Hey, this is Aaron, vocals for Twelfth Gate. On behalf of Twelfth Gate, I owe you all an apology that were in attendance at Powerfest for our performance. Those of you that have seen us before know we can deliver a very good live show both in sound and stage presence. The night we played, a number of things happened on stage in regards to sound that greatly impacted our performance. Basically, we couldnt hear anything on stage except what could be described as white noise. Jose was right on that, and I had confirmed it for him after our set. Dan (drums) made multiple requests throughout the set to turn up the guitars in his monitor, but he still wasnt able to hear anything. So when we played our new song, which is where everything seemed to come to a screeching hault, it went from bad to worse. At one point, Dan just stopped playing so he could hear where the guys were at in the song, which was still messy, and then could only hope to get back on track by watching the other guys' fingers. Rich, Rob, and Jim couldnt hear anything either, so at that point everything was completely off anyway. After that, any grasp I had on the crowd, especially the Testament fans, was lost. Some people seemed to stay with us, but for the rest of our set, we were getting the bird fingers from several in the front. They all wore looks that screamed Are you done yet?
We didnt expect to win everyone over, especially those with such discerning tastes who reside on this forum. I completely respect the opinions/feedback of all who have made them known, and none of us are offended by them. Anyone who talked to us after our set knows how pissed & upset we were over what we actually presented, as we really are our own worst critics. Were a band who are redefining our sound while trying to honor our past. We promise to make up for this. Thanks for all of your support.
We didnt expect to win everyone over, especially those with such discerning tastes who reside on this forum. I completely respect the opinions/feedback of all who have made them known, and none of us are offended by them. Anyone who talked to us after our set knows how pissed & upset we were over what we actually presented, as we really are our own worst critics. Were a band who are redefining our sound while trying to honor our past. We promise to make up for this. Thanks for all of your support.
