Suicide Silence + Fleshgod Apocalypse

A double bill pairing the American deathcore band Suicide Silence with the Italian technical death metal group Fleshgod Apocalypse, staged at Slay in Glasgow.

Suicide Silence formed in Huntington Beach, California, in 1997 and build their sound on heavy breakdowns, blast-beat drumming and guttural vocals. Their debut album, The Cleansing, was released in 2007 and became a reference point for the deathcore scene. Fleshgod Apocalypse, from Umbria in Italy, combine technical death metal with orchestral and classical piano passages, a mix that distinguishes their recordings from much of the genre. Their album Labyrinth dates from 2009.

Both acts sit within the hard rock and metal tradition, so the night is aimed at listeners who follow heavy, high-tempo music. Slay is a Glasgow venue whose programme centres on pop, rock and indie music, and it mainly hosts concerts, making it a place where this kind of heavy bill sits alongside a wider range of live performances.