"ARCH ENEMY welcomes Jeff Loomis as their new guitarist"

[Traxan]

That's a big ass crowd. Nevermore never could have attracted that many people, and they're a way better band than AE ever were. I don't get it.

Loud Park is Japan's equivalent to Wacken. Look at this fucking lineup, it's fantastic. I'm amazed it's held indoors.

http://www.loudpark.com/15/lineup/

 

[Pitiless Wanderer]

Oh oops. I assumed it was an AE show only.

 

[Pitiless Wanderer]

Hmm. Not a very impressive lineup for me, but obviously we have different tastes, so it's cool. I'd go for Carcass, Napalm and At the Gates.

 

[El Stormo]

Lineup is shit due to presence of Dragonforce, Hammerfall and Sabaton

 

[Dead Winter]

But mainly Sabaton.

 

[stefan86]

Saw some of Sabaton live once at a festival, got ear AIDS

 

[lorinc]

Carcass and AE at the same festival? When old is new and new is old :-D

 

[Pitiless Wanderer]

Brothers, Sabaton isn't that bad. Their 2009 album Coat of Arms is fun to listen to.

 

[Traxan]

The good news: we have video of the show.

The bad news: the audio sucks hard.

Alyssa and Jeff stepped off for two of the three songs. Johan sure looks different.

 

[Pitiless Wanderer]

His band Nonexist put out a killer album this year. All their records are good.

 

[stefan86]

Burning Bridges is a surprinsingly good Gothenburg disc, actually

 

[lorinc]

Burning Bridges is a surprinsingly good Gothenburg disc, actually

Stigmata is so much better though

 

[Pitiless Wanderer]

I don't know, man. Burning Bridges is an amazing collection of guitar riffs and much more song oriented than Stigmata, but Stigmata is a thousand times heavier and more intense...and it has "Beast of Man"...tough call...

 

[WhiteBeastofWotan]

BURY ME AN ANGEL
SET MY BLACK SOUL.... FREEEEEYAH!

 

[stefan86]