Lazy-Trolldis' other side

I admit it, I was very lazy. I had high intentions. I wanted to write reviews after Summer Breeze, cool reviews, big reviews... funny stories. Etc, etc. But as I said I was lazy.

Then there was Fjoergyn and Dornenreich (and Ahab), a concert that I also attended some weeks ago, the intentions was the same, reviews, pictures, yeh know. But do you see any? Me neither, I was lazy.

Then.. yesterday, I attended yet another concert. Dream Theater, Opeth, Bigelf and Unexpect. Is there any reviews? .. neh.. Not even a word about going there... which might be cause I decided just yesterday and jumped straight on the train to Oslo.. but ok, I was lazy also. BUT... I decided to do something with this just now. I'm gonna give a short (very short, and unprofessional) review of the different concerts. Cause lazy-Trolldis decided to show herself from another side!

Here goes!

SUMMER BREEZE OPEN AIR, DINKELSBÜHL

So. No Wacken this year, but why cry when the lineup at this festival is a better one? It was amazingly funny there. Whether it was at the camp drinking, in front of stage headbanging, or embracing some random person in a free-hug. Singlereviews comes.... HERE:

DAY I

Equilibrium:
I saw this band once before, and remember them as an awesome live band, full of energy. So of course my expectations were high.. As I expected, they did not let me down. They were energetic, fun, and just as I remember them from before. They played my two favourite songs as well, Wurzelbert and Unbesiegt. Awesome.

JBO:
They spread good mood, noone can argue about that. I am not that familiar with the band from before, but they made me happy. I did not watch the whole concet, however. Guess I was hungry or something... But they were good.

Anaal Nathrakh:
I like this band, and getting the oportunity of seting them live was cool. But I dunno, watched some songs, and it really didn't catch me that much. The sound was a complete mess where I stood, and I really didn't hear any melodies or anything that good. So we left after not many songs.

That's it, that's what I saw that day. There's some bands I'm really pissed I didn't get to see this day, they are Hackneyed and Katatonia. The last band played at 00.00. Too friggin late, wanted to go, but couldn't make myself. Wreh.

DAY II

Battlelore:
Ehrm.. Battlelore fans, please stop reading here, I might piss you off. This concert was really bad, at most songs I just wrinkled my nose and tried to bear the sound of the incredibly "sour" tones of the singer. Rumour says they aren't usually that bad live. But jesus, learn to sing before entering the stage, please. Rating is unecassary, says itself what this concert gets from me.

Schandmaul:
Seemed ok, left too early. Hunger was stronger than urge to stay at the concert.

Amorphis:
I saw this band before, and I got really impressed. It's an awesome band, both on cd and live. Unfortunatly, someone made the running-order hopeless at this point of the day, and I had to run to the next band after just few songs...

Vreid:
Has previously impressed me on stage, and didn't do it in any other way this time. What an exellent live-band! This is among the best concerts on the whole festival. Pitch Black was a highlight.

Amon Amarth:
Did a good show. I did not see whole, what I saw was good. Too bad they played my favourite songs when I was back at camp.

DAY III


Black Sun Aeon:
Did a good concert, songs sounded good, sound was good. Weird thing was that they did not say a single word throughout the concert. I guess they wanted it to be that way, maybe it's their style - but talking is usually not bad, makes you feel more apreciated. But good, good.

The Storm:
Ugh, please don't force me to write anything about this band.

Before the Dawn:
This isn't really my taste of music, but I admit that they have some pretty catchy songs. Faithless, for example. The concert was completely ok, but a bit boring for me, given the fact that it's not really my cup of tea. When they played Faithless, though... ah.. great.

Legion of the Damned:
I did not hear a single song before coming to the concert, I almost didn't know what to expect. It was actally just meant as pause-music before Volbeat. But man did they rock! Incredibly catchy riffs, awesomely cool. Great that I finally discovered this cool band.

Volbeat:
Wow. WOW. I came to this concert with high expectations. Everyone, and with that I mean EVERYONE says what a great live-band Volbeat is. So I attend the concert, knowing very few songs. At the first tone I know how great it will be. The front-man has me in his hand during the whole concert. This is without doubt one of the best concerts I ever attended. Clear SummerBreeze highlight!

Voivod:
Simply not my taste of music, but since I waited for Opeth I had to be there. Not convinced.

Opeth:
A band I've got high expectations to, since they delivered great shows to me two times before. And I was not disappointed. There was technical problems, Michael was pissed. But for me, every song sounded good. The setlist was good. Heir Apperent, Ghost of Perdition, The Leper Affinity, The Lotus Eater and so on. It's maybe even the best Opeth-concert I was at.. And that's not saying nothing when every was damn good!

This day had plenty of bands I wished to see, but didn't. Partly because it was so darn warm, that moving just a cm away from the shadow was torture. Krypteria, Epica, Moonspell and Ghost Brigade are all bands I'd love to see. Especially Moonspell since I know what quality they deliver live...


NACHTREISEN TOUR, TORGAU
Dornenreich, Fjoergyn, Ahab


This is the smallest concert I ever attended. Really cool, when we arrive 10 minutes before the concert there's more bandpeople around then audience. There's two people in the line. But man, is there something lovely about these concerts. I don't think you could get a bad place in the concert-area if you tried.

Fjoergyn:
Since this band already gave me the one of the best concerts this year (at Ragnarök), the hopes are of course high. But they do not disappoint. The setlist was good, with a mix of very new and old. The songs from their upcoming album Jahreszeiten (that I own already, HAH) sounds exellent. They also played my all-time favourite from them, Sade. I missed Katharsis, but not more than I can bear.

Ahab:
Doom Metal, sure. Bring it! Funeral Doom? Jesus. Is there even a rythm there? This was so boring I almost fell asleep standing. I prefer my music like music - with more than one beat per minute. Not my taste, simply.

Dornenreich:
I was impressed. Very impressed. You have to look long for a singer as intense as this one. I did not know much of the songs getting played, simply cause I don't know Dornenreich that much. But every single song was awesome. I've been listening to Dornenreich almost non-stop since the concert, of course when I'm not listening to the new Fjoergyn album. Great concert, worth every single cent! :)

PROGRESSIVE NATION 09, OSLO
Dream Theater, Opeth, Bigelf and Unexpect

Yesterday I woke up recieving an SMS from a friend, where he asked me whether I wanted to come to the Opeth concert or not. I said yes, I tried to decide for ages whether to go or not. Got my ass from bed, jumped in the shower, ate, and stright on the train. Impulsive? .. well, kinda. After walking around in the city, and taking some beers in my friends hotelroom we got in line, ready for action!

Unexpect:
Bad sound, messy. Nothing sounds like it belongs together. On CD they are ok, live (at least from my standingpossision) I cannot say the same.

Bigelf:
I never in my life heard a song with this band, before the concert. And it's not bad, it's actually quite catchy, but unless they are an absolutely divine band (like Dornenreich) I cannot help it but to become a litle bored during concerts where I don't know a single song.

Opeth:
My fourth concert with the band, and as always, they do not disappoint. The setlist, however, was abit surprising. At all three previous Opeth-concerts they usually have almost the same songs, but on this one they played for example Hessian Peel and Harlequin Forest. Both good songs, so it wasn't disappointing. Just surprising :) Opeth was the clear highlight of this evening.

Dream Theater:
I should have learnt last time I saw them live. They are deadly boring, sorry to say it, but really. The stage looks great, they do great on stage. But the songs are so long, and so... unexiting. In a 20 minute song that's not exiting you get bored, thats just how it is. I wanted to go home already in the first song, but I managed to stick there to the second last or last song. After all I paid for this.

END.