Hell Is For Heroes, Westport Bar, Dundee, 26 Oct

Hell is for Heroes have been living in the wings of post-hardcore's more popular clubhouse for the last five years. Never quite achieving the acclaim of peers such as Funeral For A Friend and Biffy Clyro, the London band nevertheless boast a dedicated fanbase and a respectable back catalogue of powerful and intelligent hard rock. Excellent debut album, The Neon Handshake, and the slew of MTV2 anthems that were milked from it showcased a band with great talent and potential. However, Hell is for Heroes are playing to their strengths when on a sticky stage, abusing their instruments in front of a sweaty multitude of fans. With anarchic disregard for his cerbrovascular welfare (he once burst a blood vessel in his brain live on stage), diminutive but feisty frontman Justin Schlosberg reliably delivers intense and passionate performances. The rest of the band and, typically, their audiences, are no different. [Les Ogilvie]