The autumn tours are hitting thick and fast as we fall into October, and there is plenty on the menu for Metalheads. Barely having recovered from an unforgiving summer of festivals, Birmingham fails to sleep, as it welcomes back a familiar name in Bury Tomorrow, who join us to celebrate a new album and the vitality of a band that refuses to fade away.
Bury Tomorrow – Nevertel – Lionheart – Siamese
O2 Institute Birmingham – 12 October 2025
Words And Photography: Matt Pratt
With the unrelenting velocity that Bury Tomorrow was thrust to the very top of the Metalcore mountain, many bands would have found themselves as buried as their name would suggest.
Thankfully, following a reflective reset in the early ’20s, the band is rebirthed with an unassailable sense of identity, self-awareness and revitalised outlook.
This autumn sees the band tour in collaboration with their newest album, Will You Haunt Me, With That Same Patience, a raw reflection on the emotions surfaced during the quintet’s darkest of moments, roared out in bullish catharsis.
Plunging their new release into the wild, Bury Tomorrow land upon Birmingham, at a venue that reeks of aggressive abandon, to show us exactly what one of the hottest prospects in Metalcore has to offer.
The lights cut to black, and from the darkness, red lights pulsate as a robotic voice announces the commencement of the purge. In stark contrast to the fairly relaxing pre-show playlist, the feeling grows that we are about to witness something truly gnarly.
The powerhouses of modern Metalcore rifle into their scorching routine, but are halted early on thanks to a technical issue. Fortunately, there is more than one way to get a crowd riled up, and with nothing more than a passing reference to local rival town Wolverhampton, the attendees are imbued with the perfect amount of rage to carry them through the explosive evening. 
It can feel hard to imagine the gentler side of such powerfully aggressive musical projects, but Dani Winter-Bates seeks to connect with the onlookers in a vulnerable moment between raucous hits. The frontman stressed his commitment to creating a safe place for all races, sexualities, genders, and abilities.
For some, this may seem like a cheap bit of virtue-signalling, but as the vocalist reaffirms his commitment to using his platform to preach the values he lives by, he is keen to share that he also works for our NHS in a diversity and inclusion role, practising what he preaches. 
It is not long til the riotous behaviour recommences with Winter-Bates commanding the crowd to bounce in unison with the tireless five-piece. The members weave between one another like a well-drilled basketball team, assuring each member has an opportunity to be front and centre of attention, glaring down onto the torrid dancefloor.
It is not lost on the band how tightly packed this time of year is for tours, and with the skyrocketing ticket prices, how every show is treasured. The artists are assured to pay their respects to the tightly packed disciples who have dedicated their gig budgets to tonight’s show, at a time when they could have easily splurged their coffers on hulking arena mega-shows like Parkway Drive and Architects.
As the show edges towards its final crescendo, Winter-Bates demands more. Giving us the old ‘not angry, just disappointed’ routine, he insists that we see no less than two hundred crowd surfers to the backdrop of one of their most popular hits, Black Flame.
The name Bury Tomorrow has always struck the peripherals of tour schedules and main stage festival lineups. It is hard to imagine how a band with such a consistent reputation has never seemingly made that final step into the sunlight.
Their last two releases have seen the project grip its space in the heavy music scene by the throat and strive toward progression as opposed to clutching onto survival.
With a hugely convincing tour paired with the rise of this strain of Metal music, maybe this is the moment for Bury Tomorrow to claim their throne as one of the leaders in modern Metal.
Nevertel
Just as it once was Myspace that opened the door to hordes of undiscovered talent, TikTok has become a breeding ground for catchy hits and it has spread way beyond the confines of pop music.
Pierce The Veil have recently seen a resurgence within their catalogue thanks to a well timed trend, an experience shared by the final support act tonight, Nevertel.
The trio have shared the fortunes of the revitalised wave of Nu-Metal paved by bands like Linkin Park and Korn, creating the perfect conduit for their replayable hip-hop/Metal fusion to inject itself straight into mainstream consciousness.
The Floridians seem perfectly at home on the Birmingham stage and, given the name they have already built, you would expect it would not be long before they topped the bill here themselves.
Lionheart
It is rare that the second band on a four-band schedule are able to offer any more than the most basic of productions, but it is thrilling to see Lionheart bring their best in both their performance and production as their lively show is paired with outbursts of smoke, emphasising their onstage energy.
Those unfamiliar with the band would assume they are at their best, given how engaging their efforts have been. But we are enlightened by tonight’s frontman, Rick Matthews, that he is just filling in for full-time vocalist Rob Watson.
Matthews does an excellent job, lending buckets of energy and unabashed presence to his temporary role. Nothing felt like it was missing from the party atmosphere that Lionheart has delivered tonight.
But I am sure plenty will be left with an appetite for a full-strength return after a lasting first impression from the Californians.
Siamese
A moody start to the evening as Siamese are dramatically backlit from the darkened cavern of the stage. Their boisterous Metal sound takes no time to summon mosh pits and stir up heaps of aggression in the already well-filled venue.
First slot on a lineup of four, in many cases, could be the graveyard shift, but Siamese heap praise on the support of the crowd that came out in numbers so early, giving them a warm welcome.
It is an excellent start to this long evening and as Siamese decompress from a job well done, they can sit back and enjoy another three kick-ass Metal bands along with us.
