If you happen to be from Palmerston North and you love metal then you will, no doubt, have heard or heard of Cage Demise (if you havn't then may I suggest you knock down whatever is holding up the rock you are currently hiding under).
Straight off the bat these boys come outas high energy as ever, so hard in fact that their drummer broke his kick pedal on the very first song!!! The usual brutal onslaught ensued, and after nearly a year of not playing together it's like nothing had changed, they were still just as tight as they have ever been.
Jumping ontop of whatever they can find, getting into the crowd to mosh- I've never been let down by a Cage Demise performance and this night was no different, the vocalist even choking himself with the mic lead at one point.
Crowd interaction has always been a big part of Cage shows, with birthday shoutouts and even a dedication to the boys from Sinate with the song "Lamb of Sinate". Another hearty performance yet again, Bring back the Cage!!!

Cage Demise, now a 4 piece metal band hailing from Palmerston North NZ. Formed in late 2006, Cage Demise have spent the last 4 years playing local shows, as well as gigs in Wellington, Napier, New Plymouth, Paraparaumu, Wanganui, Gisborne, and various other locations around the North Island. In the last 2 years Cage Demise has prepared and written over 15 original tracks and shared the stage with the likes of 8 Foot Sativa, Sinate, Wrath, Subtract, Set on End, Tainted, Human, Pariah, Gunt, Cell, Slave Cadaver and Australia's Beyond Terror Beyond Grace plus many more.
Influenced by the likes of Pantera, Lamb of God, Parkway Drive, Unearth, Killswitch Engage, Dethklok, As I lay Dying, Sinate, Wrath and 8 Foot Sativa. Cage Demise brings a mixture of Metal and Hardcore to create an original Heavy Metal sound, Backed up by Brutal stage presence and over 100 shows under our belts we know how to entertain a crowd, Cage Demise is set to rock out in a town near you soon.
'The Wick' EP was released in May 2008 which included 7 original tracks. 12 Months of shows around the north island followed by some well deserved practice time has seen a new breed of Cage Demise unleashed in 2009. With the addition of good friend Damo on bass and Ryan taking over the front man duties Cage Demise is set to unleash a new breed of metal in the next 12 months.
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