Deftones – Sunday 17 June 2007

I think the first thing to point out here is that this was the 8th time i had seen Deftones live, and never before had i seen them in such a bad venue. It boggles me that they would even let un-signed bands play here, let alone a band like Deftones.

I won’t spend time harking on about how bad a venue Myth (Maplewood, MN) is – all you need to know is that they wouldn’t know good acoustics if it slapped them on the face.

I’m Watching The Radio…

Band Name: Biffy Clyro
Album Name: Puzzle
Label: 14th Floor (UK) and Roadrunner (US)
Release: 4 June (UK) and August (US)
Rating: 5/5

This month didn’t really leave too much room for deciding who would receive ‘Album of the Month’ – there was always only going to be one clear winner.

Scottish alt.rock heroes Biffy Clyro unleashed their 4th album, simply entitled Puzzle on Monday, 4 June. This band, rightly so has a huge cult following back in the UK. Constant touring for the three previous albums, high profile tour supports and to be honest, great fucking songs make this band simply irresistable. If you have not heard any of their previous work, i urge you all greatly to check them out, not next week, not in an hour, but now (well, as soon as you leave ths blog).Anyway, onto the album itself. The content of the album is very personal. Simon Neil, guitarist and lead vocalist, suffered through the death of his mother before the recording of Puzzle began and you can feel the emotion not only in the lyrics, but in his voice.