WHEEL

PHIL WELLER

VENUE REBELLION, MANCHESTER DATE 19/11/2024 SUPPORT MONOSPHERE It’s been four years since Finnish-British prog metal outfit Wheel last went on a headline jaunt across the UK. Buoyed by the two albums that have arrived since – including 2024’s coming-of-age Charismatic Leaders – they’re now playing in venues twice the size, eager to show their growth, and tonight’s set highlights where they excel but also where their pitfalls swallow the ground beneath them. On a frost-quilted night, Germany’s Monosphere make their UK debut in dynamic and propulsive fashion. They’re heavy, there’s no doubt about it. Yet their ability to balance technical metal, metalcore’s in-vogue thump and delicate lulls that share a stylistic border with post-rock makes for entertaining viewing. Backed by a simple but effective light show that flashes and flickers…

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