{"id":3326,"date":"2016-12-19T15:15:21","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T15:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/live-review-korn-limp-bizkit-and-madball-sse\/"},"modified":"2018-07-10T12:54:16","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T11:54:16","slug":"live-review-korn-limp-bizkit-and-madball-sse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/live-review-korn-limp-bizkit-and-madball-sse\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Review: Korn, Limp Bizkit and Madball –\u00a0SSE Hydro, Glasgow –\u00a014\/12\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

With such a definitively nu-metal co-headliner as this, it would be reasonable to expect a similar act from the genre\u2019s lower echelons to be featured on the bill in order to further boost the bill\u2019s nostalgia factor; so when NY hardcore mainstays Madball<\/b> were announced as special guests, some eyebrows were raised. However, while the cavernous SSE Hydro is a million miles from sweaty club shows they are accustomed to, they put in a strong performance, with their groovier moments resonating well with the still sparse early crowd. (3\/5)<\/p>\n

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View more photos here<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n

While ‘Stampede Of The Disco Elephants’<\/i> remains merely a twinkle in Fred Durst\u2019s eye, Limp Bizkit<\/b> seem to be happy to rest on their laurels, such is the lack of urgency in tonight\u2019s set. Repeatedly asking the audience what they want to hear, Durst and co. play just eleven full songs tonight, and while interspersed with a whole lot of dicking about, when the band hit, they hit hard. Every single note the band play here is met with a furious reaction from a now packed floor, with the likes of \u2018My Generation\u2019<\/i> and \u2018Rollin\u2019 (Air Raid Vehicle)\u2019<\/i> going down like the flawless rock club bangers they are.<\/p>\n

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With such a lean setlist and a ticket price just shy of 60 quid, it\u2019s understandable that some may feel short changed, but in terms of quality, this short burst nostalgic goodness is hard to beat. (4\/5) <\/p>\n

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View more photos here<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n

Having never really gone away since they helped change heavy music as we know it in 1994, it is to Korn<\/b>\u2019s credit that they have largely eschewed the cynical hiatus\/reunion tactic that so many bands of their era have shamelessly employed – avoiding the nostalgia tag both in attitude and in musical output.<\/p>\n

However, having visited these shores regularly in the last few years through festival appearances and touring, this over familiarity appears to have negated the sting in the band\u2019s tail, leaving an audience that not half an hour ago was bouncing as if their lives depended on it slightly colder than one might expect.<\/p>\n

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View more photos here<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n

Perhaps aware of the nostalgia factor on this tour, Bakersfield\u2019s finest play things safe, airing only two tracks ‘The Serenity of Suffering’<\/i>, while avoiding material from ‘The Path Of Totality’<\/i> and ‘The Paradigm Shift’<\/i> altogether. This does in turn leave more room for older favourites \u2018Y\u2019all Want A Single\u2019<\/i> and \u2018Coming Undone\u2019<\/i>, to sound as massive as they always have.<\/p>\n

Despite their best efforts, Korn<\/b> fail to hit the high watermark left in Limp Bizkit<\/b>\u2019s wake: \u2018Blind\u2019<\/i> and \u2018Freak On A Leash\u2019<\/i> come pretty close, but even Jonathan Davis can\u2019t help but comment on the crowd\u2019s somewhat tepid response following a storming rendition of \u2018Twist\u2019<\/i> and \u2018Good God\u2019<\/i>. (3.5\/5)<\/p>\n

Having often enjoyed the benefit of a shorter, stacked set when playing as a festival main support, or when they outshone Slipknot on their arena tour early last year, it was interesting to see Korn<\/b>\u2019s normal circumstances turned upside down in Limp Bizkit<\/b>\u2019s favour. This tour may have been a spectacle for those who looking to relive the genre\u2019s glory days, but in 2016, it certainly feels like both bands are best suited as party starters, as opposed to being the main event.<\/p>\n

3.5\/5<\/p>\n

Words by Josh Graham (@jollyboyjosh_<\/a>). Photos by Jade Till<\/a> and taken at Manchester Arena, Manchester – 12\/12\/2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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