So, they did their little Israel gig yesterday, and let me tell you - it was absolutely SPECTACULAR.
They didn't play an incredibly long set, probably due to Loomis (who was awesome) playing alone and banging a door against his left hand a day or so before the show, or maybe because they're on a short festival tour. It doesn't matter, though, because it was way better than many longer shows I've seen. It went for something around 80 minutes featuring 12 songs, which were, in this order:
This Sacrament
The River Dragon Has Come
Dead Heart, in a Dead World
Enemies of Reality
The Heart Collector
Narcosynthesis
This Godless Endeavour
Inside Four Walls
Born
I, Voyager
The Seven Tongues of God
The Sound of Silence (Warrel forgot the lyrics and sang about he he did so, which was hilarious)
What really frustrates me about the length of the set is that, when I went to see Opeth and Therion, I got much longer sets and the tickets were also much cheaper, as much as 25% less! Other than that I was particularly happy about the big emphasis on Dead Heart, because it's my favorite album.
They sounded great, though one of Van's cymbals was too high in the mix and sometimes obscured Loomis's playing. There were also some feedback issues that upset Dane, and he took his time laughing at it. Otherwise the sound was perfect.
Nevermore came to the Israeli audience at its best - loud, always singing, warm and cooperative. Dane looked like he was particularly relishing the audience.
My camera did betray me a bit so I only good a few decent-at-best pics from the show itself:
Loomis at fan Q&A:
Signing session:
Yup, WD's hair is much shorter than it used to be.
The show:
Another fan's pictures
Oh, and I also won Year of the Voyager DVD for completing an online quiz, which I'm now waiting for to arrive.
Overall - it was an awesome night, and big thanks to NEVERMORE for playing one of the best shows I've ever been to in my life and making my year a whole lot of a lot better
Love and respect on behalf of all Israeli NM fans,
- Jordan
They didn't play an incredibly long set, probably due to Loomis (who was awesome) playing alone and banging a door against his left hand a day or so before the show, or maybe because they're on a short festival tour. It doesn't matter, though, because it was way better than many longer shows I've seen. It went for something around 80 minutes featuring 12 songs, which were, in this order:
This Sacrament
The River Dragon Has Come
Dead Heart, in a Dead World
Enemies of Reality
The Heart Collector
Narcosynthesis
This Godless Endeavour
Inside Four Walls
Born
I, Voyager
The Seven Tongues of God
The Sound of Silence (Warrel forgot the lyrics and sang about he he did so, which was hilarious)
What really frustrates me about the length of the set is that, when I went to see Opeth and Therion, I got much longer sets and the tickets were also much cheaper, as much as 25% less! Other than that I was particularly happy about the big emphasis on Dead Heart, because it's my favorite album.
They sounded great, though one of Van's cymbals was too high in the mix and sometimes obscured Loomis's playing. There were also some feedback issues that upset Dane, and he took his time laughing at it. Otherwise the sound was perfect.
Nevermore came to the Israeli audience at its best - loud, always singing, warm and cooperative. Dane looked like he was particularly relishing the audience.
My camera did betray me a bit so I only good a few decent-at-best pics from the show itself:
Loomis at fan Q&A:
Signing session:
Yup, WD's hair is much shorter than it used to be.
The show:
Another fan's pictures
Oh, and I also won Year of the Voyager DVD for completing an online quiz, which I'm now waiting for to arrive.
Overall - it was an awesome night, and big thanks to NEVERMORE for playing one of the best shows I've ever been to in my life and making my year a whole lot of a lot better
Love and respect on behalf of all Israeli NM fans,
- Jordan
