AFTER TWO YEARS of waiting, Green Lung’s Live Rites tour has finally come to fruition, as it concludes its journey in the Welsh capital. In the pandemic years, they’ve not been idle. With the release of their second album, Black Harvest, last year, the traction the London quintet have garnered cannot be ignored. Scaling the British underground to greater heights, they’ve become one of metal’s more unmissable bands, and tonight is no exception.
Making up for lost time, fanspaganistic aura sets a strong precedent from the start. Singer Nina Saeidi’s voice alone send shivers up the spine of a quickly filled Clwb floor. Harrowing and darkly tranquil, they set the bar high, but that doesn’t faze a single iota. Injecting the night with a healthy dose of adrenaline, their feral grooves seem to fully possess frontman Matthew Fry, sending the warpainted barbarian into a rabid frenzy.
