Glass Ocean & Ebonivory @ The Chippo Saturday 7th March 2020

Mar 7

WORDS BY: MATTHEW NEW | PHOTOS BY: ANGIE NEW

The Chippo is fast becoming one of the most sought after venues for bands to play in Sydney. The dimly lit basement room with posters lining the roof made for a very intimate pub-style setting for the evening’s proceedings.

Starting the night off was Sydney 4 piece act Scarburrow. From the get go, they were electric and completely engaged with their audience. Lead by vocalist Lauren Coleman, they powered through an emotive set which included a very beefy rendition of the Veronicas “4ever” An incredible job by a young band that has not played in over a year!!

Following Scarburrow was another Sydney 4 piece band with a lot of hype surrounding them in Introspect. Leading into the set with the mesmerising opener “Behold” and “AD Astra”, the band were completely locked in as singer Felicity Jayne joined them on stage. From the first note the crowd were taken on a dreamlike journey of melodic prog. The highlight of the night surely went to guitarist Jamie McVicker, whose Nan, visiting from the UK, stood proudly watching her grandson and his band perform a near flawless set.

Ebonivory have been setting the Australian Progressive Metal scene on fire, and it is very evident to see why. The Ballarat boys made the trek to Sydney to showcase their powerful, yet delicate songs to an adorning Sydney crowd. Every member of this band has so much talent on their respective instrument and it was astonishing to witness in a live setting. Crowd favourite "Tales Of Termina" flowed seamlessly into their single “Explosions After Dark” which went off without a hitch. Everyone was left shouting for more as their set seemed to fly past.

Finally capping off the evening was Sydney’s revered Glass Ocean. Featuring a new member in Julian Dobric on guitar, you would be fooled into thinking this lineup had been together for years. The lads captivated the audience with some beloved favourites such as "Winter Hold" and "The Mystery" while we were gifted some brand new tracks from their upcoming release later in the year. Frontman Tobias Atkins was near impossible to lose focus of on stage, as he swayed and swooned throughout the set with his soulfully powerful bravado. Glass Ocean hit it out of the park and i wait with baited breath for what they have in store for us in the near future.