Hi all,
Last night there was a splendid OL show at the 'Tochka' club in Moscow.
They were 2 guitars, bass, vocals and drumset, that is no female vocals, no ethno-percussion and no keyboard. Still, 5 was enough to deliver the great drive and melodics of their music.
OL was on the set along with Dark Lunacy (death metal from Italy with symphonic pieces) and Turisas (folk-death metal from Finland), however one could feel that most of the people present came to hear Orphaned Land (just like myself). OL played second, after Dark Lunacy.
The setlist was somethig like the following:
Intro (something really special, with wonderful Arabic vocals, presumably a piece from the forthcoming ORwarriOR album);
Birth Of The Three
Seasons Unite
Ocean Land
El Meod Na'Ala
Nora El Norra
Of Temptation Born
and a few more 'hits' they performed on most of their shows in 2007. That is, mostly energetic and catchy fast pieces with epic lines.
The auditory went absolutely mad - headbanging, jumping, slamming, singing along with 'Le-hla ley-la-la' parts - so the frontman/singer even did not have to warm us up really much - we all were ready to rock
In the middle of the set the frontman asked if we wanted some vodka and started feeding vodka to the crazy fans standing next to the stage and drinking it himself, and so did Yossi (the brilliant guitarist; pity he did not play Oud, Bouzuki and Saz on this concert) and the bass-player. [Personally I disliked this, being a straightedger, but this was unusual.]
What surprised me was that the vocalist (Kobi) kept singing both clean and growling parts precisely and perfectly all during the show - harsh and extreme and heavenly and heartfelt when necessary, passing smoothly from one to another.
When the musicians were leaving the stage I managed to shake hands with Yossi and the bass-player. The fans were shouting "We want more!", still unfortunately there was no encore.
I think the band was positively surprised that they were so much welcome in Russia, and I really hope that they come here again.
PS: In a couple of days I'll share the bootleg I recorded.
Last night there was a splendid OL show at the 'Tochka' club in Moscow.
They were 2 guitars, bass, vocals and drumset, that is no female vocals, no ethno-percussion and no keyboard. Still, 5 was enough to deliver the great drive and melodics of their music.
OL was on the set along with Dark Lunacy (death metal from Italy with symphonic pieces) and Turisas (folk-death metal from Finland), however one could feel that most of the people present came to hear Orphaned Land (just like myself). OL played second, after Dark Lunacy.
The setlist was somethig like the following:
Intro (something really special, with wonderful Arabic vocals, presumably a piece from the forthcoming ORwarriOR album);
Birth Of The Three
Seasons Unite
Ocean Land
El Meod Na'Ala
Nora El Norra
Of Temptation Born
and a few more 'hits' they performed on most of their shows in 2007. That is, mostly energetic and catchy fast pieces with epic lines.
The auditory went absolutely mad - headbanging, jumping, slamming, singing along with 'Le-hla ley-la-la' parts - so the frontman/singer even did not have to warm us up really much - we all were ready to rock
In the middle of the set the frontman asked if we wanted some vodka and started feeding vodka to the crazy fans standing next to the stage and drinking it himself, and so did Yossi (the brilliant guitarist; pity he did not play Oud, Bouzuki and Saz on this concert) and the bass-player. [Personally I disliked this, being a straightedger, but this was unusual.]
What surprised me was that the vocalist (Kobi) kept singing both clean and growling parts precisely and perfectly all during the show - harsh and extreme and heavenly and heartfelt when necessary, passing smoothly from one to another.
When the musicians were leaving the stage I managed to shake hands with Yossi and the bass-player. The fans were shouting "We want more!", still unfortunately there was no encore.
I think the band was positively surprised that they were so much welcome in Russia, and I really hope that they come here again.
PS: In a couple of days I'll share the bootleg I recorded.
