Jiluka @ Manchester Academy 3: Gig Social + Grand Central pub (Fri 20th June)

I first stumbled across this band through a Youtuber last year who said they had the "Heaviest breakdown of the year" so naturally curiosity killed the cat before moving onto my eardrums, and it was an astonishing array of cathartic emotions! *o* You have been warned!!

Sub-genres: Deathcore, djent, visual kei

FFO: Lorna Shore, Paleface Swiss, The Gazette, Dir En Grey, Bloodstain Child

We can meet outside the Manchester Academy building for 7pm just before the door opens at 7:30 so we'll skip a bit of queuing, exact spot TBA on the evening. After the gig we can meet at Grand Central for a bit of post-gig socialising and maybe some dancing if you haven't knocked your feet off from all that moshing!

Latest single: KVLT
Great track: VEN0M
Personal favourite: Ablaze

"JILUKA expresses a variety of emotions by combining their aggressive metal sound with diverse musical essences and utilizing striking, melodious music.

JILUKA made their first performance in the United States in October at Anime Weekend Atlanta 2023. A month later, it was revealed that they would play at Evil Live Festival in Lisbon, becoming the first visual kei band to perform in the country. Taking advantage of the festival date, the band announced their first world tour 2024 named K4RMA with five solo dates in Europe; in the cities of Warsaw, Bratislava, Cologne, Paris and London which all sold out, plus the Resurrection Festival in Spain / EVIL LIVE Fest in Portugal and a show in Los Angeles in July. Due to the success of K4RMA, they returned to Europe in September with "K4RMA - The Return", this time with 2 new countries: Italy and Finland, and finishing it with a show in China. A four-date tour in United States will begin in late October, 2024.

Now, JILUKA with EGM is taking over the world!!"