Well, that’s that—a night that will forever go down in the annals of Marble Factory history. A night tinged with both iconically beautiful moments and sadness that it’s never to be repeated.
Marble Factory has held so many iconic nights in its relatively short history, but surely this is up there? On their final tour of the UK and Europe, and their last-ever run over here, the City of Bristol was very honored and grateful to welcome the legendary group Botch.
The legendary Washington metalcore crew—vocalist Dave Verellen, guitarist David Knudson, bassist Brian Cook, and drummer Tim Latona—set the night alight, and the venue was packed from side to side, front to back. Showing that if BOTCH chose to go another 20 years, they’d still fill every venue they graced.
As the first note sounded, and Dave Verellen took the mic, the crowd went crazy with their excitement, hands aloft to the riffs that punctuated the air. Mosh pits quickly formed, and the floor of Marble transformed into an undulating sea of limbs. Everyone was smiling and enjoying themselves, determined to make the very most out of seeing the band for the last time.
The 13-song set and 4 strong encore bursting at the seams with everything BOTCH has meant to people over the years. The bulk of the evening spanning three albums: “We Are The Romans,” “American Nervoso,” and “An Anthology Of Dead Ends.” There are no highlights to choose when the whole evening itself felt like one giant highlight reel. Goodbye BOTCH and thank you.
