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Paint it Black / The Steal (The Peel- Kingston 18/09/2009)

The Steal

After a bit of a surreal car journey of wedding and poo stories, the Peel beckoned for a very promising night of hardcore.

Our Time Down Here opened proceedings, and although I’ve seen them play better, it was an enjoyable set of older favourites and future Banquet Records album track singalongs from one of the promising UK hardcore bands. 3.5/5

Ceremonyreally didn’t sit well with me to be honest, a bit like Trash Talk last time Paint it Black visited, and I found it all a bit macho and yappy to ever get much more than irritation from their set. 2.5/5

For me and many at the Peel tonight, The Steal were the main attraction, finishing their life among friends and admirers on the same day as the short lived London Paper. The set is to the point, and every second is lapped up by a frenetic Peel crowd. It was a fine send off for a band that’ll be sorely missed in years to come. 5/5

Paint in Blackfinishes off the way you’d expect, smashing through a set of a mixed bag of songs, and although nothing could really top the band before them, Dan Yemin and co still manage to tear the Peel an extra hole before the night was over. 4/5