Review: Lostprophets, Rock City

Not many bands can work the lyrics of Umbrella into a song about biased attitudes and still create an atmosphere of macabre rock.

But as Welsh rockers Lostprophets exploded onto the stage at Rock City last night they did just that.

This time their performance was one of an experienced band with a steely determination and they created a feeling that was more dark and chilling, fitting the tone of their new album The Betrayed.

Old favourites such as Rooftops proved hits with the crowd.

We Are Godzilla You Are Japan – complete with a special Godzilla hand signal - gave the band the chance to show their sense of humour and fun.

The six-piece displayed a renewed energy for what they were doing as they ripped through an impressive selection of tracks from their current album, a mixture of anthemic tunes and harder, darker rock – helped by front man Ian Watkins opening the performance with the air of a gothic prince before he began to interact and joke with the crowd.

It's Not The End of The World saw most of the audience singing along while Dstryr was a return to harder rock, lapped up enthusiastically by the audience.

Also notable was a cover of the Prodigy's Omen - an indication of the metal, indie, electric and rock influences so easily at their disposal.

It was during A Town Called Hypocrisy that Watkins worked Umbrella in, before golden favourite Last Train Home.

Kids in Glass Houses supported the band and delivered a high energy performance that was a fitting warm up.

Claire Carter