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Hailing from Walsall, England, Stone Damaged are a rock band constituted of Wealthy Moss on Vocals and Guitar, Robyn Haycock on drums and backing vocals, Kieran Conroy on bass and Chris Davies on lead guitar. The quartet was once shaped in 2013 when Moss and Haycock had been joined by way of former Black Diamond Bullet duo Conroy and Davies. So far they’ve launched 3 studio albums, All in Time (2016), Ain’t At all times Simple (2018) and Revelation (2022) which adopted their opening EP The Crow Flies (2014).
The band are these days on a temporary 3 date excursion having performed Southend and transferring directly to Southampton. The band might be taking part in Freevolt competition in August having performed gala’s, Ramblin’ Guy Honest and Obtain prior to now. I first encountered the band at the emerging level at Ramblin’ guy in 2016 having been drawn in by way of Moss’ distinct vocals and the bands extra classical rock sound.
The Reserving Corridor in Dover is a 280-capacity venue situated in a former teach station close to the port of Dover, Kent. This is a nice venue that showcases each native and nationwide ability in addition to its staple of canopy bands. Its lifestyles got here into query just lately when the landlord deliberate to promote the construction and has been stored by way of a mix of fundraising and important improve from the Tune Venue Agree with. Artists comparable to Steve Harris of Iron Maiden and British Lion have lent their improve to assist the venue stay open.
Following the improve band, Black Roze, Stone Damaged took to the level within the sweltering warmth of one among the freshest days of the yr. Getting into separately the band constructed the anticipation and suspense earlier than launching into their opening observe Revelation, the name observe in their most up-to-date album. The band gained a heat welcome from the assembled crowd, and it was once transparent that the band was once neatly seemed having performed plenty of gigs at this venue and different native venues since their inception.
The band then adopted immediately into their 2nd observe Keep All Night time, the overall track from their first studio album. The robust drumming equipped by way of Haycock underpinned the observe and gave an actual toe tapping and head bobbing really feel earlier than the guitar solo from Davies that includes sweep selecting added further power.
Launching into chord heavy Heartbeat Away there was once an actual Nickleback really feel to the efficiency (a comparability this is ceaselessly made). Along with the sturdy musicality, the lighting fixtures was once neatly controlled giving vivid accents on key transitions within the song that added to the ambience.
After a couple of extra observe the band presented their new unmarried Treatment that was once launched the day earlier than. The observe’s lyrics obviously stem from psychological well being problems that Moss has suffered from, a topic that he addresses with the group later after the efficiency of More potent. No longer a very easy topic and he’s to be praised for power in addressing the problem. Treatment is an unbelievable addition to their catalogue and the observe will certainly be added to my playlist. In a temporary interlude Moss recounts their American excursion with Chris Jericho’s Fozzy and learning that their track Let Me See It All was once most sensible of america strip membership charts, no longer a declare that almost all could make.
Following the finishing touch of Over The Line, all of the band exited the level leaving Moss on my own to accomplish and acoustic model of Wait For You. This robust ballad utilized by {couples} on their wedding ceremony day, was once a crowd pleaser and the uncooked emotion within the room was once tangible. The remainder of the band rejoined phase means via to complete the track earlier than rapturous applause from the ones assembled.
The crowd completed with their third maximum streamed observe, No longer Your Enemy, with the group making a song alongside in just right voice.
The band has sturdy level presence and crowd interactions in addition to being very personable. I at all times go away their performances having totally loved myself and stay up for seeing them once more. On a non-public degree it’s been nice seeing their upward thrust and Haycock has impressed two of my daughters to pursue song once they noticed the band carry out at Ramblin’ Guy.
SETLIST:
Revelation, Keep All Night time, Heartbeat Away, Doesn’t Topic, Black Daybreak, Let Me, Move, Treatment,
Make It Out Alive, Let Me See It All, Over The Line, Wait For You, More potent,
Value Preventing For, The Satan You Know, No longer Your Enemy
New unmarried from Stone Damaged, launched July nineteenth 2024. Directed by way of JJ Eringa – www.jjeringa.myportfolio.com
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