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As Birmingham based trio, Untitled Musical Project take to the stage tonight, comparisons could be drawn with The Young Knives, especially given their dress sense and vocal tones. However, the ensuing onslaught of white noise and fiery-punk echoing around Birmingham’s Barfly bears more resemblance to a drawer full of knives being rattled, along with every kitchen utensil and all the tools in your Dad’s shed, than the aforementioned three-piece. After airing raucous stompers like, ‘Why Won’t Paul McCartney Die Already?’,when UMP do vacate the stage their sound is firmly embedded within the minds of those in eager anticipation of tonight’s headline act…
Throttling the crowd with their theatrical riffs and treating them to a fright night of macabre melodies, are Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster. Marking their come back after a two year break, the Brighton boys waste no time in proving they are back with a vengeance by whipping up an intense atmosphere as they plough through racy anthem, 'Mister Mental', from 2004’s The Royal Society. Lead-singer Guy McKnight appears menacing as he paces the stage. He stares intently at those around him then surrenders to the night, throwing himself among the bodies in the heaving mob.
The tribal drumming from Tom Diamantopoulo, provides the relentless pulse that drives the tunes as they transport the crowd on to the set of a nasty flick, which is less Horror’s themed, and more Rocky Horror come Screaming Lord Such. The quintet’s sombre polemic, 'Love Turns To Hate' offers the bitter-sweet highlight of the night, before they bring about a screamathon in their finale as they take the audience up to the peak of tonight’s aggressive, yet emotional rollercoaster ride.
