Events conspired against me the last time Voodoo Six were in town, playing the same venue in support of Blaze Bayley. It must be hearting for a band however to know that they obviously did something right however if the packed crowd in Trillians for their return was anything to go by.

Recent reviews on the site of the band's album First Hit For Free, and it's associated singles, have claimed that the band are "one of a number of new bands attempting to recapture that sound and spirit we entitle ‘classic rock’ very few have the talent and panache of Voodoo Six", and live it's hard to disagree with those sentiments. With the swagger of Feed My Soul, Crawl, I Am The Sun and especially  Faith, sitting alongside a batch of new material Voodoo Six are a band that know just how to pitch a performance. Diminutive frontman Henry Rundell may be short in stature and, hiding behind face paint that harks back to the progressive days of Peter Gabriel era Genesis, may not command the stage physically but his voice does it for him. Equal parts blues, soul and metal it adds a touch of luminescence to the songs, and given the trio of guitarist alongside him the physical side of the show isn't what is needed from Rollins.

Tony Newton, Matt Pearce and especially newish guy Chris Jones throw every shape you could wish for laying down solid rhythms and blistering solo's all tempered by occasional lush harmonies and backed up by the pounding drums of Dave Cavill. Voodoo Six are a band that, at least potentially, have all the right ingredients to make a noise on the UK rock scene. Britain and Ireland has promised much over the past few years with the like of Roadstar, The Answer, Winterville et all briefly shining but given the right support and a fair wind this band could well eclipse them all.

Steve Cummings