"An absolutely cracking set from the band,I only wonder whether anyone has seen The Borderline’s roof after Yashin blew it off"
First on the stage at The One Hundred, a four-piece
metalcore act with heavy guitar tracks mixing with rap. The venue is half full
but the band persists nonetheless trying to bring the crowd to life. Tight
guitar riffs and crashing breakdowns come together, but the crowd response is
disappointing given the guys’ constant perseverance to get the audience moving.
Latest releases ‘Kingsmen’ and ‘Breed’
are signs of a positive future for this band, but the band’s vibes seem to
clash with the crowd here tonight. Ending the set on one of their heavier
songs, The One Hundred leave stage with a round of applause
but there is an uneasy tension in the room. (6/10)
Following up to The One Hundred is I Divide, a
rock group from Exeter as main support to Yashin on these
three dates. Bringing powerful rock melodies and strong vocals, the band
quickly takes control of the crowd. Vocalist Tom Kavanagh takes the crowd in
his hand like a puppeteer and gets everyone to move their hand in time to the
beat of latest single ‘I’m Not Leaving’ claiming “We’re going to
pretend we’re at a rap concert”. Blasting through hits from their album ‘What’s
Worth More’ the band is firmly establishing themselves as a force
to be reckoned with to any who did not know of them before tonight. For those
who were here for the heavier tracks, I Divide brings out all
the stops on the penultimate track and gets them singing along in harmony
together to ‘Follow Me’. Splitting the crowd in two and
unleashing a wall of death on the drop, a sudden outbreak of energy disperses
throughout the crowd. Ending their set on ‘Burning Out’ the band ends
strong and leaves a resonating wave of energy pulsing through the crowd. As the
members leave the stage a strong response to the set list can only reassure the
band on how great their set was – top notch guys. (8/10)
As anticipation beings to rise amongst the crowd, the lights dim and Yashin take to the stage, with scream vocalist Kevin Miles bellowing the opening to their latest single off the forthcoming album ‘D.E.A.D.’. Tonight’s show acts as a celebration to their single release of ‘D.E.A.D.’ and B-Sides ‘Lady Carousel’ and acoustic track ‘S.O.S.’; all of which make an appearance over the course of the night. The setlist brings out songs across all of the band’s albums, playing singles from ‘We Created a Monster’ including ‘Make It Out Alive’ and ‘New Year or New York’ which releases all the crowds energy, with constant mosh pits breaking out through the crowd –mainly due to other vocalist Harry Radford’s motivation. Mid-way through the evening the band takes an opportunity to slow things down where the electric guitars are exchanged for acoustic guitars. Here Harry Radford gets intimate with the crowd and comes into the crowd and gets everyone to sit down for a “Little kumbaya song” where we see ‘S.O.S.’ and fan favourite ‘Stand Up’ played, allowing guitarists Connor MacLeod and Paul Travers to demonstrate their skills.
Following the acoustic set, key tracks from the 2010 album ‘Put Your Hands Where I Can See Them’ formed into a medley of ‘Get Loose!’, ‘Friends in High Places’ and ‘Get Loose’ which is a firm reminder to show that the band still sticks to their origins. The high point of the evening comes as Harry Radford reveals that a new track from the new album (which Yashin claims is to be released by the end of the year) is about to be played titled ‘The Renegades’, where Kevin Miles claims “It’s going to get heavy right now.” The song packs a smashing guitar line with vocals that hit you hard like an uppercut to the jaw. To finish the Yashin lads close their set on their leading single from 2012 album ‘We Created a Monster’, the band ends on ‘Runaway Train’ which completely obliterates the venue. The crowd leaves the stage to cheers and applause from all those in the venue. An absolutely cracking set from the band,I only wonder whether anyone has seen The Borderline’s roof after Yashin blew it off. (10/10)
As anticipation beings to rise amongst the crowd, the lights dim and Yashin take to the stage, with scream vocalist Kevin Miles bellowing the opening to their latest single off the forthcoming album ‘D.E.A.D.’. Tonight’s show acts as a celebration to their single release of ‘D.E.A.D.’ and B-Sides ‘Lady Carousel’ and acoustic track ‘S.O.S.’; all of which make an appearance over the course of the night. The setlist brings out songs across all of the band’s albums, playing singles from ‘We Created a Monster’ including ‘Make It Out Alive’ and ‘New Year or New York’ which releases all the crowds energy, with constant mosh pits breaking out through the crowd –mainly due to other vocalist Harry Radford’s motivation. Mid-way through the evening the band takes an opportunity to slow things down where the electric guitars are exchanged for acoustic guitars. Here Harry Radford gets intimate with the crowd and comes into the crowd and gets everyone to sit down for a “Little kumbaya song” where we see ‘S.O.S.’ and fan favourite ‘Stand Up’ played, allowing guitarists Connor MacLeod and Paul Travers to demonstrate their skills.
Following the acoustic set, key tracks from the 2010 album ‘Put Your Hands Where I Can See Them’ formed into a medley of ‘Get Loose!’, ‘Friends in High Places’ and ‘Get Loose’ which is a firm reminder to show that the band still sticks to their origins. The high point of the evening comes as Harry Radford reveals that a new track from the new album (which Yashin claims is to be released by the end of the year) is about to be played titled ‘The Renegades’, where Kevin Miles claims “It’s going to get heavy right now.” The song packs a smashing guitar line with vocals that hit you hard like an uppercut to the jaw. To finish the Yashin lads close their set on their leading single from 2012 album ‘We Created a Monster’, the band ends on ‘Runaway Train’ which completely obliterates the venue. The crowd leaves the stage to cheers and applause from all those in the venue. An absolutely cracking set from the band,I only wonder whether anyone has seen The Borderline’s roof after Yashin blew it off. (10/10) 
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