On Wednesday I saw ECLIPSE for the first time at the Underworld. There were 3 support bands which was a bit much to be honest. The best of the three was ENVY ASSURED who play modern melodic Metal with choppy melodic riffs with both clean and screamed vocal parts. The other two were a bit amateurish to my ears. They were KINKADE and PARKWAY in case you're interested. PARKWAY had two young ladies in the band. The young lass on bass was gorgeous if you ask me. KINKADE sounded like an average pub rock band pretty much.
 

It all meant a slightly shorter time on stage for ECLIPSE but anyway they really tore it up in their allotted 60 minutes though it should have been a bit longer as they did take to the stage about 15 minutes late. Anyway they soon unleashed a massive wall of crunchy melodic Rock for the fans to enjoy and bang their fists too. Erik is a ball of fire and tears around the stage like a lunatic and Magnus rips out riffs and solos like there's no tomorrow. The sound was huge and the turnout was decent for a midweek slot. Probably around 250-300.
 

The boys played all their best songs from the two brilliant recent albums. "Bitter Taste" stuck out most with its slow burning anthemic feel with a great vocal from Erik. Erik actually didn't play guitar so he was free to cut loose on his vocals which he did do in his best fashion. He got the crowd pumped up big time as well with his energetic stage antics. The star of the show however was the guitarist Magnus. The guy rips killer chops from his axe make no mistake. The volume was a bit too loud and rendered a couple of songs almost unrecognizable at first which was a shame but gigs at the Underworld normally have excellent sound and this was no exception really. Every song was well received and sung along to by the front rows and more. Great gig, with lots of energy and good to finally see them live.

Setlist:
1. Wylde One
2. Ain't Dead Yet
3. Wake Me Up
4. Battlegrounds
5. A Bitter Taste
6. Bleed & Scream
7. Under the Gun
8. S.O.S.
9. About to Break
10. Hometown Calling
11. After the End of the World
12. One Love (W.E.T. cover)
13. Breaking My Heart Again