BABYMETAL

AMARANTHE/SLEEP TOKEN

O2 BRIXTON ACADEMY, LONDON

Japanese sensations replenish their ranks

theatrical metal lies ahead, and if tonight’s openers don’t give you chills then you have no soul. With a set comprised of mostly new songs and the debut of, the mysterious London outfit perform their ritual in the shadows of moody, dim lighting and a tense atmosphere you could cut with a knife. The sinister notes of , the only established song they play tonight, could power their set on its own menacing energy, while frontman Vessel breathes ominously into the mic.