GRAVEMIND INTROSPHERE BRISBANE CONCERT REVIEW
- Kirsty Shepherd
- Sep 25
- 6 min read
MELBOURNE DEATHCORE BAND GRAVEMIND HAVE COMPLETED THEIR INTROSPHERE AUSTRALIAN headline TOUR. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE AT THE BRISBANE LEG OF THE TOUR which was held AT THE OUTPOST ON SATURDAY THE 6TH OF SEPTEMBER. AFTER SEVERAL FANS (INCLUDING MYSELF) FOUND
THEMSELVES LOST locating THE ENTRANCE DUE TO MISPLACED SIGNAGE WE WERE HAPPILY STOOD IN LINE, THE FEELING OF EXCITEMENT GROWING as the line grew. The doors opening at 7.20pm (in faithful dictation of the night's events this was twenty minutes later than advertised) and the crowd filed their way in, happily chatting as we walked up the mammoth staircase and into the performance space. upon entering the room I was immediately greeted by Kalani, vocalist of roronoah. having worked with the band on several occasions now we chatted pre-set about the great opportunity they had been presented and if there were any nerves coming into the show. parting ways when it was time for roronoah to take to the stage I set myself up in a prime position to watch what was destined to be a great night.
roronoah's dominating force filled the stage as the lights of the stage turned red, hiding the band partially in fog. While the set was only
five songs long, it contained the entirety of EP 'accustomed to hurt'; and the band put in the level of performance that has become an expectation for them. while the crowd was smaller than they deserved it honestly filled me with joy to see fans singing the lyrics of their latest
material back to them on the stage. The crowd followed instruction by the band to get on the floor and jump "when this sh*t kicks in" and I was also afforded the pleasure of seeing the cutest
wall of death I think to ever be performed, containing only four people. while a section of the crowd hung back towards the bar the viewers at the front of the room did their most to give the energy back that was omitting from the stage.
melting took to the stage shouting "in. in. in. in. in" at the crowd, to draw them closer. while the crowd started off quite subdued, they rapidly built in intensity, two-stepping (including Jesse of zukø who was there "to support our boys melting" and moving to the sound of the music. melting brought a high level of energy to the small stage, that almost made it feel like a cage as vocalist Xavier prowled across
the length, drawing in the energy from the whole room. "punch, kick, fight. I don't care, just get in" he called pulling people into the pit. the band held their heavy and high flow energy throughout the set, performing crowd favourites such as "874" and "oblivion"
"you get thirty seconds and then when this picks back up, every person in this room bangs their head." The passion coming out of the boys while on stage was top-tier and you can truly tell that they live for being on the stage. At several points melting's audio went a little weird, but otherwise their set was enjoyable and left me keen to see them again.
body prison were third up for the night as direct support. The energy from the very
beginning of their set was feral for want of a better word. body prison is probably one of the funniest bands I have seen to date. the quips to the crowd between and during songs had me so entertained that I found myself waiting eagerly to hear what they would say next. in general body prison has a heavy yet approachable and likeable demeanour that draws you in. I think it is a fair estimation that body prison had the most crowd interaction throughout the night with comments like
"Do you want to start a circle pit? then start running", "where did everyone go? are you scared?" "someone k*ll someone" "no offence, but I have seen ducks cross the road faster. ready to go again? round two!" and "now it's a f**king show". During "BodyBag" Brisbane's Brandon haase (vocalist of product of neglect) took to the stage to guest spot alongside Daniel for a match made in heavy vocals heaven. The boys vocals complimented each other, enhancing each other, not battling for supremacy. it was great to see a spotlight on a local talent, building the bridges and spreading the word throughout the scene. Brandon left the stage to rowdy applause, back slaps and fist bumps. "it's time to shake
some f**king booty. who has come in here with an arse that hasn't shooketh in a while? I want to see those juicy arses shaking. Come on, arses out" said Guitarist NJ before proceeding to twerk on the stage to ruckus cheers from the crowd before jumping straight into "no love". at one point the floor was shaking so much that it felt like it might collapse (i'm being slightly over dramatic) so it is safe to say that the onlookers enjoyed
themselves.
Gravemind began their show with an ai vocal track stating "warning! warning! emergency cyrostasis has been shut down. prepare for consciousness." alongside low lights, wall graphics and blasting sirens. "Brisbane I see a lot of people at the back in the light, come down into the darkness. It's nice at the front" began vocalist bailey. "That's it, bring it in, bring it in." before unleashing hell with "terminal". the energy kept moving with "deathtouch" and
"house of cards", showing off the range of clean vocals and screaming styles. "when this bit kicks in, you don't need to dance around, I just wanna see those heads going like this."
As the set progressed the energy of the crowd grew, the stomping of the pit area shaking the floor. while the stage was small, the band made it their mission to utilises the space, between the spinning and head banging guitarists and prowling singer the front area was dominated. I was honestly blown away by drummer Karl steller, even though he was tucked away in the back of the stage, I found my attention getting drawn to the back area as he put that kit to work. I was interested to see, coming into the
night how bailey would perform, considering his vocal range is so broad, but I was definitely impressed. His cleans were crisp and the harsh vocals on point. while I was sad to see the crowd so small, collectively all the bands gave their absolute most to the attendees. "we just want to say thank you to each and every f**king person in here. You are the reason why tonight is f**king awesome. brisbane always takes care of us. so Thank you so f**king much." Gravemind said, to a flourish of
cheers whistles and a shout of "no, thank you." shifting between "anhedonia" into "aloy" "this next one is for the weight we all carry and the people we carry that weight for." "this next one starts off nice and fast. I know you did a circle pit for body prison, so it is only fair that you do one for us" before jumping straight into "volgin" peaking the energy for the night, during which a pit goer smacked his head into the stage, and being checked on by the band before he was taken away for first aid. as the night came to a close full of whistles and cheers I walked back down that giant staircase happy to have seen three bands I hadn't before and eager to see them all again.
All photos are by @samherbertmedia
For fans of: Fit for an Autopsy, Kublai Kahn TX, Slipknot and whitechapel
you can find articles on roronoah through the links following, single review, EP review, concert review and interview
You can find melting on: spotify, apple music, facebook, instagram and youtube
For fans of: Crowbar, Knocked Loose, Boundaries, Kublai Kahn TX
keep an eye out for the upcoming review of melting's performance with zukø
For fans of: to the grave, northlane, thy art is murder and alpha wolf
For fans of: thy art is murder, Structures, Veil of Maya and northlane
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