Root Zero | Recreance | Invictus | These Foundations at The Gryphon
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"Fallen Moon giving you 4 big reasons to take a trip to Bristol’s Metal Quarter™. If we had to pick two: atmospheric nu-doomgazers Root Zero and epically thrashy power-metalcore merchants These Foundations. Get ye to the Gryphon fans of Deftones, Alcest, Opeth, Gojira etc etc."

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A gig on Wednesday 6th March. The event starts at 19:30.


Fallen Moon Presents a night of proper Heavy Metal at Bristol's Metal Quarter Ground Zero - The Gryphon. Brush off your battle jacket, slap on your war paint and insert the appropriate PPE.

Root Zero:
"Ethereal metal from the depths of Cardiff"

Recreance:
"Low tuned aggressive riffs, technical guitar sections and ambient soundscapes, Recreance is FFO Invent Animate, Currents, Loathe, Alpha Wolf and more, if you are a fan of modern metal Recreance is a band for you".

Invictus:
"Invictus are a newly formed metal band from Bristol, England. They combine thrash metal, metalcore and hard rock influences to create a heavy but melodic sound.
For fans of: Metallica, Bullet For My Valentine, Pantera, Black Sabbath, Trivium"

These Foundations:
"...the sound of These Foundations could be the little brother of Rise Against and Against Me. They have wonderfully fused vocal and music elements of both bands into their own..."

Entry requirements: 18+

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