Might as well pop in to say the Milwaukee show kicked ass. I felt like getting Opeth and Katatonia there together finally wiped away the bad juju from Metalfest 2000. My first time hearing some of the NitND tracks live; made me feel obligated to revisit the album (which I still think is their weakest yet, but particularly "Longest Year" and "Liberation" struck me hard live). Was hoping for "Omerta"; oh well. Jonas seemed to be in a fantastic mood.
Thought the Opeth set worked, honestly. Not my kind of Opeth, admittedly, but Mike has crafted a really solid, cohesive set, aside from the crappy drum solo in the middle of "Porcelain" and ending the set with "Hex Omega"--huh? Was really happy they played "Throat Of Winter", love that song. When are people going to give up on the stupid rhythmic clapping? Especially during songs where the tempo and time signatures change every couple of minutes. Nauseating.
Overall a really fun night. Starting to feel kind of sad about the prospect of not seeing Katatonia again for quite some time.