the side by the merch stand. Makes no difference to me as I stopped drinking at this venue a while ago when they hiked the ale prices up, and they only serve real ale downstairs anyway. So I'm normally in
BrewDog just round the corner instead before and after shows - expensive but more bang for your buck.
The Men... are great fun as usual.- crushingly heavy metal riffs incorporated into catchy sing-a-longs that could have been written by
Chas & Dave - what's not to like?
Although this steampunk band's material can be pretty heavy musically, and also quite political at times, there is also a lot of humour and irony involved. If you are a sensitive soul then prepare to be offended, but if you like metal and punk music as well as having a sense of humour then you need to check this band out - the band's guitarist is a comedian as his 'day job', or maybe it's the other way around?
The band's original material is strong and stands up well in it's own right, but they do sometimes throw in the odd cover. Tonight they throw in a great sing-a-long tune that is familiar to most people: Marc the bass player introduces the song by saying that although the song was also covered by The Fall who the band love even though "Mark E Smith was a massive cunt" it was originally by The Kinks - and then they launch into a
great version of 'Victoria'. Which of course fits in the the band's fascination with the Victorian era as featured in many of their songs - like 'Steph(v)enson', 'Victorian Grindcore', 'Brunel', 'A Traditional Victorian Genltleman's Boasting Song', 'Zombie Albert' etc.
There is always a great atmosphere at this band's gigs, and this was no exception - always great value for money.
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