The only quote that comes to mind to describe my two evenings watching Biffy Clyro is from a song by a band I miss very much : The Blackout. In Children of the Night, they sing "This is the night we said we would be fighting for".
It's been about two months of relentless fighting on my end.
The 6th of December was another one of those days when London was spoiled for choice when it came to live music. At the Shepherd's Bush Empire, Black Stone Cherry were giving their fans a night to remember forever. Hardcore lovers could hit the Underworld, in Camden, where Counterparts, Expire, Landscapes and Knocked Loose were, without a doubt, wreaking havoc. I had chosen option number three - Australian metalcore heroes The Amity Affliction, headlining the wonderful Roundhouse.
It's the third of December, 2016, and I've just come out of the party of the year. Who would have thought it would have been held by one supremely emo band.
The thought that in the space of, roughly, two months, my all-time favourite band played London four times and I was lucky enough to attend every single one of these shows is one of the best things that happened in 2016. I didn't even think a new album would come out this year. Four shows? It's even better than my birthday and Christmas rolled into one.
I really wanted to write separate reviews for those gigs, but it turns out I can't, really.So, once again, going to an Architects gig (or three) is going to turn into a tribute to one of my favourite bands in the entire world.
