Review of a fantastic evening in Biebob - Vosselaar - Belgium 18Nov06
We (=my spouse - brother in law - 2 friends and I) arrived in Vosselaar at 18.45. We first went to the Metalzone Shop were i wanted to buy Rotting Christ - Genesis.
They will be performing in Biebob in Feb07, and i want to be prepared. But bad luck, it will be for later.
We entered the Biebob at 19.00 and i only had to pay 16 Euros. I find this incredible, 2 weeks ago i went to Tool and Mastodon and i had to pay 41 euros.
And i expect this evening to be at least twice as good.
After checking out the Novembers Doom merchandising (poster:3 euros, mousepad:8 euros, t-shirt:?? euros, longsleeve:25 euros, hoodie :?? Euro no girlie) we took our places on the small stairs.
Thurisaz started at 19.20. They reminded me of Axamenta(another Belgian Band) and a bit of Opeth. They used clean-vocals, COF growling and grunts, so there was enough diversity.
Although Im not familiar with there songs, I found myself knee and feet bending.
They finished after 30' minutes and they convinced my brother in law to buy there first CD. A second CD is expected for next year.
After a beer, a chat with a UK-promoter, and a 15 changeover Saturnus started their Gig. Im only familiar with there last CD (Veronika Decides to Die). It was great, they played some long ones(eg. I long) with the fantastic guitar solos. Halfway the set the lead singer left the stage and took a smoke next to the soundman. They will do their best to come back in 2007. They played for 50
After another 15 break and some tuning problems, Agalloch was on stage. The dedication or even devotion of them was incredible. I had the impression that the bass player was in another world. Dont get me wrong, he was great with his eyes closed and a happy smile on his face. As far as I can remember, theyve played limb falling snow not unlike the waves en some older songs also.They had to retune their instruments for playing the older ones, and I heard them saying that theyve bought their instruments in Europe. The reason behind this is unknown for me. At the end they were crawling on the ground, and I was afraid that they started destroying their guitars. And they were drinking Belgian beer. The played for about 55
During the 15 changeover to ND, some bandmembers were already on stage. They put two flags on the stage and so my view to half of the drumset was gone. At 22.25 ND started with The Pale Haunt Departure.
Immediately followed by Not the Strong and then a new one Rain.Its a fast track, and I liked it, I could do my upper-body-banging, because I have some lower-back and neck problems. There was good interaction with the audience. Paul thanked someone from the UK for being there. Surprising for me was the impact of the other new song Drown the Inland Mere. I already checked out the mp3 on the site, but life its a real killer song. At the end they played my favourite Dark World Burden. The second encore was, a for me unknown song from Celtic Frost.
After the 1hr 10' show we hang around for a while. Some bandmembers came frontstage, but I had to leave, so no pictures or conversations. And I was feeling to shy to do so. ND is for me on the same level(impact and dedication) as I had in my younger years with bands like Iron Maiden, Accept and so on.
Just some general remarks.
Biebob is a bar with a gig-extension. To my opinion approx 350 people were present = probably a full house.
All bands used the Thurisaz drumkits and amps , which allowed them to do the quick changeovers. Im wondering if theres a story behind this.
Almost all bandmembers helped during the changeovers. This gave the whole evening a special unique atmosphere.
Light and sound was done by the Biebob-familiar experts, so it was great.
I would like to thank all four bands and Carl from Metalzone for this fantastic evening.
DO IT AGAIN (every year)
We (=my spouse - brother in law - 2 friends and I) arrived in Vosselaar at 18.45. We first went to the Metalzone Shop were i wanted to buy Rotting Christ - Genesis.
They will be performing in Biebob in Feb07, and i want to be prepared. But bad luck, it will be for later.
We entered the Biebob at 19.00 and i only had to pay 16 Euros. I find this incredible, 2 weeks ago i went to Tool and Mastodon and i had to pay 41 euros.
And i expect this evening to be at least twice as good.
After checking out the Novembers Doom merchandising (poster:3 euros, mousepad:8 euros, t-shirt:?? euros, longsleeve:25 euros, hoodie :?? Euro no girlie) we took our places on the small stairs.
Thurisaz started at 19.20. They reminded me of Axamenta(another Belgian Band) and a bit of Opeth. They used clean-vocals, COF growling and grunts, so there was enough diversity.
Although Im not familiar with there songs, I found myself knee and feet bending.
They finished after 30' minutes and they convinced my brother in law to buy there first CD. A second CD is expected for next year.
After a beer, a chat with a UK-promoter, and a 15 changeover Saturnus started their Gig. Im only familiar with there last CD (Veronika Decides to Die). It was great, they played some long ones(eg. I long) with the fantastic guitar solos. Halfway the set the lead singer left the stage and took a smoke next to the soundman. They will do their best to come back in 2007. They played for 50
After another 15 break and some tuning problems, Agalloch was on stage. The dedication or even devotion of them was incredible. I had the impression that the bass player was in another world. Dont get me wrong, he was great with his eyes closed and a happy smile on his face. As far as I can remember, theyve played limb falling snow not unlike the waves en some older songs also.They had to retune their instruments for playing the older ones, and I heard them saying that theyve bought their instruments in Europe. The reason behind this is unknown for me. At the end they were crawling on the ground, and I was afraid that they started destroying their guitars. And they were drinking Belgian beer. The played for about 55
During the 15 changeover to ND, some bandmembers were already on stage. They put two flags on the stage and so my view to half of the drumset was gone. At 22.25 ND started with The Pale Haunt Departure.
Immediately followed by Not the Strong and then a new one Rain.Its a fast track, and I liked it, I could do my upper-body-banging, because I have some lower-back and neck problems. There was good interaction with the audience. Paul thanked someone from the UK for being there. Surprising for me was the impact of the other new song Drown the Inland Mere. I already checked out the mp3 on the site, but life its a real killer song. At the end they played my favourite Dark World Burden. The second encore was, a for me unknown song from Celtic Frost.
After the 1hr 10' show we hang around for a while. Some bandmembers came frontstage, but I had to leave, so no pictures or conversations. And I was feeling to shy to do so. ND is for me on the same level(impact and dedication) as I had in my younger years with bands like Iron Maiden, Accept and so on.
Just some general remarks.
Biebob is a bar with a gig-extension. To my opinion approx 350 people were present = probably a full house.
All bands used the Thurisaz drumkits and amps , which allowed them to do the quick changeovers. Im wondering if theres a story behind this.
Almost all bandmembers helped during the changeovers. This gave the whole evening a special unique atmosphere.
Light and sound was done by the Biebob-familiar experts, so it was great.
I would like to thank all four bands and Carl from Metalzone for this fantastic evening.
DO IT AGAIN (every year)
) We were wondering about Agalloch's bass player as well. Someone commented that he looked so "royal" with his eyes closed, wandering in another universe 
