In pictures: Empire State Bastard’s crushingly heavy first London show

Last night (March 28), 500 lucky gig-goers were treated to Empire State Bastard’s London debut at the intimate and very sweaty Camden Underworld.

Following shows in Glasgow and Manchester the nights prior, the band – Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil and guitarist Mike Vennart, plus legendary Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo and Bitch Falcon’s Naomi Macleod on bass – hit the capital to show fans what they’re all about.

They kicked things off with the only single they’ve released so far – the excellent Harvest – before tearing through 12 more wild and varied tracks. They all had one thing in common, though: they’re gloriously heavy.

See Simon, Mike, Dave and Naomi get their extreme metal on below, courtesy of photographer Paul Harries.

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