Live Review: Horror My Friend, Sincerely, Grizzly, Battlehounds

Horror My Friend wrap up their nationwide album launch tour for their debut LP Stay In, Do Nothing to a loyal and attentive hometown audience. Having made the release off the back of a signing to Poison City Records there is a bright future ahead for the noisy three-piece rock band who've carved out a distinctive sound.

Battlehounds are paving the way for grimy hard rock in Adelaide with humility. Their steady and churning bass riffs pack a punch and create a churning foundation for their singer's gravelly vocals. The tempo of their songs are largely the same, and it would be interesting to see Battlehounds experiment with that somewhat in the future. They have a great onstage presence and a professional performance ethic however that is sure to see them succeed.

Sincerely, Grizzly returned to the stage minus their bass player. The band's song structuring is highly unique and chaotic, with off-kilter rhythms, drum beats and vocal arrangements intersecting with haphazard certainty. Unfortunately, frontman Josh Calligeros' verbal disdain for the sound technician was manifested in a physical tantrum, as he knocked over a mic stand, violently threw his guitar to the ground and stormed off stage. You're not at Coachella yet mate.

Horror My Friend performed with the tight cohesion of a band well into their career. The contrast between barrages of heavy riffs and sun-drenched guitar melodies creates a nostalgic playground for Tom Gordon and Josh Battersby to wax lyrical over. From stylistically effortless slacker vibes a la Billy Corgan to climactic existential screams at the tail-end of a build-up, there is certainly a lot to enjoy in Horror My Friend's performance. Performing for close to an hour the band showed their skills in transitioning between songs, keeping the pace and engagement at a high. While one performance certainly isn't enough to appreciate the depth of Horror My Friend, it will certainly have you returning for another outing with the Radelaide three-piece rock outfit.