As I arrived at the venue I was sad to find that the upstairs was closed off, as it had not sold as many tickets but that wasn't going to stop the loyal Metal community from having a great time tearing the place apart.
 

NILE also weren't afraid to show us what they were made of to a half full venue; it did not stop them from giving the fans the best show. I also witnessed great interaction with their fans in the duration of their set. Their eclectic set list of songs from across their different albums including "The Blessed Dead" and "The Inevitable Degradation of Flame" went down a treat with the fans, which was evident through their rapid head banging and fist bumping.  Another thing I was also taken with was the slick shredding from Karl Sanders and Dallas Toler Wade so I cannot really blame the crowd practicing air guitar to what appear to be classic Death Metal riffs and solos.
 

NILE and LAID WASTED offered the perfect Death Metal show on a silver platter; they made sure to include all the vital elements such as brutal music from talented performers, dedicated fans and utter chaos.

Setlist

1. Sacrifice Unto Sebek
2. Defiling the Gates of Ishtar
3. Kafir!
4. Hittite Dung Incantation (Those Whom The Gods Detest)
5. Enduring the Eternal Molestation of Flame
6. Supreme Humanism of Megalomania
7. The Blessed Dead
8. The Howling of the Jinn
9. The Inevitable Degradation of Flesh
10. Iskander Dhul Kharnon
11. Sacroplagus
12. Lashed to the Slave Stick
13. Black Seeds of Vengeance
 

I think we performed here a few years ago at The Joiners. I really like The Brook, the people are really nice and it's a very pleasant place to stay; there is a great kitchen area, you have the balcony, a place to sit down and a shower.

Which musicians would you gather together to create a super group?

Let's have Ginger Baker, I believe Jack Bruce is still alive too so let's have him and Eric Clapton. So Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton.

If you could have them perform your ideal venue where would that be?

We could either do it here [The Brook] or The Bikini Club in France. It's in Toulouse on the south of France.

This is question from one of my friends; what is your favourite beer?

We drink a lot of Heineken. I hate English beer; there are a few Belgian beers that are OK. The American Budweiser is terrible but their real one from Czechoslovakia; now that's pretty good.

Are there many similarities and differences between the Metal scenes in the USA and the UK?

Well the clothes are the same, the music is the same but the social function is different. In America everything is very trend driven; people will only like metal if it's in fashion and when the next thing comes into fashion they'll go with that. It then gives you a couple of years to re-build your audience because people who were your fans before are now fans of something else; it's very frustrating. Whereas on this side of the pond both here and on the mainland when you earn a fan they stick around for a while, years even. You don't see that in America.

That's interesting because I thought it was like that here due to programs like The X Factor, people tend to follow those.

I don't follow those, I think those kinds of shows are ruining what music is about. I don't need Simon Cowell to tell me anything.

How did your recent performance at Hellfest go?

It was very dirty and massive.

I have another question from a friend of mine here; are there any books/TV shows/films that influence your writing?

Well the History Channel, The Discovery Channel, the TV show Aliens, the Military channel.

Since I've never watched the show Aliens, enlighten me on what it is?

Well there were a lot of people that believe that we were visited by aliens in Ancient Times that influenced the early development of our culture's civilization.

A question from Metal Temple photographer Tomasz Wrobel; what's the most awkward thing that has ever happened to you on stage?

Well there are so many, it's hard to choose just one. I would differentiate the difference between awkward and embarrassing; they aren't exactly the same shade. Awkward could be someone throwing something at you then you trip and fall; that would be awkward. When you trip over your guitar cable that's awkward, it's happened a lot over the years. The most awkward moment; falling off the stage. We were opening up for KING DIAMOND who has a massive stage production; on a huge stage it's OK but when you are on a small stage that's leaves very little room. Literally not even long enough to fit my shoe, so the ball of my foot was hanging over the stage and I have a lot of pedals when I'm performing on stage so I'm balancing whilst trying to sing and play so I stepped right off and fell into the area between the audience and the stage.