Crossfaith with Ocean Grove @ Chalk, Brighton, UK
Photos and review courtesy of Gili Dailes | March 3, 2020
Crossfaith, photo by Gili Dailes
When things were still relatively normal in the UK, just days before COVID-19 forced us into lock-down, I had a chance to photograph Crossfaith in their Brighton leg of the tour with support from Ocean Grove.
Little did I know at the time but this would be the last shows I will photograph in a long while- and I’m glad that I was there to capture the raw energy these two bands have brought down to our seaside town.
Hailing all the way from Japan, Crossfaith have spoiled us with their upbeat set, a hybrid of heavy metal, drum n base and industrial metal. Every single member of the band knows how to get a crowd engaged, and with their strong stage presence and exceptional talent they had everyone hooked for every second of the set.
Supporting Crossfaith tonight were the Australian nu metal band Ocean Grove and Black Futures.
Ocean Grove’s music is quite different to Crossfaith’s and the immediate connection between the bands was not obvious at first. They did, however, get everyone hooked to their energetic show, during which front-man Dale Tanner managed to lose his kilt within the first 30 seconds of the first song- leaving him wearing nothing but his pants and a fishnet tee for the rest of the show (which he didn’t seem to mind at all!).
