Just got back ten minutes ago, thought you guys would like a little review.
The band came on nicely late (to absolutely roaring screams of opeth! opeth! opeth!) and started with the damnation set. It was practically flawless... mikael was more attentive and seemed to be enjoying himself more than the last time I saw them. A good couple of minutes of new music was added to 'closure', a psychedelic semi-drum solo finally building to the finishing riff. Harvest slotted inbetween ending credits and weakness.
Intermission - at this point moved from the front to the bar for a drink, then found a decent spot for the second set and waited for the band. Opening with masters apprentices (to my surprise) the heavy set really stomped the shit out of anything I've seen before - including the last time I saw opeth. There were a good few confused looking middle aged men and women in the balconys and around the back of the crowd..... obviously bought damnation on a whim and probably wondered why there were so many metal fans there \m/
Mikael bantered with the crowd a lot, finishing on a spectacular rendition of a fair judgement (helped enormously by the way above average sound of the set) then came back out for an encore, going into an odd jazzy thing I didn't recognise, with mikael speaking very quickly in what sounded like french, then telling the audience to repeat it back to him..... Demon of the fall beat its way into the head and heart of every fan in the audience..... the entire standing section was a huge pit of jumping, headbanging, moshing screaming fans.... the encore cries beforehand were the strongest I've ever heard for a band, everyone in the place furiously stamping their feet, screaming and clapping.
The dvd will be amazing, I'll be looking out for myself and anyone who didn't go to the show, I hope the amazing energy and atmosphere of the night comes across. Aboslutely breathtaking and without a doubt the best set I've ever seen a band play.
Great.
The band came on nicely late (to absolutely roaring screams of opeth! opeth! opeth!) and started with the damnation set. It was practically flawless... mikael was more attentive and seemed to be enjoying himself more than the last time I saw them. A good couple of minutes of new music was added to 'closure', a psychedelic semi-drum solo finally building to the finishing riff. Harvest slotted inbetween ending credits and weakness.
Intermission - at this point moved from the front to the bar for a drink, then found a decent spot for the second set and waited for the band. Opening with masters apprentices (to my surprise) the heavy set really stomped the shit out of anything I've seen before - including the last time I saw opeth. There were a good few confused looking middle aged men and women in the balconys and around the back of the crowd..... obviously bought damnation on a whim and probably wondered why there were so many metal fans there \m/
Mikael bantered with the crowd a lot, finishing on a spectacular rendition of a fair judgement (helped enormously by the way above average sound of the set) then came back out for an encore, going into an odd jazzy thing I didn't recognise, with mikael speaking very quickly in what sounded like french, then telling the audience to repeat it back to him....
. Demon of the fall beat its way into the head and heart of every fan in the audience..... the entire standing section was a huge pit of jumping, headbanging, moshing screaming fans.... the encore cries beforehand were the strongest I've ever heard for a band, everyone in the place furiously stamping their feet, screaming and clapping. The dvd will be amazing, I'll be looking out for myself and anyone who didn't go to the show, I hope the amazing energy and atmosphere of the night comes across. Aboslutely breathtaking and without a doubt the best set I've ever seen a band play.
Great.
