while a huge queue is still stuck outside, Portuguese dark magicians attack the stage like the headliners they’re destined to be. Clad in black, sigil-bearing masks, they ply an eerie trade that is as much post-metal as it isLP, the likes of and are enthralling rides through a nihilistic world with a nasty edge of paranoia – in a good way. Closing with the epic the quartet make a huge impression. Gaerea are a stunning noise and equally powerful live presence; it’s safe to say we can expect to hear a lot more of them soon.
