The photographs being taken on stage by the band during their Brighton show underlined how few times Goblin have played the UK.

To the casual listener, the shadowy cult Italian four-piece draw deeply from the well marked prog rock.

But what has made sure they continually gained fans over the decades is their close affiliation with Dario Argento’s cult horror movies and George A Romero’s Dawn Of The Dead.

Led by founder member Claudio Simonetti – controlling a massive bank of keyboards – the four-piece mixed the soundtrack classics with selections from non-cinematic 1970s albums Roller and Fantastico Viaggio Del Bagarozzo Mark.

Throughout, the music was characterised by funky bass, interweaved with virtuoso keyboard and guitar lines and solid jazzy drumming, creating the distinctive wide-screen soundscapes which first leapt out of the screen during Argento’s Profondo Rosso back in 1975.

Their movie canon formed the backbone of the set, accompanied by projected film clips.

When the timing worked, it added extra depth to the show, but even a technical snafu – which saw the Hitachi symbol interrupt selections from Dawn Of The Dead – didn’t put the band off their stride.

Undoubtedly the highlight was Suspiria – with Simonetti’s eerie key chimes possibly leading to a few post-show nightmares.