Empire State Bastard – the side project of Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil – have played their first-ever live gig. Check out fan-captured footage and the full setlist below.The gig took place at the Cathouse venue in Glasgow last night (March 26), and saw the Extreme Metal band perform some of their heaviest hits to date.Founded by Biffy Clyro frontman Neil and former Oceansize guitarist Mike Vennart, the band features the iconic Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Testament, Mr Bungle) on the drums, and Naomi Macleod (Bitch Falcon) on the bass.The band opened the show with the first live performance of their debut single, ‘Harvest’, which was released last week.
Announcing the track, the band exclaimed: “Empires fall, States rise, Bastards sing…it’s ‘Harvest’ time, motherfuckers!”From there, the four-piece played a total of thirteen songs – closing with a track called ‘The Looming’.
Find the full setlist below (via Setlist.FM).According to Neil and Vennart, the metal side-project takes inspiration from artists including grunge band Melvins, alternative-vocalist Mike Patton, doom band Sleep and thrash pioneers, Slayer.
Check out a selection of footage from the live performance below.Empire State Bastard played (via Setlist.FM):HarvestBlusherMoi?The BluesS&dsTired, Aye?StutterCorpse In The ChateauPalms Of HandsDustyCode (Eat Shit)SoldThe LoomingUp next, Empire State Bastard are set to continue their run of scheduled performances – many of which are sold-out.
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