Merry Christmas

Hi all !! Have a merry Christmas under the Christmas tree, or the Christmas Cactus, or under no tree at all, in the freezing cold night, waiting to perform a dark unholy rite ;-)

And prepare for next year. You need preparation for the European Militant Antichrist tour 2008, in April / May 2008, with Angelcorpse, Revenge, and Arkhon Infaustus.



But also prepare yourself with the crazy Polysics, next 26th February in Paris (and in some others places in Europe around this date, check by yourself). If you can, you should be there.

Arnhem Metal Meeting (contd)

At least, the promised photos from Arnhem Metal Meeting... The best shows (at least for me):
Unleashed, powerful as ever !!



Asphyx, they were great, their set was awesome, as in London some months ago...


Marduk, bathed in blood


Nifelheim. I never saw them on stage, but I must admit that they deliver a very dark and powerful Black Metal...



Primordial


A lot of beer (REALLY A LOT) flowed too in the musis sacrum, but all that in a very good and friendly metal spirit.

And of course, the whole set is here.

Minesweeper, The Movie

No, I did not forgot the pictures of Arnhem. Be prepared for real Metal bands, folks...

But, All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy... I have important informations to give, they released the trailer for the ultimate war-splatter film: Minesweeper: The Movie.

Arnhem Metal Meeting

I'm just back home tonight from Arnhem Metal Meeting: One day of metal in this Dutch town, at one hour from Amsterdam by train. Believe me, it was not easy to get up this early one cold Saturday morning just to take the first Thalys train at 6h55 in the morning... But the festival was worth it...

Stay tuned with soon coming pictures of various Black, Death, Trash and Goregrind bands such as Unleashed, Asphyx, Marduk, Nifelheim, Primordial, Sodom, Panchrysia, Haemorrhage...

Gate of Death

No, this time it's not about Death Metal... Though I will soon go to Arnhem for the Metal meeting next Saturday:


No, this blog is for once about another style of music: I just stumbled on Unsraw, a rather new Visual kei Japanese band. This band is more metallic than others (maybe because of the "beyond the grave" voice of Yuuki, the singer).

If they ever come to Paris, I surely will go to see them on stage...

Don't you think that they have something more than Visual style (though I will never say than visual is not important for metal bands)?

However, I'm writing this while listening to Destroyer (Or About How To Philosophize With the Hammer), by Gorgoroth...

Sign of an Open Eye

OK, this is some sort of joke, as this post is about some pictures of the late (and great) Gorgoroth show.

Gaahl sometimes looked like a Patriarch from hell:


This man could lead his crowd right until Hell, it seems:


He is clearly inspired - the only problem is maybe WHAT inspires him ;)


These infernal forces had total support from King ov Hell:
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Teloch,
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and Sykelig


OK, the whole set is here

Untamed Forces

Despite French strikes in public transport, I still could arrive in time for the Gorgoroth / Enthroned / Tyrant gig. It was easier for me than for a LOT others, because I'm not far away from Pigalle (and for those who don't live in Paris, be aware that Pigalle is not only the famous Paris Red-light district, but also home of many of the best venues in Paris: La Loco, the Elysée Montmartre, The Cigale, the Divan du Monde, the smaller Boule Noire...).

I met some people that had to walk two hours under heavy rain to go the the venue !!! What would you have done ?

Let's say that despite the fact that Gorgoroth has split (Infernus and Gaahl / King ov Hell both going their own ways, and both claiming Gorgoroth band name), the gig was EXCELLENT EXTREME BLACK METAL. They were helped by Teloch (whom I saw when playing with 1349 in June for Hellfest) and Sykelig at guitars, and Nick Barker on drums.

I was just in front of the stage during Gorgoroth performance (in front means here a few centimeters, and yes it was really a performance !!), and I must say that being so close from King ov Hell or Gaahl makes you sometimes ill at ease, especially when Gaahl seems to look at you - not in a very friendly way, this is Black Metal, after all, not a f*** patronage show - with his dark-colored eye... And as Gorgoroth is not only about looks, their music was incredibly powerful.

OK, maybe Gaahl and King ov Hell are not exactly people you would like to socialize with, maybe they are a little crazy, maybe even a little (or more) dangerous, but you can't have everything at the same time folks... What would you think of a Gorgoroth lead singer being sympathetic on stage, talking with the fans, even yelling I love you to the crowd ? Hear me ? Trust me, they are much better that way...



For your information, I shot some pretty interesting pictures of the gig, so stay tuned for a next post about all this ;-)