White Miles, O2 Academy, Newcastle

Haling from Madagascar White Miles are a phenomenally loud, sleazy rock band of the highest order. As they take to the stage tonight their insanely loud blues-rock is immediately overpowering, yet as they settle the exceptional riffs take hold of this packed audience. As they win over a whole army of new fans with their on stage antics, with drummer Lofi given just a small corner of the stage.

The energetic Medina is given the run of the stage, and she certainly puts this freedom to good use. With their frenetic tracks being the perfect excuse for her to throw herself all over, goading the crowd as her powerful riffs emanate throughout the room. With tracks like the incendiary ‘Fake Smile’ lighting up the room tonight, despite all of the energetic shredding from Medina.

We quickly become transfixed by Lofi, just because he’s in the corner doesn’t mean he’s not going to show us what he’s got. His mesmerising drumming is astounding, as he powers through these intricate and fast tracks it becomes a true sight to behold.

Yet both members truly come into their own when they lay into ‘Crazy Horse’, it’s the epitome of sleazy rock n roll. Delivered with heaps of passion and filled with swagger, we’re left picking our jaws up off the floor after this incredible performance. Such would be true if a full band of four or five people were making this much noise, yet what’s even more impressive is there are just two of them.

Having exited the stage they make way for Eagles of Death Metal, who put on one hell of a show but we’re still reeling from how impressive White Miles truly are. Tonight they truly took us by surprise with a full on all out aural assault, packed with soaring volume, awesome riffs and pounding drums.