Live Review: Turnover, Turnstile, Bloom Parade, Endless

It may be the start of the week, but even standard commitments don't seem to stop a large gathering around Brisbane's Woolly Mammoth for what'll be a mixture of talent as Virginia Beach's Turnover play their first-ever Australian headline show.

For their second show ever, Bloom Parade manage to bring in an incredible beginning to the night playing to an almost packed-out Mammoth. Their set is short-lived, but the overpouring of flange and reverb in the guitars is a beautiful sensation to prepare for what is to come.

It seems almost too peculiar that hardcore act Endless were added to this show's line-up. However, their set doesn't fail to impress. Delivering a mixture of rough screams and an angsty crowd-band connection, it becomes quite the show.

Within moments of frontman Brendan Yates checking his microphone, Woolly Mammoth becomes overcrowded and almost too built-up for comfort as Turnstile take the stage. Literally five seconds into their set, unorganised-yet-destructive moshing takes over the dancefloor. To say that it's noisy is an understatement, as the sound literally vibrates through our teeth. One thing's for certain, the fact that a security barrier isn't in place is a really poor decision. Microphones are ripped from their stands by overhyped crowds and, overall, Yates possibly only has five minutes of total vocal time, but the 40-minute set is a spectacle in its own sense.

Even freshly shaven, Turnover's Austin Getz looks like The Second Coming. There's a sense of a beautiful cleanliness that overtakes the venue as Turnover pluck gently into Super Natural and Nightlight Girl. The camaraderie of the audience is breathtaking, as person upon person within the venue sings with compassion.

As the four-piece begin to play Hello Euphoria, the heaviness and angst of the previous acts are instantly cleansed from memory and Turnover's grace as a band becomes even more apparent as the opening riff of Dizzy On The Comedown is played.

The venue is flooded with fluorescent lighting and heavenly sound — what a vibe! There's an overall sense of beauty during Pure Devotion.

The crowd gears-up into full-scale, high-school throwbacks as Turnover swing into New Scream and there is no better feeling than listening to this song live while singing out: "I've been dying to feel alive/And I've been wasting all my time chasing the high."

Closing with Humming, the crowd are left craving more from Virginia Beach's finest. It's heartbreaking for many to leave the venue, but with the emotional perfection Turnover deliver tonight, it's easy to say that everyone now feels emotionally and spiritually cleansed.