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[thedarkproject]

I just got back from the Ensiferum / Metsatöll / Tracedawn gig. I only saw one Tracedawn song since they started at 7:20, even though the tickets clearly said "Doors: 7:30", and I turned up at 7:50. Fuck you Rock City! Ahem. Metsatöll were a pleasant surprise, with one guy pulling out a variety of instruments some of which I couldn't even name let alone play. Finishing it off were Ensiferum who were vastly more entertaining than Finntroll had been last week, although I was getting a bit bored towards the end.

The next gig will be Amorphis / Before The Dawn / Amoral on Saturday. Bring it on.

It's also a week and a half since I got the new Paradise Lost album. In that time pretty much all of my friends have heard it and almost unanimously think it's great. I've listened through it five times now, and I'm sticking with my judgement - I think it's the worst of their 'metal' albums since One Second. But hey, if everybody else loves it, great. I still have new Katatonia and Swallow The Sun to look forward to in the near future so all is well.

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[ironlord.livejournal.com]

This being a gig I had every intention of being up front for (and I was), I was outside the Rescue Rooms at seven on the dot... to see the notice abot Tracedawn starting at 7:20. Ten minutes before the doors were due to open. We were let in some time around 7:10, and Tracedawn were... entertaining-ish, if you like the bits where they thought they were Norther from the days when Norther were any good. They could have done with getting shot of the Killswitchesque breakdows, though.

[erishkigal.livejournal.com]

Metsatöll are great; they were one of my favourite bands at Ragnarok - really looking forward to seeing them again, it's a shame I wasn't able to catch them on this tour. But you mentioning that Amorphis show makes me feel ten times worse! :P

[thedarkproject]

I might have known you'd be familiar with them! I probably need to start going to these little European festivals to see some of these interesting little bands.

[nostalgiaplatz.livejournal.com]

UP TOP FOR NOT LOVING NEW PARADISE LOST! (Although I quite enjoy two tracks...)

[thedarkproject]

UP TOP! Which two tracks are they?

[nostalgiaplatz.livejournal.com]

Title track and Last Regret, I think.

[thedarkproject]

Yus, those are the two I like, and I figured you would agree with me, of course. ;)

[yourapocalypse.livejournal.com]

I'd quite fancy seeing Amorphis, typical they're around when I'm not. It's not at City though is it?

[thedarkproject]

Nope, the Underworld, Camden!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_mauler_/]

Duder, you look astoundingly familiar! Have we met anywhere?