So tonight, I ventured out for an evening of fun, frolics and light drinking, all set to a background of engaging and interesting music.Or, as Mayhem once said, "TOTAL FUCKING ARMAGEDDON".
I missed the start of Exmortem's set, because I was confused over the starting time (one source said 7, one said 6, so I compromised with 6:30), but overall that's not too bad. They're fun enough, but repetitive and two dimensional. Lacked power - exactly the sort of sound that Earache seem to like these days, very much in the Decapitated mold.
They buggered off, and beer was consumed. On came the roadies, and I spent a jolly ten minutes trying to work out who the next band were by reading their typically illegible logo. Ahh, Supreme Lord.
Supreme Lord went right in all the places Exmortem went wrong. Their set was full of snappy, tight blasts of old-school blast 'n grunt death metal, with a great stage presence and energy. The bass/vocalist brought a whole new meaning to "spazzing out". Great stuff, I'll have to see what they're like on record.
Then Behemoth came on and killed us all. That sums it up better than any amount of gushing praise could. Well rehearsed, brutal, intricate and most of all fun. Really got the crowd going and obviously enjoyed themselves as well. They played a nice mix of old and new stuff, obviously not just being there to plug the latest offering.
Now my ears hurt. But I got a t-shirt, so everything's alright. 
posted January 14, 2005 17:30
