Loitered Lens: The Dead XIII

Horror metal from straight outta Catacombs, The Dead XIII morgue Islington up. Photos

19/05/2016 Carl Byron Batson Sound

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iving the girl on the cosmetics counter a commission bonus that’ll pay for this year’s Tenerife…

and the rest of us a refresher on our Roman numerals, Mancunian horror-metal outfit Dead XIII sup deeply from a cauldron of the Misfits and the Murderdolls, pepped up with a soupson of The Defiled.

Catching the band as they played support to Griever at Islington Academy2, photographer Carl Batson deemed them ‘One of the best bands I have seen in a long while. They deserve a much bigger stage and headline billing.’

The Dead XIII at Islington Academy2, April 2016
The Dead XIII at Islington Academy2, April 2016
The Dead XIII at Islington Academy2, April 2016
The Dead XIII at Islington Academy2, April 2016
The Dead XIII at Islington Academy2, April 2016
The Dead XIII at Islington Academy2, April 2016
The Dead XIII at Islington Academy2, April 2016
The Dead XIII at Islington Academy2, April 2016
The Dead XIII at Islington Academy2, April 2016
The Dead XIII at Islington Academy2, April 2016

Photos by Carl Byron Batson. Not to be reproduced without express prior permission from the photographer.

Find out more about The Dead XIII at their homepage.

Carl Byron Batson
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Photographer, published poet, former party animal, body builder, grave robber to the stars and renowned chainsaw juggler, Carl can often be spotted on his Harley Davidson pretending to be in Terminator 2. He is also frequently seen in the press pits of old London town, camera in hand, avoiding being hit by bottles of wee and crippling his opposition with secret Kung Fu moves.
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