Life of Agony/Doyle – Birmingham, O2 Institute – 25 October 2019
West coast titans, both Life of Agony and Doyle have a storied history of ruling the roost so far as alternative metal goes, the former as radio-toppling warriors throughout the 90s, the latter as the iconic guitarist of legendary horror punks The Misfits. With such stacking – right before Halloween no less – you can bet your bottom dollar that we wouldn’t miss such a gig for the world. Or at least, we wouldn’t if Birmingham’s O2 Institute weren’t so abysmal at crowd management, the queue as doors open stretching right down the expansive length of Digbeth high street, making it apparent that nobody is getting in any time soon.
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