My Bloody Valentine. I wish i'd seen them :(

Spinal Tap-They go all the way up to 11

Doves - Brixton academy Dec 02

Ten Benson

Low

The Locust. My ears tingle just thinking about it.

blood bros?
what the fuck?
practically EVERYONE apart from kings of convenience is louder than bbs.

Having been too young and foolish to ever see MBV before they died, the loudest gigs I remember were Flying Saucer Attack at the Electric Ballroom, circa 1996, we were standing in front of whatsisface's guitar amp and I couldn't walk in a straight line for about 3 days afterwards, not to mention the crippling nausea. Also Dinosaur Jr in the Junction in Cambridge in about 1997. J Mascis had 9 amps on stage and again we were rather foolishly standing directly in front of them.

Part Chimp are always a good bet though, as are Wolves and Fixit Kid, if you're talking about current bands. I believe there's a review on this site of Part Chimp and Fixit Kid playing together at Silver Rocket. A lot of people had their hands over their ears for that one. Not because they were shite, I'd like to point out, but both bands appeared to be trying to blow the roof off the venue.

I'd rather cut off my own ears than sit through an hour and a half of a mogwai gig so I can't comment on their volume. Mogwai supporting Ligament at their last ever show was the silliest support slot I've seen! Luckily Ihad a book.

One time the manager of the Garage came upstairs and bellowed "this is intolerably loud" at us (you have to imagine it in a Dutch accent), hands over her ears. We were only playing records, but we had to turn it down a bit, at least until she went.

...gallows actually hold the record for loudest band now.

http://www2.kerrang.com/2007/06/gallows_become_the_worlds_loud.html

no joke. to think lags used to be in my dad joe!

With 2 drummers!

A measure of loudness isn't how long your ears are ringing for. That just shows that the soundsystem at the venue wasn't up to it and was distorting like hell. You can have LOUD through a decent PA and have next to no ear ringing.

is actually some shite oasis wannabes playing at turnmills. they had their amps turned up ridiculously loud even though there were precisely 6 people in the audience

oh dear. YOuve had since 2004 to mention THAT DiS

DJ Speedranch had the most sickening bass rumble I ever heard.

and no band I've seen has come close to the loudness of the Blood Brothers. I really should see Part Chimp sometime to gain some perspective.

are most likely the most consistenly loud band i've ever seen... only time my ears were not ringing after was at ATP in the main stage (the big tent).