Live Review

InMe – Moho Live, Manchester

• 14th Dec 2010

Ask someone whether they have heard of InMe and you are likely to be greeted with something like “Ah, that ‘Underdose’ band, whatever happened to them?” The nearly men of nu-metal, InMe burst onto the scene 13 years ago and were quickly tagged as the next big thing. But after a semi-successful first album, their sales seemed to tail off, as did critical interest.

That lack of interest from the media is exactly why it is so impressive that they managed to keep going, forging a career spanning 4 full-length albums and a recent greatest hits compilation, picking up a hardcore fanbase in the process.

To celebrate, they are playing all of the albums in their entirety in London. Fortunately for us Northern types they decided to also play a few shows elsewhere, including this one in Manchester where they played through ‘White Butterfly’.

Their majestic second album, ‘White Butterfly’ is arguably their most accomplished piece of work, so it comes as little surprise that a blistering live run through was met with delight from the excited crowd gathered at Moho Live.

From the opening notes of ‘7 Weeks’, the band had the audience well and truly hooked. Singer Dave McPherson was certainly relishing the devotion of the crowd in front of him, battling successfully against some sound problems with his melodic screams on heavy numbers ‘Otherside’ and ‘Just A Glimpse’, while some acoustic offerings provided a welcome break from the mayhem.

A few fan favourite tracks not found on ‘White Butterfly’ are belted out in the encore, as if to only highlight how much killer material they have in their arsenal. You very much get the feeling that, if asked, they would have been able to keep playing til sunrise.

In all, this was a captivating performance from one of the most underrated bands in England today, which couldn’t help but make you think ‘what if they’d have really made it big?’
Personally, I can’t help but wonder what the future might now hold for the boys from Essex.
Whatever happens, it has certainly been 13 years well spent.