... woah.
Waiting outside the club before doors opened... I was the first one to show up... next to people to come, quickly established that I didn't know Finnish, and was from the US. "Are you a racist? Why not? I like the Confederate States." *blink blink*
Next guy to show up was wearing a Burzum shirt.
So, uhhh... was Ablaze in Hatred a different kind of band than I thought?
Anyway, not many people there, which is to be expected for an unsigned band and a band whose first album isn't out yet. The last few shows I've gone to have been punk/hardcore shows and I forgot how different the vibe is. The merch tables didn't have boxes and boxes of vinyl from bands not at the show. They turn the lights out for the metal shows and work the smoke machine, haha. I wonder if anybody in the bands decide that sort of thing or if it's a club decision to say "OK, this is a metal show, turn the house lights off and give 'em a smoky lightshow." (I've also been telling the guitar player from Twilight Odyssey to listen to Napalm Death's early Peel Sessions as a production guide for future recordings...) Both bands performed to click tracks. Either that or both drummers were listening to something else in their headphones while they performed.
No photos because my wife's digital camera is a POS and the darkness, smoke, and lightshow make for awful photography conditions.
Soulfallen, the word for them seems to be "professional" more than anything else. That they perform keyboard-heavy music with no keyboard player onstage was a bit disheartening, but otherwise they seem "ready." Did an interview afterwards (it should be transcribed "sometime this week") and the said they are "in negotiations" for a deal right now. Not surprised.
Ablaze in Hatred was AMAZING. I'd only received a promo copy of their album a couple days previous so I knew the style but wasn't really familiar with the material. Fucking hell, DOOM, DOOM, DOOM, DOOM, DOOM, DOOM. This didn't go over well with most of the crowd and the place emptied out pretty good after people figured out the pace wasn't going to pick up. Soulfallen was more headbanging-paced melodeath, and Ablaze in Hatred were sslllooowwww and meandering. The bass player had a 6 string (that thing was hhuuugggeeeeee... and yellow!) and I haven't seen many bass players tapping lately.
But the set built and built, and it was a really perfect environment. The sound was EXCELLENT, the floor was essentially empty, the band great. Because I only had a pass-through familiarity with their work prior to the show, I didn't do an interview, but you can be sure the upcoming LotFP will have a glowing review of Deceptive Awareness...
Waiting outside the club before doors opened... I was the first one to show up... next to people to come, quickly established that I didn't know Finnish, and was from the US. "Are you a racist? Why not? I like the Confederate States." *blink blink*
Next guy to show up was wearing a Burzum shirt.
So, uhhh... was Ablaze in Hatred a different kind of band than I thought?
Anyway, not many people there, which is to be expected for an unsigned band and a band whose first album isn't out yet. The last few shows I've gone to have been punk/hardcore shows and I forgot how different the vibe is. The merch tables didn't have boxes and boxes of vinyl from bands not at the show. They turn the lights out for the metal shows and work the smoke machine, haha. I wonder if anybody in the bands decide that sort of thing or if it's a club decision to say "OK, this is a metal show, turn the house lights off and give 'em a smoky lightshow." (I've also been telling the guitar player from Twilight Odyssey to listen to Napalm Death's early Peel Sessions as a production guide for future recordings...) Both bands performed to click tracks. Either that or both drummers were listening to something else in their headphones while they performed.
No photos because my wife's digital camera is a POS and the darkness, smoke, and lightshow make for awful photography conditions.
Soulfallen, the word for them seems to be "professional" more than anything else. That they perform keyboard-heavy music with no keyboard player onstage was a bit disheartening, but otherwise they seem "ready." Did an interview afterwards (it should be transcribed "sometime this week") and the said they are "in negotiations" for a deal right now. Not surprised.
Ablaze in Hatred was AMAZING. I'd only received a promo copy of their album a couple days previous so I knew the style but wasn't really familiar with the material. Fucking hell, DOOM, DOOM, DOOM, DOOM, DOOM, DOOM. This didn't go over well with most of the crowd and the place emptied out pretty good after people figured out the pace wasn't going to pick up. Soulfallen was more headbanging-paced melodeath, and Ablaze in Hatred were sslllooowwww and meandering. The bass player had a 6 string (that thing was hhuuugggeeeeee... and yellow!) and I haven't seen many bass players tapping lately.
But the set built and built, and it was a really perfect environment. The sound was EXCELLENT, the floor was essentially empty, the band great. Because I only had a pass-through familiarity with their work prior to the show, I didn't do an interview, but you can be sure the upcoming LotFP will have a glowing review of Deceptive Awareness...
