Ho99o9
Scala, London
seventh November 2022
Punk rap debauchery ensues throughout the notorious Scala tonight as abrasive U.S. duo Ho99o9 (pronounced Horror) play to a room stuffed with sweaty cavemen.
The humorous factor is, I solely actually heard of this band about 2 months in the past when a good friend of mine spoke about them and the way he thought their identify was pronounced ‘Hoggog’ – of which I see his level. However upon listening, it turns into clear why the identify ‘Horror’ fits them a lot. They’re a horror-fuelled, carnivalesque occasion of theatrics, head banging, and among the finest smelling weed I’ve ever smelt in my life (side word to the band: please let me know who you bought that from).
Combining the sounds of steel, rap, industrial noise, punk, techno and every thing else that you just’d hate to hearken to on a hangover, the duo present what the way forward for music actually is. Combining loopy costumes, unstable aggression and violence that was considerably encouraging, the New Jersey duo present what music might, can and must be. Politically charged, clever and tasteful, the music this duo are making is – and I don’t say this flippantly – fairly groundbreaking.
The group is stuffed with sweaty bystanders – lengthy hair, spike jackets, tank tops, muscle-y arms (you get the drill) who don’t let their exhaustion cease their power. For an act that solely has drums as their instrument addition (the remainder executed all by pads), the environment nonetheless feels as if it has the backing of 100 males. There’s a caveman-esque manner to the group, displaying what human intuition actually is when pissed off- and that’s to beat the crap out of one another (however to all the time assist your sufferer again up of the ground). It’s completely chaotic and everyone seems to be riled-up with aggression that appears like they’ve been ready a lifetime to unleash. Charged to most energy, Ho99o9 unshackle the room for an hour and a half with ‘destruction’ as the one goal. It’s no surprise the safety keep back- I wouldn’t fancy attempting to cease this both.
There are injections of techno and Frank Sinatra’s ‘I Did It My Manner’ which hilariously reveals the juxtapositioning of getting everybody one minute beating the shit out of one another, to then dancing to basic pop tunes. Vocalist, Eaddy switches between shouting by a normal mic to by a retro, orange telephone, with theOGM switching between music and rap duties. Sporting outfits reminiscent of witch hats, skeleton make up, basic fits and hairstyles that I might solely dream of getting, the set ends with them each topless (with completely no complaints right here).
How they maintain the power up, I’ll by no means know, particularly with theOGM continuously chuffing away on this joint (severely, I want the variety of whoever you bought it from). In direction of the top of the set, individuals are flagging however powering by. Eaddy throws his sweaty physique onto of the exhausted viewers and you’ll see the arms of everybody, drained from all power, engulfing him and fortunately consuming him alive. This present can solely be outlined as ‘absolute madness’ and with a danger of sounding like an outdated fart, it was hectic for a Monday evening. However I merely wouldn’t have had it every other approach.
And, regardless of being balls deep in my overdraft, I nonetheless purchased a t-shirt. 10/10 would suggest.
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Setlist:
Is It Secure to Web
(Youngsters are United)
Battery Not Included
(Father Stretch my Arms)
The World The Flesh The Satan
ShadowRUN
Punk Police
Forest Fires
SkinHead
Slo Bread
(Interlude)
March of the pigs (Cowl)
(Sandman)
Defend My Bitch pt.2
Metropolis Rejects
Mega Metropolis Good
(Crystal Waters Interlude)
Sub-Zero
(Murda)
Chew My Face
Knuckle Up
(Frank Sinatra)
Dope Dealerz
Useless of Asleep /Decrease Than Scum
FireFly Household
Get a Grip
Bone Collector
(Encore)
Road Energy
F.O.G
All phrases by Jasmine Hodge. Extra writing by Jasmine will be present in her creator’s archive.
All pictures © Paul Grace. For extra of Paul’s writing and pictures go to his archive. Paul is on Fb, Twitter, Instagram and his web sites are www.paulgrace-eventphotos.co.uk & www.pgrace.co.uk
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