Face Of Cheam

First saw Kat Upton as a pounding bass player supporting the Glitterati many years ago. Now a guitarist and confident front woman in grungy metal band Black Nazarene I checked them out at a new venue for me, Islingtons Buffalo Bar, a tiny underground place below the famous cock. A forceful rockout half hour set from an all girl group, with a couple of decent tunes which will be availible on line (Though a CD would be better). White Lies was on their myspace page (which is now abandoned for facebook), and one other memorable one whose title I can't recall though very reminiscent of My Bloody Valentine. The lead guitarist Mercedes Diett was impressive with her riffs though you wish they were elongated into solos and with the singer doing her quo legs apart head down banging they certainly have the classic metal imagery. A couple of more cathcy melodies and there could be enough for a decent album if they get picked up or decide to try and do it theirselves. Did like the basement venue though it appears you may have to use the pub for bogs upstairs and they could do with having draft on, though £3 a bottle of peroni is nothing outrageous. Bizarrely they were advertising a band with Lloyd Grossman in it for a gig there the week after. One to avoid.

Photo from their facebook page.