I'll try my best.
Borknagar: For me, Borknagar was this days main attraction.
Since Lars had better things to do (birth = good reason), and with this being the last time with Asgeir behind the drums, there was something
extraordinary about this show.
Some of the harmonies did off course not make it into the show, but a missing keyboard did not ruin the experience.
The people I was in contact with saw it as an unique opportunity to hear this version of Borknagar, and with the cancellation from yesterday
still in our minds, Borknagar managed to turn the situation to their advantage.
The sum of a missing instrument and a band that seemed more ready than ever, was a performance that was more aggressive, direct and
with sharper edges that before - something that fit the occasion perfectly. As usual Andreas sings like a god, and when he lifts off, the whole
audience lifts off with him. It is nothing less than magnificent to hear Colossus performed by Vintersorg.
A bit of technical problems stopped the band from playing the song before the last song (Translators note: The Genuine Pulse), and with a
set list that wasn't really very long (45 minutes), an already short concert became a bit too short for me.
A lot always wants more (Translators note: It's a Norwegian saying). This is off course not something Borknagar can be held responsible for, and
the length of Screamfest can be discussed somewhere else, but from my point of view, a band of this caliber should be allowed to shoot with
a bit more gunpowder than they were given here.