The Evan Whitton Blog: After Hours

Senser Live at Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, June 12th 2026, Reviewed - Rap-Metal Pioneers Could Wipe The Floor With Anyone The Brudenell is a Leeds venue that can fit up to 400 people. As someone who has had school assemblies notably larger than that, it hardly seems a high enough number of punters for the first night of Senser’s UK tour. For one of the best rap metal bands of all time, who also released my absolute favourite album of last year, they should be playing to thousands. Then again, there is something about the vibe of small club gigs - the sweat, the closeness, the intensity - that Senser would positively revel in, and revel they do. Before they can take the stage though, the small, yet thoroughly enthusiastic crowd are treated to an opening set from Collapsed Lung. Being a Grebo adjacent rap-rock band, I’m almost ashamed of myself for not having heard of them before, but boy am I glad to make such a discovery. What becomes abundantly clear from the off is quite how unseri...