Great job at NMF, guys!
Sucks about the technical issues, but what can you do?
Theocracy was still my favorite of the weekend.
Hope to see you again soon!
"There might not be anything funnier than the pantomime of a vocalist without a working mic: mouthing all the words, selling it visually to the crowd, only problem, no sound. It happens to the best of them, just ask Jorn Lande about his appearance with AVANTASIA, in front of 70,000 at Wacken 08. After similar technical problems plagued THEOCRACY, the Atlantans produced their strongest material, speedy, double bass drumming melodies (ala On Eagles Wings) that recall the glories of FIREWIND and/or early ANGRA. This is the bands strong suit, by far. The keyboard intro to Writing In The Sand was pre-recorded as were occasional ivory flourishes throughout the set. Matt Smith even got the crowd to participate, swaying arms, call-backs and sing-alongs. Good stuff."