Little London + Dragon Eye Morrison + Mister Doom - HMC @ Railway Workers Club, Fratton. 25/07/05.

So, first we had the birth of the Filth Trinity and now we have the Reincarnation of The Filth Trinity and can it be as much fun as the first time round? Mister Doom rise to the occasion magnificently with flying hair, classic slabs of doom metal with shredding riffs and military precsion giving way to the odd funky bassline and hints of Kyuss style stoner rock. Not forgetting the essential guitar solo of course that fits naturally within this hard hitting format; the aim of Mister Doom is to grab you by the hair, shout in your ear then let you drift off for a few moments before aiming a direct missile hit at your skull. Classic metal done very well.

DEM have the pleasure of being the meat in the sandwich this time and they sure sound pissed off about it; having taken to the stage with front man Adam wearing a Darth Vader mask they rip through a maelstrom of angry angular attacks, a battering ram puncturing your gut and ripping your insides out with clenched fists of victory. They are a seething cocktail of heavy riffing and all out chaos that is just about kept in check, extreme metal at it's best and most fluent.

Which leaves Little London to finish the party in their own rock n roll way and they do it so well. Despite the sound being not quite up to scratch they deliver another fine set of hard rocking tunes and I'm beginning to think they should provide their audiences with bottles of JD so we can get on the same trip as them because whatever they are experiencing it comes across as damn fine. Once again 'Love Reaction' is the standout track, quite how they will better this anthem I don't know, but the mix of Motorhead dirtiness and Wildhearts knack for a decent tune works wonders and LL have something special going on underneath the dirt and sex.

Of course it was as good as their birth, another victory for local bands and it's good to know we have some quality bands rising in Portsmouth.