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This is the review of Opeth's Mean-Fiddler gig in September 2005 and then Babelized...
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With many critics hailing Opeth's Ghost Reveries as heavy metal album of the year, it doesn't take a Mastermind contestant to figure out that the snotty-nosed ticket touts outside the Mean Fiddler are making a killing on this Indian summer's eve.
Inside, it is heaving well before tonight's support act - Extol - take to the stage, although it is with an air of suspicion that the masses await the arrival of this Norwegian act who fuse thrash, progressive metal and melody into an infectious package.
Extol tear into a painfully short set with Gloriana - an exemplary display of their recent album Blueprint's somewhat less thrashy sound compared to that of old. It is a brave move to start this way and is one that receives little favour from those who are new to the band.
However, once classics such as Paralysis have sufficiently demonstrated Extol's extreme metal roots and given drummer David Husvik the opportunity to prick up many an ear in interest, the audience appear somewhat reassured to the extent that even the relatively soft newbie Pearl is given a substantial amount of praise from the gradually warming throng.
Perhaps this is due to the open-minded nature of Opeth fans, being prepared to accept something different and embrace it. Or perhaps it's simply because Extol are a band of such quality that one can't help but appreciate it.
Opeth open with a reworked version of 2002's Deliverance and by doing so ease us into a schizophrenic evening of death metal blasts and acoustic, melody-fuelled 'ballads'. The Baying Of The Hounds throws a bone to those chomping at the bit to kick off in the pit, while its neighbouring track on Ghost Reveries - Beneath the Mire - goes down like a true classic.
The Drapery Falls is a high point for the already enraptured crowd, and gets the entire venue singing out the tune-dripped, anthemic chorus, while the accompanying haunting acoustic verses provide the headbanging brigade with a much needed respite before the pace is once again picked up as The Grand Conjuration rings out.
Face Of Melinda gives frontman Mikael Åkerfeldt opportunity to showcase just how far his voice has come over the years, with the first three, mellower minutes of this number sounding even stronger than they do on disc. Meanwhile, the penultimate epic Blackwater Park is introduced by Opeth's drummer, something that Åkerfeldt is quick to capitalise on with the tremendously quotable: "Yes my children, that is a four-four beat - AC/DC made a fortune from that!"
As Demon Of The Fall takes diehard fans back to 1998's My Arms Your Hearse album for the final, mayhem-inducing few minutes of tonight's proceedings, I'm left with the distinct impression that this bunch of laid-back Swedes should be headlining next door's larger Astoria Theatre. If there is any justice in music, it'll be sooner rather than later.
- Tom Da
Translated back to English:
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Opeth as a heavy metal album of the year, one should not for one
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snotty-smelled canvassers of ticket than the average violonor make a
massacre this day before of Indian summer. Inside, it raises well
before the act of the support of the this evening - exaltez - take at
the stage, although it is with air of the suspicion until the masses
wait the arrival of this Norwegian act which melt the vibration,
progressive metal and the melody in an infectious module. Exaltez the
tear concerned painfully runs with Gloriana - an exemplary display of
the noise to some extent less thrashy of their recent model of album
compared with that of old man. It is a movement to face to begin EC
way and is one which receives little favour of those which are new
with the tape. However, once that the traditional ones such as the
paralysis sufficiently showed exalté the extreme roots and the beater
given David Husvik out of metal the occasion to prick to the top of
much an ear in the interest, the assistances seems to some extent
reassured insofar as even the relatively soft pearl of newbie is given
a substantial quantity of praise gradually heating fill them. Perhaps
it is due to the open-occupied nature of the ventilators of Opeth,
being prepared to receive something of different and to embrace it. Or
perhaps it is simply because exaltez are a tape of such a quality that
one cannot help it but appreciate. Open Opeth with an improved version
of stamping 2002' S and while making thus relieve us in a
schizophrenic evening of the metal breaths of died and ' ballades
acoustic and melody-filled of fuel. To bark of the gun dogs throws a
bone with those which chomping with the bit with the blow-of-foot
except function in the well, whereas its track close on Daydreams to
backup computer - under mud - goes down like a traditional truth. The
autumns of drapery is a point raised for already which charmed
crowd, and obtains the whole appointment singing out of the
grant-drained chorus and anthemic, whereas the acoustic worms of
obsession of accompaniment provide to the brigade headbanging a
deferment so necessary before the step is selected again to the top of
while the Conspiracy large sounds outside. The face of Melinda gives
the opportunity frontman kerfeldt of Mikael _ to present just to which
distance its voice came more years, with the three first, of the riper
minutes of this number seeming even stronger than they make on the
disc. While waiting for, the penultimate park epic of Blackwater is
presented by the beater of Opeth' S, something that _ the kerfeldt is
fast to profit in function with enormously the quotable one: the
"Yes my children, that is a beat of furnace-furnace - AC/DC makes
a fortune starting from the that!" Because the daemon of the
autumn again takes with the tough ventilators with 1998' S my arms
your album of yew for the final one, mutilation-inducing little report
of the steps of the this evening, I am left with the distinct
impression that this group of wide Swedes postpones should put a
larger theatre of Astoria of the next gate. If there is any justice in
the music, it will be earlier rather than later. - day of Tom
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