Few bands could claim to have as meteoric a rise as Spiritbox has over the last two years or so, with their debut album Eternal Blue (2021) hitting either the top spot or a worthy runner-up in album polls by publications such as Metal Hammer, Kerrang and Revolver. Straight off the back of their UK debut at Download Festival, with a crowd spilling out the sides of the Avalanche Stage’s tent, they play a two-night run of sold out (both sold out in less than a minute, no less) at London’s O2 Academy Islington – we were there to catch the second. Openers tonight are Vexed, whose progressive metal with deathcore stylings suits a larger stage than when catching them earlier in the year supporting In Flames – the guitar work of Jay Bacon cuts through from precise chugs to tapped lead work, whilst...
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