Review & Photos: Nate Rose

The Triffid, was beaming with anticipation by the time DZ Deathrays hit the stage, with the room close to full they turned the place into a full-blown punk-rock pressure cooker as one of Brisbane’s finest lit the fuse for an explosive Tuesday night. Armed with blistering riffs, thunderous drumming, The DZ lads ripped through a no-nonsense set that reminded everyone why they’ve been a staple of the Aussie rock scene for over a decade. Tracks like fan favourites “Gina Works at Hearts” and “Bloody Lovely” had the pit churning early.

“Without Death From Above there would be no us” Proclaimed frontman Shane Parsons and with their signature brand of noisy, fuzzy chaos DZ Deathrays proved the perfect primer for the carnage to come.

Then came the main event. Death From Above 1979 took to the stage like a two-man wrecking crew, with Sebastien Grainger and Jesse F. Keeler demonstrating exactly why their chemistry remains unmatched. The bass was filthy, the drums relentless, and the energy wild. From the first notes of “Turn it Out,” the crowd was all in.

The setlist was a riotous ride across their discography— with the likes of “One + One” and “Going Steady xx” sitting comfortably alongside certified bangers like “Trainwreck 1979” and the song that turned me onto these guys “Blood on our hands“.

Grainger’s vocals were ferocious and unfiltered, while Keeler‘s distorted bass lines felt like seismic events, shaking the floor and the ribcages of everyone in the packed venue.

The Triffid’s intimate setting amplified the experience, No frills chaotic catharsis if you will — just two guys tearing it up like the world was ending and they were trying to make it go out with a bang and if this was the end of the world there is no place I would rather have been.

 – GALLERY –