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Home » VERSUS ANNOUNCE ‘THE CATALYST’ OFFICIAL ALBUM LAUNCH SHOW — LEEDS, PREPARE FOR ABSOLUTE CARNAGE, MUN!

VERSUS ANNOUNCE ‘THE CATALYST’ OFFICIAL ALBUM LAUNCH SHOW — LEEDS, PREPARE FOR ABSOLUTE CARNAGE, MUN!

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Right Leeds… cancel your plans, lace up your boots tight, and mentally prepare to be absolutely steamrolled, because VERSUS have just announced the official launch show for their debut album The Catalyst and it’s shaping up to be a proper sweatbox riot.

This isn’t a polite album showcase with nodding heads and sensible footwear. This is a small room, big noise, zero mercy situation.

THE BIG NIGHT

📅 Friday, 12th December 2025

📍 The Lending Room, Leeds, LS2 3AP

Small venue.

Big riffs.

Maximum chaos.

C’mon butt, what more do you need?!

WHAT’S ABOUT TO GO DOWN

The Lending Room is about to witness absolute bedlam as VERSUS tear into fresh material from The Catalyst, rip through old favourites, and generally behave like a band with something to prove and speakers to destroy.

Expect noise.

Expect sweat.

Expect bodies moving in ways that defy health and safety training.

This is the kind of show where the pit forms before the first chorus hits, the air gets thick, and someone definitely loses a shoe. If that someone is you, congratulations… you’ve done it properly.

WHY THIS GIG MATTERS

Album launch shows are different beasts. The band’s hungry, the songs are fresh, and the energy is dialled all the way into the red. The Catalyst isn’t just a debut, it’s a statement, and this Leeds show is VERSUS smashing that statement straight into the crowd’s chest.

No barriers.

No breathing room.

No escape from the riffs.

If you’ve been following VERSUS from the early days, this is your victory lap. If you’re new, this is your baptism by distortion.

THE RIFF REPORT VERDICT

If you like your gigs up close, loud as hell, and dripping in chaos, this is an absolute must. The Lending Room is the perfect pressure cooker for a night like this, and when VERSUS light the fuse, there’ll be no turning back.

Miss it and you’ll be hearing about it second-hand, wishing you’d gone while scrolling blurry videos with regret in your soul.

Leeds… prepare for carnage.

See you in the pit, mun. 😈🎸

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🎸 About Michael Michael is the founder, editor and chief riff wrangler of The Riff Report, an independent Welsh rock, metal and alternative music publication built by fans, for fans. A lifelong rock and metal fan, Michael has spent years immersed in the music, culture and community that surround the heavier side of life. From discovering new bands and digging through classic albums to standing in muddy festival fields, squeezing into packed venues and spending far too much time near the front of a stage, music has always been much more than background noise — it is a massive part of who he is. That passion eventually became The Riff Report, a publication created to celebrate the bands, artists, venues, festivals, photographers, promoters and fans who keep the rock and metal world turning. Michael spends much of the year covering gigs, festivals, tours, album releases, new singles, interviews and music news, with a camera never too far away and a press pass usually hanging somewhere around his neck. Whether it is a huge arena show, a major outdoor festival or a tiny grassroots venue packed with people discovering their new favourite band, he believes every part of the scene has stories worth telling. For Michael, one of the biggest joys of music journalism is being able to shine a light on artists at every level. The Riff Report is just as interested in the hungry independent band playing to 50 people as it is in the global act headlining to 50,000. Supporting unsigned, independent and grassroots musicians is a huge part of the publication’s identity, because every legendary band started somewhere. Sometimes the next big thing is not on a massive billboard or a major-label playlist — sometimes they are crammed onto a tiny stage in a pub, plugging in their own gear and hoping somebody in the room remembers their name. Michael wants The Riff Report to be one of the places that remembers.

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