Motionless In White have always been a dream of mine, and after years, I finally saw them live. As Touring The End Of The World UK/EU 2025 hit the O2 Academy Brixton, this was to be a show that would leave me speechless. I was hyped, and with Fit For A King and Brand Of Sacrifice, that energy just kept building all night.
Motionless In White – Brand Of Sacrifice – Fit For A King
O2 Academy Brixton – 22 February 2025
Words: Carol Giannattasio
Photography: Antonio Giannattasio
Motionless In White kicked off with Meltdown, the perfect song to open the last sold-out UK show. From the start, Chris “Motionless” Cerulli gave it everything. Honestly, this was one of the best setlists I have ever seen.
Sign Of Life, Abigail, Thoughts & Prayers, Voices, and one of my all-time favourites, Slaughterhouse. There is no point in lying—everyone lost their minds when they played Slaughterhouse.
Especially when Chris brought out Ryan Kirby (Fit For A King) to do Bryan Garris’ (Knocked Loose) parts. I would have paid anything to see Bryan perform it, but Ryan absolutely killed it.
Then, during Reincarnate, Kyle Anderson from Brand Of Sacrifice joined Chris on stage. His insane vocals made the crowd go wild.
This was not just Motionless In White. Brand Of Sacrifice, Fit For A King, and Cherry Bombs were there too. Cherry Bombs made the night even crazier. It was their last show of the tour, and they went all out—fire, sparks, zombie and werewolf costumes.
They had my full attention, absolutely crushed every performance, and even threw candy into the crowd.
Chris took a moment before announcing something big. He thanked everyone—longtime fans and newcomers. He looked back on their early days, remembering when they played at Camden Town’s The Underworld or opened for Asking Alexandria in 2013 with Betraying The Martyrs and While She Sleeps in the same venue.
While he kept talking about how grateful he was, I loved how he connected with everyone here. It felt like Chris was talking to a best friend. But there was something even bigger coming, right?
Chris explained that every night on tour, the setlist was the same except for one surprise song and since we were the craziest crowd of the whole UK tour, what song did we deserve? Disguise.
The entire O2 Academy Brixton exploded. The mosh pit? It is still going strong today. But right after the song, there was a 15-minute break due to a medical emergency backstage.
Between Soft, Another Life, and Happy Birthday sung for a crew member close to Chris, the night was coming to an end. Unfortunately, all good things do.
Motionless In White wrapped it up in the best way possible. Eternally Yours made sure that we knew that after this insane night, this band will always be with us.
And honestly? This was one of the best live shows I have ever seen.
Brand Of Sacrifice
Brand of Sacrifice lit up the O2 Academy Brixton with an intense performance that had the crowd going wild. The Canadian band kicked off the show with Dawn, followed by Demon King, keeping up an energetic pace.
Frontman Kyle Anderson was all over the crowd, getting people to go crazy in the pit and diving into crowd surfing. The setlist had songs like Lifeblood, Exodus and Eclipse, has the band showing off their full Deathcore range.
This last performance on The End Of The World Tour was powerful, with a strong stage presence and a real connection to the audience, proving once again that Brand Of Sacrifice is one of the most exciting bands in the modern Heavy Metal scene.
Fit For A King
Fit For A King kicked things off with Vendetta, and from there, it was nonstop energy. The band played a solid mix of tracks like Breaking The Mirror, Backbreaker, and Reaper, and the crowd were all in, feeling every moment.
Ryan Kirby owned the stage, with his powerful vocals and the band keeping everything tight, mixing heavy breakdowns and melodic parts perfectly. Fans were hyped, with mosh pits going wild and people singing along loud, showing just how strong the bond between the band and the crowd is.
They also dropped some fan favourites like When Everything Means Nothing and God Of Fire, proving they know how to write songs that hit hard emotionally and musically.
The whole show was a display of their skills and made it clear that Fit For A King are one of the top bands in Metalcore right now.
