I went to Metal Merchants in Oslo this weekend, was pretty bloody awesome. Friday was Anihilated, Solitaire, Lamented Souls, The Lamp of Thoth and Tank. Last night was Torch, Necronomicon, Dark Quarterer, Slough Feg and Omen.
Here's a rundown...
Anihilated were ok, breakdown heavy thrash. Solitaire were wicked sloppy speed metal, with a frontman who's a cross between Steve Grimmet and Jack Black. Lamented Souls were pretty good, though I'm not very familiar with them. The Lamp of Thoth were good, great sound but no audience interaction at all. I was a bit disappointed as I was really looking forward to seeing them. I've got a cold and felt like shit so I didn't hang around for Tank, but that was no biggie.
Last night was much better, if only becasue of Slough Feg. Caught the tail end of Torch's last song, Necronomicon sucked and they had the gayest intro tape ever. Dark Quarterer were ok, but their set dragged on forever and I was feeling even worse by that stage. Slough Feg were absolutely fucking phenomenal. Great setlist , awesome sound and Scalzi was totally possessed, jumping all over the speakers and stage! Highlight was Ape Uprising, close to ten minutes of pure duel soloing madness! Only hung around for a few Omen songs as i was totally knackered. Saw Rich Walker wandering around both nights and I think one of the guys from Nifelheim. Fenriz trod on my foot and apologised, so that was pretty cool. All up a great experience and I've still got Hammer of Doom to come in a week!
