Thursday, December 9, 2010

A Celtic Earbashing

As you make your way along the deserted corridor, the music and sounds of revelry grow louder and you begin to make sense of what you are hearing. You can make out a drumbeat, a baseline, a screeching electric guitar, someone roaring with a pair of deafening vocal chords. Accompanying this is the whooping, hollering and foot stamping of an unknown number of people who seem to be enjoying the show. You turn a corner and the source of the noise comes into a view, an open door at the end of the hall which reveals a dimly lit room and a throng of people within. You make your way to the door and enter the room unchallenged, wincing against the full onslaught of the blaring music and reaching up to cover your ears. You have stepped into what appears to be a concert hall, with a stage at one end, a dance floor and mosh pit in the middle and well-stocked bars either side. The room is jammed with people but it is hard to make out who they are in the dim lighting. You do spot a number of people in Mega City Judge uniforms (sans helmets), as well as plenty of weird-looking mutants, goofy-looking robots...and a few blue-skinned fellows with white eyes and mohawk haircuts. You’d be hard pressed to put names to any of these characters, but there are a few you recognise, specifically those up on the stage who are responsible for the noise assaulting your senses, a quintet a huge banner proclaims to be the "Celtic Earbashers". Ladies and gentlemen, on drums – Ukko the Dwarf! On base – The Lord Weird Slough Feg! On electric guitar – Nest the Eternal! And providing the ear-bursting vocals...none other than the Celtic Warrior and erstwhile High King of Ireland himself, Slaine!



Do you...

Decide this scene isn’t for you and go back the way you came to see what else is happening, or...

Make your way to the bar to grab a drink?