RXPTRS, Our Metropolis Fires, These As soon as Loyal

RXPTRS @ Rock Metropolis Beta, Nottingham, UK, August 17, 2023,

Aug 20, 2023
By Emma Berry-Dinnage
Pictures by Ollie Berry-Dinnage
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It’s a Thursday night, on one of many hottest days our – in any other case disappointing – summer season within the UK has afforded us, and we’re ready in Rock Metropolis’s notorious basement room to see one of many hottest up and coming bands kick off their UK tour. RXPTRS are about to convey their thrashing and dancing to the stage on their ‘The World on My Tongue’ tour and they’ll do it in fashion.

Having found the nostalgic, but enigmatic sound of RXPTRS final yr, I’ve been ready patiently for the Bristol-based five-piece to grace the Midlands; excited to see them convey their sound and power to life. Contemporary from a summer season of pageant appearances, I used to be not dissatisfied.

Leicester-based Alt Rock band Our Metropolis Fires opened as assist, bringing heavy melodies and a decent set, adopted by a full steel onslaught by native hardcore outfit These As soon as Loyal ,who offered a pounding set, inspired a two-man circle pit and left us with ringing ears and racing heartbeats.

In full distinction, RXPTRS’ entered the stage to the acquainted disco beat of Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Someone” (effectively, ‘“I Wanna Dance With The RXPTRS!”), earlier than launching full throttle right into a forty-five minutes set; showcasing a glowing set listing of recent album tracks from final yr’s launch Residing With out Loss of life’s Permission and older tunes such because the heavy “Rot”. As a band they’re tight and so they breathe pleasure by way of their efficiency as a lot as encourage it within the viewers; lead singer Simon Roach is each bit the charismatic frontman with an unbelievable vocal vary – from his highly effective screams to melodic vibrato – at instances harking back to Billy Expertise’s Benjamin Kowalewicz, but distinctive and thrilling.

The fantastic thing about RXPTRS’ sound, while there are nostalgic nods which might be certain to enchantment to life-long metalheads, they’re non-conformist of their efforts to mix the most effective of rock, punk and steel and create one thing fully new and distinctive. It was a privilege to see them in Rock Metropolis’s Basement – as a result of I believe it gained’t keep that means for lengthy. Seize your tickets while you possibly can; 2023 actually is the Yr of The RXPTR.