The Official Heathen Crusade Thread
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Novembers Paul
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You guys rule. I had an amazing time. As I said in our forum, Thanks Zod! It was very cool meeting you, Jay and Mark and hanging out with you guys at the room (I can't wait to see the pictures! haha.) Bible shredding, titty thumping, naked man ass in a kilt, and the exit que was the hotdog stunt filled with sexual harassment that made it a memorable night! haha. Hope the blood comes out of your shirt!
MadeInNewJersey
nursing my wounds
Novembers Paul said:
It took me several minutes to get through this post because of all the laughter it induced.
Oh and Paul, good thing I didn't purchase your new album at the fest. I forgot that I did right before I came out to the fest, lol. Fucking GREAT meeting you man, can't wait to do it again.
MadeInNewJersey
nursing my wounds
lurch70 said:
Both, good mix for sure.
Our whole crew (all 20+ we hung with, really), were between 25-40 yrs old.
JayKeeley
Be still, O wand'rer!
MadeInNewJersey
nursing my wounds
probably about 300 or so from driving distance of the venue, though I met a few people who actually flew to the show, and then bought tickets there. I guess once it was clear it wouldn't sell out, that wasn't a big deal.
Dark One
The Tainted Dogma
I still have Thyrfing's blood on my official festival shirt. I double checked it and the slain warrior has the ACTUAL blood on his body and then the designed, painted blood on the ground underneath him. I'm afraid to wash it, it's fucking awesome!!
Krigloch the Furious
Pants full of poo
MadeInNewJersey
nursing my wounds
ScientistOfDarkness
a prophet in cosmology
Hot dogs, security guards on power trips, Applebee's, hairy man ass, much vomit, and head massages ...what a great weekend. The bands were okay too.
Alright, here is a taste of the Crusade for those that weren’t there and just a synopsis of my night:
I arrived right after the doors opened because a good friend of mine is in the opening band Enshrined. Unfortunately, I had to wait for close to 45 minutes to get in! Even despite my will call ticket. It was ridiculous. I started talking to people in the line. Like this dude with armor on and a really bad unibrow and speech impediment. Like, couldn’t get out a sentence to save his life because he was stumbling and barreling over his own words. Kind of sad. Anyway, I get in just as Enshrined are breaking down their stuff. I go to check out the merchandise and find the latest Nokturnal Mortum. I pick that bad boy up. and I notice a guy that I don’t recognize but fits the description of who I believe was JayKeeley from the Royal Carnage board. The only way that I KNEW it was him was because he had the same Agalloch OSWP shirt that I have without the tour dates that were supposed to embroider the back. I told him who I was and he was really ecstatic and he introduced me to everyone in the group. It was almost like a family reunion of sorts. Has this sort of thing happened before that I wasn’t aware of because you all seemed like you’ve known each other forever (like in real life)? Grab that Nokturnal Mortum and go to check out the next band.
Preface: some of the pictures turned out good and most turned out like shit. I’m still trying to master the art of live band photography. Any suggestions ‘gugs?
Autumn Eternal:
Decent band with some really neat sections, but the problem I had with them is they would mix up more deathy style parts with more black metal style parts. In itself, it’s not a bad thing but they did it so abruptly that the changes felt uncomfortable and not natural. Otherwise, pretty decent band.
Dumah:
I wasn’t a huge fan of this band. For one, a lot of their parts seem really cliché and they didn’t have a second guitar player which made them sound really empty and thin. I did, however, think the bass player was awesome. He did have a lot of energy and reminded me of a dwarf. Like his hair was huge and just all over the place when he head banged. Later on in the night I talked with him and he seemed cool, but then later on his (what appeared to be) his girlfriend started talking to me and he came up and looked really threatened and started getting all huffy. Shit, I didn’t even want her. He better check himself before he wrecks himself.
Thyphus:
Next came Typhus and I thought they were amazing. I mean, this was my first time experiencing the whole black metal thing live. Well, that’s not true as I saw Dimmu Borgir live like 3 years ago. Oh, wait, it is. Anyway, these guys were straight ahead black metal and sounded really good. The bass player had this strap thing on his head which was funny as well as the drummer looked like the Unabomber. They came at you fast without a whole lot of bullshit talk between songs. Song after song without any time to cleanse your wounds. They did this weeping thing which put me off a bit, but hell, they kicked so much ass, even with the flaws they owned.
Todesbonden:
Not my thing really. The music was alright, some neat folky parts here and there, but overall, I couldn’t get into it. The guitar was really hard to hear as well, but that seemed to be more of a technical issue than anything. The vocalist has a really good voice though and I’m torn between thinking she’s hot and odd looking. Really big eyes.
November’s Doom:
The relationship I have with this band is odd. I think they are a GOOD band. I really can’t get too into them however and I’m not sure why. I have The Knowing[I/] and it just hasn’t really grabbed my attention. I may give it another spin soon though. I will say that these guys are pros. They know what they’re doing and were tight and sounded really sharp as everything came out clear as a bell in the mix. The vocalist is a presence as he is huge and his hair is down to his ass. They had some parts that rocked my ass so I’ll give them a few more chances.
The Chasm:
Wow. Okay, these guys are the shit. I mean, they absolutely whooped ass. They mixed thrash with death and had slight touches of black metal here and there for color (or lack there of). They were somewhat of the anomaly here, but the frontman was working the crowd like he owned each and every soul in the room. This came across well in the music. These guys were ON. This may be blasphemy, but I liked these guys the most out of all the acts there that night. I just got my ass whooped, that’s all. \m/
Thyrfing:
Loved the intro and they came in like they had just gone to battle. It was fun as hell watching them and their lead vocalist was taking lead like William fucking Wallace. They had a second vocalist that didn’t appear too comfortable on stage (I think they said it was his first show with them?).
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I arrived right after the doors opened because a good friend of mine is in the opening band Enshrined. Unfortunately, I had to wait for close to 45 minutes to get in! Even despite my will call ticket. It was ridiculous. I started talking to people in the line. Like this dude with armor on and a really bad unibrow and speech impediment. Like, couldn’t get out a sentence to save his life because he was stumbling and barreling over his own words. Kind of sad. Anyway, I get in just as Enshrined are breaking down their stuff. I go to check out the merchandise and find the latest Nokturnal Mortum. I pick that bad boy up. and I notice a guy that I don’t recognize but fits the description of who I believe was JayKeeley from the Royal Carnage board. The only way that I KNEW it was him was because he had the same Agalloch OSWP shirt that I have without the tour dates that were supposed to embroider the back. I told him who I was and he was really ecstatic and he introduced me to everyone in the group. It was almost like a family reunion of sorts. Has this sort of thing happened before that I wasn’t aware of because you all seemed like you’ve known each other forever (like in real life)? Grab that Nokturnal Mortum and go to check out the next band.
Preface: some of the pictures turned out good and most turned out like shit. I’m still trying to master the art of live band photography. Any suggestions ‘gugs?
Autumn Eternal:
Decent band with some really neat sections, but the problem I had with them is they would mix up more deathy style parts with more black metal style parts. In itself, it’s not a bad thing but they did it so abruptly that the changes felt uncomfortable and not natural. Otherwise, pretty decent band.
Dumah:
I wasn’t a huge fan of this band. For one, a lot of their parts seem really cliché and they didn’t have a second guitar player which made them sound really empty and thin. I did, however, think the bass player was awesome. He did have a lot of energy and reminded me of a dwarf. Like his hair was huge and just all over the place when he head banged. Later on in the night I talked with him and he seemed cool, but then later on his (what appeared to be) his girlfriend started talking to me and he came up and looked really threatened and started getting all huffy. Shit, I didn’t even want her. He better check himself before he wrecks himself.
Thyphus:
Next came Typhus and I thought they were amazing. I mean, this was my first time experiencing the whole black metal thing live. Well, that’s not true as I saw Dimmu Borgir live like 3 years ago. Oh, wait, it is. Anyway, these guys were straight ahead black metal and sounded really good. The bass player had this strap thing on his head which was funny as well as the drummer looked like the Unabomber. They came at you fast without a whole lot of bullshit talk between songs. Song after song without any time to cleanse your wounds. They did this weeping thing which put me off a bit, but hell, they kicked so much ass, even with the flaws they owned.
Todesbonden:
Not my thing really. The music was alright, some neat folky parts here and there, but overall, I couldn’t get into it. The guitar was really hard to hear as well, but that seemed to be more of a technical issue than anything. The vocalist has a really good voice though and I’m torn between thinking she’s hot and odd looking. Really big eyes.
November’s Doom:
The relationship I have with this band is odd. I think they are a GOOD band. I really can’t get too into them however and I’m not sure why. I have The Knowing[I/] and it just hasn’t really grabbed my attention. I may give it another spin soon though. I will say that these guys are pros. They know what they’re doing and were tight and sounded really sharp as everything came out clear as a bell in the mix. The vocalist is a presence as he is huge and his hair is down to his ass. They had some parts that rocked my ass so I’ll give them a few more chances.
The Chasm:
Wow. Okay, these guys are the shit. I mean, they absolutely whooped ass. They mixed thrash with death and had slight touches of black metal here and there for color (or lack there of). They were somewhat of the anomaly here, but the frontman was working the crowd like he owned each and every soul in the room. This came across well in the music. These guys were ON. This may be blasphemy, but I liked these guys the most out of all the acts there that night. I just got my ass whooped, that’s all. \m/
Thyrfing:
Loved the intro and they came in like they had just gone to battle. It was fun as hell watching them and their lead vocalist was taking lead like William fucking Wallace. They had a second vocalist that didn’t appear too comfortable on stage (I think they said it was his first show with them?).
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Primordial:
These are the guys that most people came to see. It seemed like they had the best crowd response out of all the other bands (except maybe moonsorrow) and rightfully so as they were really awesome. I never really got into them before, but they really impressed me. Im going to check out more of their stuff for sure. The guitar player broke a string and fixed it in like 2 minutes during the middle of the song. It was funny because he looked like ah, whatever and just did it. They were super tight.
Moonsorrow:
Haha, these guys looked like they were twelve. Fun band, though, with chants and folky riffage. It sounds a bit too happy for my taste. Regardless, they were fun to watch and the whole crowd seemed to enjoy them a ton.
Miscellaneous:
Old, old man headbanging with a cigar:
Zod, gugs, and Dark One tearin it up:
ct_thrash and Mr. Keeley:
ct_thrashs infamous tongue and my uvula (is that hubble?):
haha \m/:
The RC crew:
So, thats it. I think I covered everything and should give you an idea of the fest. Good times were had.
NP: The Chasm Eternal Cycle of Disillusion
Primordial:
These are the guys that most people came to see. It seemed like they had the best crowd response out of all the other bands (except maybe moonsorrow) and rightfully so as they were really awesome. I never really got into them before, but they really impressed me. Im going to check out more of their stuff for sure. The guitar player broke a string and fixed it in like 2 minutes during the middle of the song. It was funny because he looked like ah, whatever and just did it. They were super tight.
Moonsorrow:
Haha, these guys looked like they were twelve. Fun band, though, with chants and folky riffage. It sounds a bit too happy for my taste. Regardless, they were fun to watch and the whole crowd seemed to enjoy them a ton.
Miscellaneous:
Old, old man headbanging with a cigar:
Zod, gugs, and Dark One tearin it up:
ct_thrash and Mr. Keeley:
ct_thrashs infamous tongue and my uvula (is that hubble?):
haha \m/:
The RC crew:
So, thats it. I think I covered everything and should give you an idea of the fest. Good times were had.
NP: The Chasm Eternal Cycle of Disillusion
Erik
New Metal Member
Erik
New Metal Member
they have a dude that does clean vocals on their recent albums, but he's indeed never appeared live with the band before
MadeInNewJersey
nursing my wounds
Few things:
- Brandon, your pics are excellent IMO (mine are more "in movement" and thus, some are blurry)
- it appears as if you used your flash on every shot? I've found that when taking shots of the bands on stage, you're MUCH better off utilizing the house lighting. It creates really cool picture effects, and if you want them brighter, you can touch them up slightly in your camera's software
- LOL at that shot of me & JayK thrashing
Nice work homie.
- Brandon, your pics are excellent IMO (mine are more "in movement" and thus, some are blurry)
- it appears as if you used your flash on every shot? I've found that when taking shots of the bands on stage, you're MUCH better off utilizing the house lighting. It creates really cool picture effects, and if you want them brighter, you can touch them up slightly in your camera's software
- LOL at that shot of me & JayK thrashing
Nice work homie.
