Thursday 21st April - Ernest, Rumpus, Scaramanga Six and Fonda 500 at the Adelphi Happy as a Sandman By Michelle Dee

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Photograph Gallery   Ernest Gallery 1,    Gallery 2,    Gallery 3,    Rumpus Gallery 1,    Gallery 2,    Scaramanga Six Gallery,    Fonda 500 Gallery,    Gallery 1,

What a fantastic night. No really, if you weren't there then you missed out on seeing some of the finest bands the other side of sanity. The monthly local music magazine, oft slated in its own backyard landed a winning formula tonight. Ernest, who everyone should experience, continue to be spine tingling and achingly beautiful. Last night they grabbed hold of my heartstrings and pulled till tears welled and threatened to spill out in the corners of my eyes. A number of people came up to me after their set and asked how they could help make Ernest huge - they are amazing. Sad truth is, if they do make it we really won't see much of each other.

Having made the passage into Ernest territory five or six times in the last month, I have to agree with Debbie; tonight they really were magnificent, possibly the best I have ever seen them. This was partly due to the top quality sound that Matt the engineer Edible managed to nail at the back of the room, and the fact that a tighter band with more passion than Ernest has yet to be found.

So on to one of Sheffield's finest, Rumpus. A band that came highly recommended by both Alan Raw and Katie Noone of the BBC Raw Talent team. The opening chords of The Woods, lead me down dark treacherous paths. The lead singer has a certain charm and charisma that pricks at the rebellious side of human consciousness. Those cowboys out there sound real good, and I sure as hell want to get dirty with them.

Whether he is squatting down singing into his radio mic, roaming the stage, or with one foot on the amp, he looks every bit the genuine article. The sound at times is reminiscent of RATM with occasional Marilyn Manson deep throat delivery.

During their set the short haired five-piece also remove items of clothing like Rage, but manage to retain their dignity, where the U.S. rockers failed repeatedly. The heavily played Ohh Yeah has an upbeat new romantic edge. In contrast, Let me in has a darker theme running through it, dealing with that strange masculine desire to return to the womb. Tonight's Adelphi crowd were not what you would call thrashy metal fans and the levels of applause reflected this. They did, however, like the song Sex Cop, which raised the biggest cheer.

Rumpus need more of a metal orientated audience to be fully appreciated, to this end, they are returning to Hull on May 13 to headline at the much talked of White Room venue. If you or I were in a band that combined electro synth romanticism, with death metal indie rock they'd probably say, nnnah. Rumpus makes it work. Scaramanga Six, there's got to be a Bond reference there me thinks. The Leeds six-piece scared me, with dark humour and devilish songs; like the soundtrack of Hades with Cerberus howling at the gates. An absolute powerhouse of strange hybrid rock. They look like the kind of group who would play tombstones with wolf bones in the dead of night.

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Photograph Gallery   Ernest Gallery 1,    Gallery 2,    Gallery 3,    Rumpus Gallery 1,    Gallery 2,    Scaramanga Six Gallery,    Fonda 500 Gallery,    Gallery 1,

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