Tempest Saint in association with LMC Presents: Call of Fenrir @ the Fiddlers Elbow, Camden 06/09/25 Tempest Saint, Velvet Grip, No Writer

 

For anyone that’s come across the Pete & Vinnie Play podcast are in for a treat as they make their live debut under the moniker No Writer at Camden’s famous historical haunt the Fiddlers Elbow. They pick, shred, duel and generally noodle over a headbanging backing track with tight precision. As openers go and given their talents, they’re ego free, down to earth and well received by all.

 

Velvet Grip are described as 80’s Rock with 70’s influences which sounds confusing until you hear them. They have that old swagger about them with punchy vocals, rumbling bass, ass-kicking drum fills and shredding guitar solos. They draw a decent enough crowd who demand ‘one more song’ which is delivered with a rendition of Guns n’ Roses Mr Brownstone.

 

Tonight’s hosts Tempest Saint are a reminder that while it maybe 2025, the NWOBHM era never really left us. Belting out Traditional Heavy Metal reminiscent of Saxon, Iron Maiden and Manowar from their Hyperbolised debut which came out back in May. They shred through tracks Dead Ringer, the Cursed and Beggars Belief amongst others like they’re old pro’s never missing a beat with frontman Joe’s shrieking pipes and Lukes punchy bass lines providing the canvas for guitarist James’ precision riffing and shredding solos. Along with newcomer Lee on drums who joined earlier in the year, he brings an energy that’s helping them forge a gritty studded path of their own.

    

Most of whom were in attendance seen to have left by the time Call of Fenrir begin to set up fresh frok their recent Coalition Fest performance, leaving a smaller more intimate audience. This doesn’t dampen the spirits of these war painted Viking Metalers as they play through a set of newer material like Winds Pr evail against some songs that are becoming firm set favourites and epic sagas such as A Wolf’s Requiem, led by Olivia on guitar and vocals and newer release Allfather. Chris’ vocals shred and growl as he gives a brutal performance whilst drummer Joe tightly holds his crew together over the roughness of a pretty empty room. An attempt to divide the room into Vikings and Saxons leads to a three-man wall of death. Going by how these songs are landing and with an album due out [hopefully] soon, they’ll soon be playing to bigger audiences and those who witnessed tonight’s raid will be able to say ‘I was there when no one else was,’ although should be noted they have played to and won over bigger audiences than this. But tonight will forever echo around the great halls of Valhalla.

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