Last Thursday night, madness descended upon the dingy confines of the concert hall of the Whammy Bar as the boys from High Voltage ( https://www.instagram.com/highvoltage_nz ), a frenzied Auckland Punk/Cover band, took the stage. With the pulse of rebellion pounding in their veins and distortion screaming from their amplifiers, they tore into the crowd like a pack of ravenous wolves.
The atmosphere crackled with anticipation as the first chords ripped through the air, setting off a chain reaction of chaos and exhilaration. High Voltage didn’t just play music; they unleashed an onslaught of sonic fury that ignited the crowd into a swirling vortex of mayhem.
The mosh pit, a seething cauldron of sweat and adrenaline, churned and roiled with the raw energy of the music. Bodies collided in a frenetic dance of defiance, each individual surrendering to the collective madness that gripped us all.
But it wasn’t just noise and chaos; there was a method to the madness, a rhythm beneath the roar. High Voltage paid homage to the legends that came before them, channeling the spirit of rebellion with blistering tributes to Rage Against the Machine. With each thunderous riff and snarling lyric, they tapped into the primal urge for revolution that pulses at the heart of every true rock ’n‘ roll fan.
In the end, as the final chords faded into the night, we were left breathless and exhilarated, our ears ringing and our souls ablaze with the fire of rebellion. High Voltage had shredded the crowd to pieces, leaving us spent and exhilarated, but hungry for more. And isn’t that the true measure of a legendary performance? 
