Concert Reviews

The Station, Cannock   If ever there was a poll about who’s the best act that ever played The Station I am sure Maet Live (formerly known as ‘Maet Loaf’) would either win or be in the Top 3. Formed by Craig Halford and now in its 13 th year of existence, Maet Live and the Never Neverland Express brought the house down and they were equally as great as the Man and band they are paying tribute to. Craig’s voice and the voices of sisters Melissa and Jodey Lea are incredible and the band who is modelled after Meat Loaf’s own band The Neverland Express were equally as impressive. And they simply had to be as Meat Loaf and the Neverland Express are legendary and Maet Live and the Never Neverland Express blew me away with their sheer energy and enthusiasm with which they performed. Tracks included ‘I would do anything for love’, ‘Two out of three ain’t bad’, ‘I’d lie for you’ and the ever popular ‘You took the words right out of my mouth’ and there wasn’t a flaw

A night of industrial rock/metal with three bands all for less than a tenner – what more could one ask for? ‘Mans Ruin’ played cover versions that included Limp Bizkit, The Cranberries, Rage against the machine and even a very quirky version of Stevie Wonder’s ‘Superstitious’ and they were great fun to watch and to listen to. They weren’t taking themselves too seriously and they were down to earth performers and the perfect opening act. Manchester band ‘The Dead XIII’ was next on the bill and optically they reminded me of Rammstein and their industrial metal was a little bit Rammstein-esque at times yet their own style and their sound had a darker side to it that fitted in well with the industrial metal theme of the night. The sound was a bit dodgy all evening especially when it comes to the vocals and at times it was hard to hear them. It wasn’t a great turn out and the band asked the audience to come closer to the stage. In fact, Rob Hall