Past Event

YLVA

24th Jun 2017

Presenter: LS Presents
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Event Duration: 210 minutes

YLVA is Brett O'Riley | Mike Deslandes | Leigh Pengelly | Dav Byrne 

A four piece heavy band from Melbourne, YLVA create patient, dark and intense music punctuated with crushing riffs at extreme volumes.

The program includes Pagan, Bonnie Mercer, Military Position and Rotteur. Lighting design for the evening is by House of Vnholy.

YLVA welcome all and any to attend this collective of contemporary creatives presented in an unconventional environment.

"(YLVA) stole the show, even over the headliners… I was not expecting such a physical experience. There is not a wasted note, beat, tone, noise or vocal line… there’s also a beautiful level of restraint, both regarding how they write in levels of light and shade, but also in how no one in the band ever seemed to overplay. All of this works to make those moments, the big fuck-off sledgehammer hits, feel all the more impactful." HEAVY MAG

The band’s efforts on stage cemented them as the real deal, as the foursome ploughed through their set almost hypnotically so – the individual cogs spinning as part of a well-oiled machine. Moreover, it’s always refreshing to see a band’s raw work ethic apparent on stage, which was also the case here. (These) boys have a very bright looking future ahead of them." TONEDEAF

"…We were disrupted by an immediate and surprising blast from YLVA, who were the second band of the night. No dramatic or simple introductions, no heads up, no nothing. They just erupted out of nowhere. I kept looking back at all of the people around me to see if I wasn’t the only one that was completely blown away. There are a handful of doom bands out there that try a bit too hard on pulling out a great number of interesting progressions and riffs, but YLVA let all of that flow very naturally. To say I was impressed would be more than an understatement." DESERT HIGHWAYS

Cameras are welcomed. Hearing protection is highly recommended.

Strobe and laser effects will be used in this perfomance