^ Your friends are idiots!!
I saw FWW on their current headline tour here in Belfast and they absolutely tore the fucking place apart. I met the frontman, Cahir, at the bar before they went on stage! Shook his hand and told him how excited I was to see them play and he give me a smile and told me he appreciated it. Top bloke.
And they're fantastic playing live. Lots of energy and Cahir's a great stage presence, interacting with the crowd. During the set he was talking about a gig review by the NME which wasn't at all flattering and he was saying that he saw FWW fans leaving negative feedback on the site and said that's fine to do that if you want, but at the end of the day it's one person's opinion so it doesn't really fucking matter. Then one guy from the crowd shouted 'FUCK NME!' and Cahir instantly went 'Aw no, don't fuck NME!'
He mentioned Biffy Clyro as well. Some guy in Dublin went up to them and told them you won't be as big as Biffy Clyro cause you don't have a ballad.
So the drummer started playing some slow beats and Cahir gyrating about on stage like some pop star and he got up to the microphone to sing what looked like a new ballad song, then they just stopped playing and said 'You didn't really think we'd play a fucking ballad did you?'
They're supporting Biffy Clyro on their headline tour, and I strongly suggest you go to see them. Sure the set will be shorter but if you like loud, fast, heavy rock then really you can't go wrong with FWW. When they opened up with 'My Armoury' I was so pumped up