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Liverpool is not known for its love of the heavier side of rock, the small dalliance that could be erring on the side of metal is something that local band Buckle Tongue has got round by performing with intelligence and guile whilst remaining true to their core belief, because of one band leading the way, Sirens can now tread in more harsher boots and start to crush their own path in the area.

Opening up what was a colossal night of music at Zanzibar in the latest round of new and interesting music that the venue has made a name of hosting, Sirens must have felt as if history would be on their side, their forceful music ready to rammed with the precision of a missile armed with a top of the range Sat-Nav, an A-Z map book as back up and a Collins Atlas from the 1970s just in case that the other two references facilities decided that the X marking the spot was just not descriptive enough.

Sean, Rob, Josh and Adam not only fuelled interest their own special way in their highly enjoyable music, they showed once more that there is an appetite for the heavier side of rock, the destruction of antipathy towards a well-placed guitar solo is surely not that far away with the golden tones of Sirens at the helm.

Like The Vinos that were to follow them, this is a band that needs to go up a level to realise their potential more fully, they certainly have the aptitude and the music to get there, they just need that little extra push to take it on. With tracks such as Evergreen, No Guarantee, the tremendous Shame, the epic feel of Time and the burning What I Know within their arsenal, there really would be no stopping them.

They may have only performed half a dozen tracks but what the group achieved in that short time was excellent, heart thumping and fuelled with well-disguised gracious rage.

Heed the warning, Sirens are ringing the bell to say enough is enough; this heavier side needs to be heard and observed.

Ian D. Hall