As Larry stated, ND news will be slow as the band finished writing the new album.
I was thinking we could use this time to reflect on each ND performance you have ever seen.
I will start:
1) Wheaton Grand Theater - Summer 2005
This was my first time seeing ND.
ND headlined an all-day all-ages show at this cool theater.
It was perfect, as this place is like 10 minutes from my house.
It was also perfect, as I had just gotten TPHD a couple weeks prior to this being announced.
At the time, the only 2 discs I had were TPHD and The Knowing.
ND did not disappoint!
I recall the setlist leaning heavily on TPHD and To Welcome The Fade.
Paul's parents were even in the house!
(For those wondering, other bands on the bill that day were Twelfth Gate, Dissinter, Withering Soul, etc)
2) JJ Kelley's - Late Summer 2005
Shortly after this gig, this show was announced.
I was extremely interested in going since I completed my ND collection within a week of the Wheaton Grand gig.
It was very cool to see ND in a more intimate bar setting.
Unfortunately, the show was not too well attended.
I recall a couple tracks from Of Sculptured Ivy being pulled out that night.
(Twelfth Gate and Eden's Fall were also on the bill)
3) LOT 4 - December 2006
ND headlined the Girls of Metal Calendar release show.
It had been over a year since seeing them.
This was a few weeks after they got home from the Euro tour with Agalloch, Thurisaz, and Saturnus.
The highlight of this show was hearing Drown The Inland Mere performed for the first time, which the band had released online a couple months before on Halloween (if I recall correctly). Also, Rain was performed, which most of us heard there for the first time.
Great show as usual. I recall losing my voice during the set.
4) Pearl Room - Chicago Powerfest 2007
This was special for us Chicago fans, as we got a small taste of what the previous Euro tour was like, with having Thurisaz and Saturnus on the bill. Would have been killer to have Agalloch as well!! Maybe (hopefully) sometime soon. By now, I had fully absorbed Novella, so it was great to be familiar with those songs. The extreme highlight for me, as the band knows, was them playing "Silent Tomorrow" I believe after the set, Vito came up to me and said something along the lines of, "We played your damn song!!!" THANKS!!! (Athiest and Martyr were also on the bill that night)
5) Pearl Room - Fall 2008
This is the most recent show ND has played.
Even though I knew it was going to be a short set, as ND were "LOCAL" (inside joke if you were there) support, I wasn't going to miss it! It was a short but solid set of the standout tracks from TPHD and TNR. Paul pulled up his daughter during RAIN, but she shyed away from showing her vocal skillz. Maybe someday! Oh, and I became a fan of SIGH this evening, which was cool. Always exciting to discover a new band. (Well, not that SIGH are new, but exposed to me for the first time).
(Also on the bill were UneXpect)
I was thinking we could use this time to reflect on each ND performance you have ever seen.
I will start:
1) Wheaton Grand Theater - Summer 2005
This was my first time seeing ND.
ND headlined an all-day all-ages show at this cool theater.
It was perfect, as this place is like 10 minutes from my house.
It was also perfect, as I had just gotten TPHD a couple weeks prior to this being announced.
At the time, the only 2 discs I had were TPHD and The Knowing.
ND did not disappoint!
I recall the setlist leaning heavily on TPHD and To Welcome The Fade.
Paul's parents were even in the house!
(For those wondering, other bands on the bill that day were Twelfth Gate, Dissinter, Withering Soul, etc)
2) JJ Kelley's - Late Summer 2005
Shortly after this gig, this show was announced.
I was extremely interested in going since I completed my ND collection within a week of the Wheaton Grand gig.
It was very cool to see ND in a more intimate bar setting.
Unfortunately, the show was not too well attended.
I recall a couple tracks from Of Sculptured Ivy being pulled out that night.
(Twelfth Gate and Eden's Fall were also on the bill)
3) LOT 4 - December 2006
ND headlined the Girls of Metal Calendar release show.
It had been over a year since seeing them.
This was a few weeks after they got home from the Euro tour with Agalloch, Thurisaz, and Saturnus.
The highlight of this show was hearing Drown The Inland Mere performed for the first time, which the band had released online a couple months before on Halloween (if I recall correctly). Also, Rain was performed, which most of us heard there for the first time.
Great show as usual. I recall losing my voice during the set.
4) Pearl Room - Chicago Powerfest 2007
This was special for us Chicago fans, as we got a small taste of what the previous Euro tour was like, with having Thurisaz and Saturnus on the bill. Would have been killer to have Agalloch as well!! Maybe (hopefully) sometime soon. By now, I had fully absorbed Novella, so it was great to be familiar with those songs. The extreme highlight for me, as the band knows, was them playing "Silent Tomorrow" I believe after the set, Vito came up to me and said something along the lines of, "We played your damn song!!!" THANKS!!! (Athiest and Martyr were also on the bill that night)
5) Pearl Room - Fall 2008
This is the most recent show ND has played.
Even though I knew it was going to be a short set, as ND were "LOCAL" (inside joke if you were there) support, I wasn't going to miss it! It was a short but solid set of the standout tracks from TPHD and TNR. Paul pulled up his daughter during RAIN, but she shyed away from showing her vocal skillz. Maybe someday! Oh, and I became a fan of SIGH this evening, which was cool. Always exciting to discover a new band. (Well, not that SIGH are new, but exposed to me for the first time).
(Also on the bill were UneXpect)
