Crippled Black Phoenix
+ Temple Fang
British collective Crippled Black Phoenix is known for their eccentric and awe-inspiring music with a dark, apocalyptic edge. Their unique sound mixes prog rock, post-rock, dark folk and psychedelic elements. As a result, none of their albums sounds the same and it is very hard to capture the band’s sound in a clear genre description.
Sometimes their music is dreamlike and atmospheric; the next, it’s hard as nails, with outbursts and melancholy ballads. The band, founded by multi-instrumentalist Justin Greaves, stands for rock-solid live performances with a grandiose, engaging sound. Often, themes like love, loss, tragedy and salvation are explored. The intersections between melancholy and brute force, between bombast and subtlety, are what make Crippled Black Phoenix a beloved band with a wide audience.
Support tonight will come from Temple Fang. They are a well-known staple here in Nijmegen and have managed to invigorate their sound constantly over the years. The Amsterdam band combines extended seventies prog and hypnotizing space rock with a deeply spiritual depth. The music is known for its intense, extended songs, often over twenty minutes long, which feature dreamlike melodies, massive guitar walls and pulsating rhythms with ecstatic outbursts. Live shows are always impressive, no exception.
