My Vitriol




"Very fast and loud with a lot of bright flashes"

Gig Review of My Vitriol at the Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow

It was testament to how much this band has seen and learned in the past year that they remained totally cool and composed as a fire left the Univerisity of Glasgow science block in ashes on the morning of their Queen Margaret Union gig. Over the past year My Vitriol have been touring, released their debut album Finelines and have done nothing but "gigs, gigs and more gigs" according to drummer Ravi Kesavaram.

The band has been touring almost constantly since they were singed at the end of 1999 and it should be stated that they were signed after playing just ten gigs together. Bassist Carolyn Bannister explained "We've done just about every festival going now, except the ones with hurricanes at them. We tend to bring the black clouds with us, so sorry Glasgow". We finally know who to blame the weather on and it ain't Fran Healy. "It has been pretty hard, but you get used to it. After we finish this tour we have another one in November and after that we only have about four days off, but it's good for the band". Explained guitarist Seth Taylor. After that it's across the Atlantic to the States and another tour. However this is one that Ravi is really up for. "I'm really looking forward to it. I've never been to the States, although I know a few people who have visited there and they say it's a great place. It's been really interesting because we've vistited fourteen countries within two months. We've also done a lot of Europe dates with Placebo so now we're looking forward to the USA".

So what do you expect at a My Vitriol gig? "Very fast and loud with a lot of bright flashes". Ravi explained and he wasn't lying. After some support from the excellent Seafood, My Vitriol burst onto stage with an explosion of sound and light. With all levels set at eleven and enough lighting to guide a jumbo jet home. After the two relatively easy to listen to singles (Always Your Way and Grounded) My Vitriol continued to show their heavier side of their music in their live performances (the audience mainly made up of a heavy percentage of metal fans). After a set which lasted approximately an hour and included the afore mentioned singles plus other favourites from Finelines, My Vitriol left to a huge standing ovation and after one more month of touring they'll finally get their well deserved four day rest.