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THE TREATMENT / THE AMORETTES / STONE BROKEN – BIRMINGHAM ASYLUM 2, 29.04.16
First things first; we’re surprised that The Treatment are not in the their new album, ‘Generation Me’, the Cambridge-based five-piece turn
main room at The Asylum. It’s criminal that a band of this stature is play- the rock notch up to 100 and never let it waver. Mitchel Emms has been
ing in the small room upstairs. But never mind. They’re here and so are singing with the band since The Treatment’s previous singer Matt Jones
we. Up first are Stone Broken, an impressive band from Walsall in the left and Mitch shows that he is perfect for the job. Singing with The Treat-
West Midlands. If you’re a fan of Shinedown and Theory Of A Deadman, ment really shows the quality of his vocals, with every note reached and
you’ll love these guys. Rich Moss has a strong voice, while songs such held. Songs such as ‘Cry Tough’ and ‘Bloodsucker’ from their latest re-
as ‘Fall Back Down’ and ‘Not Your Enemy’ have a meaty hard rock pulse. lease and older tunes such as ‘Running With The Dogs’ and ‘The Doctor’
Rich tells the crowd that their single ‘Let Me Go’ has had 25,000 hits. all raise the blood level with their full-on, high pace and energy. The
The band are doing well and rightly so. There’s nothing to criticize. The crowd lap them up. The band don’t stand still and have fiery eyes pierc-
three guys and one girl have obviously been working hard and know how ing the front row like hungry dogs themselves. Mitch frequently stands
to write quality songs. We’re definitely going to be hearing a lot more on the barrier step reaching up to the ceiling. New album title track ‘Gen-
from this band. eration Me’ is a fists-in-the-air riot while the pace only dips a bit for ‘Back-
The Amorettes are an equally notable band. Opening with ‘Give ‘Em seat Heartbeat’, another new song from the new album which shows a
Hell’, the female three-piece are a loud and ballsy rock band unafraid to different side to the band.
give YOU hell if need be. They give US heaven though with their groove- A totally kick-ass night with all three bands showing that talent in the
driven hard rock tuneage. They rock harder than a lot of male bands and UK is at an all time high.
are definitely worth your time if you haven’t checked them out yet. They YYYYY
make a great support band for The Treatment and are a treat to watch. Shari Black Velvet
Let The Treatment’s set begin. Kick-starting with ‘Let It Begin’ from Mitchel Emms & Tagore Grey (The Treatment) Photo By Shari Black Velvet

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