Yes an awesome Opeth day, lining up with atleast 400-500 fans to meet the boys, seeing them in the flesh, getting comments from them about my Katatonia shirt and then proceeding to plead with them to get katatonia and porcupine tree to Australia, getting two covers signed instead of only the one we were allowed (what cool guys).
Then the build up of seeing them live, Flesh Mechanic just too loud and piercing to appreciate (what could have been decent technical metal just became noise)
Alchemist were a suitable band to support Opeth, great soundscapes and precision playing (I will be hunting down some of their discs!)
Then Opeth, same setlist as the other states (I am starting to doubt that Forest Of October was actually played, maybe this was a Brissy joke LOL)
Drapery and A fair Judgement gave me goosebumps, Demon of the Fall was extra Demonized!!!
Awesome set, tight, Mikaels vox were incredible, I never expected that he would pull the dual vocals off so well live (he is amazing)
They seemed really impressed with the crowd response (1000+ people) and ranted on definitely coming back for Damnation and also telling their co-swedish metal bands to make the trip also (my pleading paid off)
Oh what a night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!