A few years ago InMe were as big as just about anyone in the rock/metal scene. Recently though, they seem to have drifted off of a lot of people's radars. What better way to throw yourselves back out there than a new album and tour with a couple of young British bands? The fantastic Trilogy:Dawn has been released, now for the tour. We managed to get along to the last night of the tour in Wolverhampton. Would there be any fatigue from the bands?

Opening band Ashes were tasked with warming up a crowd that appeared to be suffering from frostbite. The reaction from the crowd was muted at best, awkward at its worst. Ashes are a band that I was not familiar with, but their songs are catchy and deserved a lot, lot better than they got here. At the risk of using a modern day cliché, they are one for the future. They did show that there is no tiredness from the bands, maybe Wolverhampton wasn't recovered from Alien Ant Farm the week before?

The Dirty Youth were main support for this tour and, if I’m being honest, I wasn't really looking forward to their set. After seeing them supporting Heaven’s Basement in Birmingham I thought that they were a bit of a Paramore knock off (and I’m not exactly a fan of them!). It seems that with the release of new album Gold Dust they are doing their best to dispel that connection. The colourful hair has gone so that's a start. The biggest improvement is the music though, they seem to have stepped it up a bit on Gold Dust and that is shining through in their live performances. Alive was by far their best track on the night, it doesn't come across as 'cheesey rock' as a few of their tracks do. Fight is a good example of this, but it gets the crowd singing and jumping around, the perfect track for a support band to have in their repertoire. Danni Monroe does a really good job up front, throwing shapes and connecting with the crowd. A crowd that were much more 'up for it' than they were for Ashes. 

That being said, it is Dave McPherson's vocals that really steal the show on this night. Going into the night having not seen any of Dave's projects I wasn't sure what to expect. What i got though was a vocal force. The range of styles that are on show is impressive, from screams and growls in the older tracks to soft floaty vocals in some of the new tracks. 

Ably back by his Brother, Greg, on bass, Gazz Marlow on guitar and Simon Taylor no drums, we were taken on a journey from the early days of Overgrown Eden and Firefly, through White Butterfly and Faster The Chase and Safe In A Room up to the new album and Hymn: Ivory Elder. Nearly 20 years of material and all performed with an intensity like they'd just written it. InMe have proven they've got plenty of life left in them yet.