Great Metal Hammer review re 13th Day

[sean-intense]

oh no hang on i meant Shite Metal Hammer review.. i'll post it on here when i can quote directly ... we got 4/10 and weren't very Intense .... WHAT !!!!!!!! I must have been at the wrong show then.. i thought we did okay and had a lot of audience participation... will delve further...

 

[Icedwolf]

Dude, Intense were fucking incredible at 13D easily second best after sonta arctica (sorry but it was sonata arctica!)

Collision of destinys was especially good!!

 

[Frostmourn]

Mate, this is the same magazine that used a picture of circa 2000 Mayhem too illustrate how stupid Dead's name was... wtf???

It's a fucking rag that wouldn't know real metal if it beat it round the head.

Intense were the band of the day, no question.

 

[sean-intense]

Thanks for the support guys, it just pi**es me off when people either don't think or give a shit about what they're saying... if it ain't you bag that's fine but don't abuse your position .. i'll post it up here in the next day or so... I think i drove everyone mad at Bloodstock talking about it heh heh... i really shouldn't dwell on such trivial things

 

[Dream Thief]

I'm seeing a lot of this at the moment. It pisses me off as well when reviewers choose to rip into a band rather than back up what they are saying with actual reasons for their opinions.

I may not have been reviewing as long as some of these guys but I make a point of trying to bring out good points rather than show disrespect for someone elses work.

I thought you were up there with Sonata and Finntroll as the top three bands of the day.

I just wish that so-called professionals would show more consideration and support these days.

 

[sean-intense]

Thanks Andy, yeah i agree mate, though i've never heard of Louise Brown (think that's her name) so she must be a novice...
Saw you briefly yesterday mate, but weren't close enough to say "hello", must have a beer at some point... going to Dominion by any chance?

 

[Dream Thief]

Thanks Andy, yeah i agree mate, though i've never heard of Louise Brown (think that's her name) so she must be a novice...
Saw you briefly yesterday mate, but weren't close enough to say "hello", must have a beer at some point... going to Dominion by any chance?

hehe, where was I at the time? I knew you were gonna be there but never even thought to come over to the PPUK stand. Damn I can be daft sometimes.....

But I shall definitely be at Dominion. I shall be working it but I'll definitely find time for a beer and chat.

See ya there!

 

[sean-intense]

hehe, where was I at the time? I knew you were gonna be there but never even thought to come over to the PPUK stand. Damn I can be daft sometimes.....

But I shall definitely be at Dominion. I shall be working it but I'll definitely find time for a beer and chat.

See ya there!

heh heh no worries mate... i think everyone was busy socialising...
Will def see you at Dominion...
Did you meet Carole ?

 

[Dream Thief]

Aye, I met up with Carole on the Friday early on in the evening. I saw her a little more briefly on the saturday too.

I don't think I met anyone this time for as long as I'd have liked but I guess I'll have a slightly longer review to show for it

 

[Richie Hell]

Metal Hammer have officially lost any grip on reality.

Intense: 4
Epica: 5
Dragonland: 7
Norther: 7
Sonata Arctica: 10

Norther and Dragonland were crap, Intense and Epica were awesome, and I was actually quite disappointed by Sonata "we don't need any lighting" Arctica.

 

[Dream Thief]

That really is a terrible review. I actually loved Sonata and never really noticed the lighting...not sure how I missed that

Agreed, Intense and Epica were fantastic. What score did they give Finntroll by the way?

I also would go with Norther and Dragonland being the most disappointing although I think Dragonland's problem was mainly the sound wasn't that great and it took a lot of atmosphere away. Norther were just not as good as I'd expected regardless of early sound issues.

Personally I would have awarded both Intense and Epica full marks as neither put a foot wrong.

 

[Icedwolf]

Dude how the hell can u say dragonland were crap?!

dragonland are amazing! all the bands put in 110% for there fans and i liked em all!

 

[Dream Thief]

I agree with you 100% mate, Dragonland put in awesome effort and I love the band. They were unlucky with the sound in places though but definitely through no fault of their own.

All the bands put in a huge effort and I wouldn't dream of knocking any of the performances. I just expected the sound to have a little more punch. Even Sonata suffered from that in places, and I'm one of their biggest fans.

 

[Icedwolf]

yeah tha sounds wasnt particularly good with DL, but hey who cares! still loved it

 

[Frostmourn]

haha, in the same issue, for the reviews, they use a follow the reaper era promo shot of children of bodom, including alexander, for the new album. That's right, alexander who has been out of the band for over a year...

 

[Craig fae Glasgow]

Thanks for the support guys, it just pi**es me off when people either don't think or give a shit about what they're saying... if it ain't you bag that's fine but don't abuse your position .. i'll post it up here in the next day or so... I think i drove everyone mad at Bloodstock talking about it heh heh... i really shouldn't dwell on such trivial things

Fuckin' A, dude, I had to register just so I could agree with how horrible that review was.

I wasn't at the gig, and I'm not going to kiss ass saying how big an Intense fan I am (actually only listened to your album the once, but I was pretty impressed), but seriously, that's some of the worst journalism you're likely to see.

I can just see the wheels turning in her head:

"Well I've got limited space to work with here, and I didn't like them very much....oh, here's a clever way to completely write them off in a single sentence by turning their name around on them! And the editor won't mind since they're not a massivley well-known band, so I can prettymuch say whatever I want here. God I'm just so clever sometimes!"

Graggh, Metalcorehammer, what a rag.

Anyway, what of this rumour I've heard that Intense may be venturing north of the border in the near future?

 

[sean-intense]

Fuckin' A, dude, I had to register just so I could agree with how horrible that review was.

I wasn't at the gig, and I'm not going to kiss ass saying how big an Intense fan I am (actually only listened to your album the once, but I was pretty impressed), but seriously, that's some of the worst journalism you're likely to see.

I can just see the wheels turning in her head:

"Well I've got limited space to work with here, and I didn't like them very much....oh, here's a clever way to completely write them off in a single sentence by turning their name around on them! And the editor won't mind since they're not a massivley well-known band, so I can prettymuch say whatever I want here. God I'm just so clever sometimes!"

Graggh, Metalcorehammer, what a rag.

Anyway, what of this rumour I've heard that Intense may be venturing north of the border in the near future?

Thanks for the comments, i think you're spot on.. i didn't even post the review here cause i didn't want to give "whatever her name was" the fame..

And yes i've been speaking to a promoter who wants to put Intense on and there will be a Glasgow date on the tour next year in support of the new album

 

[Craig fae Glasgow]

Thanks for the comments, i think you're spot on.. i didn't even post the review here cause i didn't want to give "whatever her name was" the fame..

And yes i've been speaking to a promoter who wants to put Intense on and there will be a Glasgow date on the tour next year in support of the new album

Yass, looking forward to some sort of steel-forgin' sword-wavin' alliance between Intense, Syth and Argonath. Or something. :Spin:

 

[Richie Hell]

Graggh, Metalcorehammer, what a rag.

Haha, I've been calling it Metalcore Hammer for a while now

 

[Squall2040]

thats a load of bullshit! you guys were what made the day for me at 13th day. I went to see Sonata Arctica and had never really heard of anyone else there (sorry but true).. i came in soaked through and feelin a lil shitty, then you guys came on... that made the day for me! anyways, just thought id post my support and say u guy deserved 10/10 easily. got me tickets for hull on the 2nd, guess i'll see you there , i'll be the scruffy git on the front row!