Energy is something that you couldn’t say HELLVAR
lacked. Mind you this wasn’t too hard. They just understood that to
create a bit of noise, all they needed was a drummer who seemed ready to
kick the fuck out of his drums, and to employ what seemed like 27
guitarists on stage. It was the first moment of the night I had to whip
out the trusty old ear plugs.
There’s a certain amount of comfort and familiarity with Hellvar for
me (This is the third time I’ve ended up reviewing them at Airwaves),
and their set of ’90s style post-grunge rock was at once both
recognisable and welcoming, playing classics from their canon such as
“Ding an Sich,” “Anna Amma,” and “Falsetto” (AKA their T.A.T.U song). On
stage they seemed brilliant gawky, but totally into what they were
doing, especially singer Heiða, all decked out in her melted Halloween
make up. They did premiere some new music, one track in particular
having a really brawny and propulsive rhythm section. The small but
hardcore group of fans (Hellvar-ettes? Hellvar-ites?) down at the front
loved it.
Bob Cluness
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