POSSESSED NORDJEVEL UNDERWORLD, LONDON

onochromatic hulks really couldn’t be any more Norwegian if they tried. Their take on black metal is steeped in demo saw start the ball rolling, and all three songs get an airing tonight. Thirty-five years later, and 30 years after the shooting that left him paralysed, it’s heartening to see sole original member Jeff Beccarra still has that same fire, as well as his genre-defining growl. Wheelchair bound, he still manoeuvres the stage like a caged tiger and he is backed by a fearsome band. With a setlist leaning mostly on 1985’s truly essential plus a few choice cuts from and this year’s well-received , the setlist may be retro but the sound mix is decidedly modern, with a harsh in-your-face tone that divides the crowd. Younger fans love it while some of the old guard seem to find it a little too fatiguing.