06-10-2007 Melanocaster

Venue: De Rots, Antwerpen (Belgium)
By: Wouter van de Kamp

  I was on holiday in Antwerp and me and my friend found out in some agendalike
  leaflet that there were to play two bands in the metal/rock cafe we already
  saw that very afternoon. As I later found out the second band to play that evening
  had cancelled due to them being a finalist in some sort of national bandcontest.
  That was Outnumbered by Idiots. A pity, because I liked the bandname. So we
  had to take satisfaction in just that one band which turned out to be from my
  homecountry Holland: Melanocaster

  Not quite an inviting name, but I cannot imagine that that was the reason for
  the other visitors to be totally not interested in the performance. Perhaps
  this was just their hangout pub to talk and drink beer with friends. It cannot
  have been the music or the performance. They were very accessible and, although
  some bandmembers seemed a bit static, it was actually quite entertaining to
  look at. Musically they are a modern version of 70’s garage rock. They make
  timeless poppy rock songs with catchy riffs, alternating between slow/relaxed
  and somewhat wild and cooler. Special mention is needed for the singer. His
  voice is actually what the band leans on. Which is a good thing. There is no
  need for elaborate soloing and explicit loud riffing when you have a singer
  like that in the ranks. Usually I get bored with this kind of music in about
  two songs but this band was able to grab and keep hold of my attention till
  the end. Bravo!

Links:
  Melanocaster official
  Obimusic
  De Rots